The Bible is an incredible book, and that’s a big understatement. It’s beyond incredible. It’s powerful, living, active, sharp, useful, inspired, perfect, holy, constant, and pure. Should I continue? Ok! The Bible is the very word of God. His letter to us for abundant life …
by Andy Comer Well… It’s finally here. It wasn’t too long ago that the idea of planting a church was something that would happen one day, off in the distant future. Starting a church was a dream in our hearts filled with lots of what …
by Stephen Castleberry At the heart of the Texas spirit is boldness. Boldness to innovate, to stand up for what’s right, and to blaze your own trail. Central to Texas is the Hill Country area of Austin and Georgetown where creativity shines through local …
Tis the season for setting goals! Maybe you’re the person who takes the formal approach to goal setting by writing down a few measurable and attainable goals. You have a plan for what you want and how you’re going to get there. Go you! Maybe …
by Sidney Merriweather Well, it’s FINALLY Christmas season! I know it seems like that already started in November, but let’s be honest, the fullness of the holiday spirit comes in full-force when we cross December 1st. Something else that comes with the holiday season …
What is Antioch? Maybe you’ve asked this question, or maybe someone you know has asked this question. What in the world is Antioch? It’s not exactly a word we use frequently today. “I think the antioch in my car is running low.” Since there can …
This Thursday our nation will pause and celebrate a national holiday we call, Thanksgiving. And by pause, I mean we will run turkey trots, watch turkey parades, eat turkey dinners, cheer on America’s turkey team, then fight turkey crowds to save a few bucks on …
We were right in the middle of a staff meeting last week, when one of our key leaders shared a valuable insight. It was one of those moments where I had to sink down in my chair because I realized we had been missing the …
by Andy Comer As we’ve moved into the next phase of planting Antioch Georgetown – a new church in Georgetown, Texas – I’m often confronted with very specific questions about our approach to ministry. Are you an attractional church? Are you a missional church? …
by Hanna Schulz Do you like routine? The vast majority of us would probably raise our hands. Personally, routine freaks me out. Maybe it’s the young, “millennial” in me, but nothing terrified me more about my post-college life than stepping into the routine part …
by Stephen Castleberry Throughout my years as a pastor, I have seen negative patterns – often called stinkin’ thinkin’ – repeat themselves over and over in the lives of people. These negative patters often lead to sinful tendencies and actions. One of the most tragic …
We knew this day would come. Ok, actually, we hoped this day would come! The day when people started to ask, “Why aren’t we having weekly worship?” I’m certainly not a church planting expert, but it can’t be a positive thing if the comments after …
by Andy Comer It was just an empty cup. A toy cup at that. From my perspective I was holding a toy, plastic, pink tea cup that could barely hold 3 oz. of liquid. However from my daughter’s perspective I was holding an expensive, …
by Andy Comer – August 26, 2017 Who would have expected a hurricane the weekend of our first Preview Service? I sure didn’t. They say to plan for the unexpected. We made adjustments when the first school we picked out wasn’t available. We adapted …
