Gene Getz - A look at the Church through three lenses

Gene Getz, the church/pastor/author guru spoke at my church in Bellingham in the month of January. He met with the elder and then gave a great talk about the church. Here is the link!

Matt Chandler - The Church

Matt has been a real spokesmen lately for our culture and it is no different here as he speaks about the church. Here is the link for this three sermons:
Our Church Universal
The Church Universal
The Church Local

Jeff Bucknam - A __________ Church

My buddy Jeff is a pastor at Northview Community Church in Abbotsford, B.C. He just became the pastor in September of 2008 and started off with a vision for the future of what a/the/our church should be about... Here is the link to his series, in both video and audio!

Nov 2 A Compassionate Church
Pastor Jeff Bucknam
Oct 26 A Missional Church
Oct 19 An Equipping Church
Pastor Jeff Bucknam
Oct 12 An Authentic Community Church
Pastor Jeff Bucknam
Oct 5 A Prayerfully Dependent Church
Pastor Tim Klassen
Sep 28 A Gospel-Soaked Church
Pastor Jeff Bucknam
Sep 21 A Faith-Risking Church
Pastor Jeff Bucknam
Sep 14 A Bible-Believing Church
Pastor Jeff Bucknam

Jayson Turner - Five Stories for the City

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My good friend Jayson Turner is planting a church in downtown Bellevue in Washington, appropiately named, Downtown Church. It is a very unique cross-section of life that is a very wealthy, lonely and hurting place. He has taken a very unique and fresh approach to setting a vision for this church plant by taking five stories from Jesus and creating a vision from there. You will want to listen to all five below... Very insightful, challenging and inviting...

10/26/2008	The Vine	John 15:1-11
11/2/2008	The Good Samaritan	Luke 10:25-37
11/9/2008	The Rich Fool	Luke 12:13-21
11/16/2008	The Talents	Matthew 25:14-30
11/23/2008	The Pearl	Matthew 13:45-46
11/30/2008	A Vision for the Downtown Church	Matthew 13:45-46

Here is the link.

The Church - What, Why, How and When?

This week we are looking at the church. I have two good friends who are beginning their pastorates at two different churches. Both of them started with a series on the church. And then, my church had a couple of good talks regarding the church. Frances Chan and Josh Harris will round out the other two.

Starting off today will be Frances Chan and his talk on the church. Francis Chan and the church. I have been so encouraged by the journey that Cornerstone has been on as of late, committing 50% of all their income to the poor, monthly focusing on a ministry for giving, and building an outdoor amphitheatre so they can save money and yet still share the gospel at church. I really appreciate his ministry and I know you will as well...

You will find the first of six talks here...