This Sunday I’m preaching at my church Redeemer Fellowship on John 3:16, which happens to be the most googled verse of 2012. Please keep me and the congregation in prayer.
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Author: Tom Schmidt
Christian, husband of Rach, Church Planter,musician,
CHURCH PLANTING RESIDENCY–JOURNEY INTO CHURCH PLANTING (PART 7) In this post I’ll describe a bit of what this year will look like as I take part in a one-year church planting residency/apprenticeship, and how you can be praying for us (for early parts of the JOURNEY INTO CHURCH PLANTING SERIES go here: 1,2,3,4,5,6). The hope […]
Church Planting Assessment–Journey into Church Planting (part 6) This is the sixth post explaining our journey into church planting (if you missed the early parts, they can be found here: 1,2,3,4,5). In this post I’ll describe the church planting assessment stage. So after seeing our hearts change, Rach and I decided to pursue church planting […]
On Saturday night (8/17/2013), I’m hoping to play at Arcedium’s Open Mic Night (6-9). Arcedium is one of my favorite coffee shops and is located in St. Charles. Not sure what time I’ll be on, but sometime between 6-9! I’ll be playing all originals, a couple new ones I wrote this summer. Would love to […]
Personal Reasons to Plant a Church—Journey into Church Planting (part 5) This is the fifth post explaining our journey into church planting (if you missed the early parts, they can be found here: 1,2,3,4). In my last post I considered the biblical, theological, and cultural reasons for planting a new church. In this post I […]
Biblical, Theological, and Cultural Reasons to Plant a Church–Journey into Church Planting (Part 4) Now that I’ve considered the objections for church planting and how I overcame them (see posts 1,2,3), it will be helpful to consider the biblical, theological, and cultural rationale for church planting. 1. Church planting is a biblical and apostolic practice—a […]
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Cyril on the Incarnation
Cyril “On the Incarnation” John 1:14-18 Tomorrow morning (8/11) I am preaching at Doxa Fellowship up in Woodstock, IL, where I am filling for Steve McCoy who is on vacation. The text we’ll be looking at is John 1:14-18. In part of the message we’ll be looking at the wonders of incarnation (God becoming man) […]
Overcoming Objections –Journey into Church Planting (part 3) In my previous posts I mentioned my acceptance into a church planting residency and my 5 objections to church planting. Here’s why those 5 objections should not prevent me from church planting: 1. My upbringing need not determine my future. It doesn’t matter if I grew up […]
My 5 Objections to Church Planting–Journey into Church Planting (part 2) In my last post, I mentioned the unexpected nature of my decision to enter into church-planting. Here are five reasons why I wrote off church-planting: 1. I did not grow up in a church-planting culture. As a child, there was zero talk about starting […]
Journey into Church Planting (part 1)—Introduction “He leads me in paths of righteousness, for His Name’s sake.” Ps 23:3b Recently, I began a year-long church-planting apprenticeship at my church, Redeemer Fellowship. This program will equip and train me to lead a new church plant and then serve as its senior pastor. While the notion of […]
