by Chris Sims | Dec 17, 2015 | Leadership, Ministry, Missions
How would we reach people in this new church plant? Where would they come from? What would be the best way to communicate God’s Love to them? As we look into the Scriptures we see God timing the launch of The Church with a cultural event that drew many people...
by Chris Sims | Dec 10, 2015 | Leadership, Ministry, Missions, Theology
We had our calling (to plant a church in Casper, Wyoming). We knew it was time. We began to think on the differences between our old area (Arkansas) and our new area (Wyoming). We spoke the same language but the style, slang and intent of some of the...
by Chris Sims | Dec 3, 2015 | Leadership, Ministry, Missions
Are you a ‘do-it-yourself’ ministry leader or a fan of ‘doing church as a team’? I tend to be a ‘do-it-yourself’ guy in most areas of my life. It is probably a control issue. I can control the beginning, the ending and the quality of something if I do it as a...
by Chris Sims | Nov 26, 2015 | Leadership, Ministry, Missions, Theology
I wanted to plant a church as soon as it entered my mind. Instead, I got Elevator Music. When it plays, you wait. It represents a time where you are moving but you are also stationary. You are making progress – going up or down – but you do not yet have...
by Chris Sims | Nov 19, 2015 | Ministry, Missions
I remember driving over the hill in the town we had just moved to and saying to my wife, “We need to plant a church in this town.” I don’t know exactly how that thought came to dominate my mind when we were in the midst of moving but it did. Church Planting was in my...
