Heartbeat of HOPE!

I have spent the last 5 days in the Minneapolis, MN area on a Church Planting retreat with a few Freedom Culture leaders, my wife, Rubin & Janyl and new Coach Ed Arroyo of C4, that was hosted by the ECC. This informative training was to better equip leaders and church planters with the tools to plant healthy, thriving churches that will lead people to a relationship to Christ through the movement of Church Planting.

It will be hard to recap all that was processed throughout the week but I will share with you some key things that really spoke to my heart about why we need to plant Freedom Culture as a Multi-ethnic, relevant church in So. Florida.

Plant a Church because........

• People are seeking community through relationships, not just through events.
• You genuinely care more about people than your social profile or ministry status or talent.
• If your not about reaching people where they are at, your not ready for the HARVEST.
• You understand that people need to BELONG before they can BELIEVE.
• The Church is about RELATIONSHIPS & PARTNERSHIPS...You need both!
• The call and mission of Christ compels you not the fall & lack of vision you've seen in others.
• With the "AL's" in Mind: Biblical, Missional, Devotional & Connectional.
• People have Agenda Harmony with you. If their a problem now, they'll kill the dream & vision in the long-run.
• Strong leadership stool sits on these three types of legs: Spirituality, Strategy & Chemistry.
• You see the Church bigger than your church planting ideas. Build the KINGDOM!

I'm sure there is a lot more information and strategic ideas I could have share but these were a few thoughts that really impacted my time out here.