This video was sent to us from Pastor Jeff Moore and First Presbyterian Church in Aurora, Illinois for us to play at the grand opening of our newest campus in the same town. I would love for every church leader and every pastor to watch this video. This is exactly how a church should respond when they find out a new church is being started in their town. They welcomed us with enthusiasm! They were not threatened. They were not worried about some of their people leaving. They didn't respond with a scarcity mindset. They responded with a kingdom vision and welcomed us. And it wasn't just First Presbyterian. We got encouragement from other church leaders in Aurora such as Randy Schoof of the Warehouse Church and my good friend Scott Hodge of The Orchard. I know there were more so I will be editing this post and adding their names. I just want to say thanks and let these churches know their response is totally inspiring and a great example how to respond when a new church comes to town!
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January 14, 2010
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Love this, Dave. Thanks for sharing.
Posted by: brandon hatmaker | January 14, 2010 at 06:23 PM
Amazing and God-honoring.
Thanks for sharing.
Ed
Posted by: Ed Stetzer | January 14, 2010 at 06:40 PM
wow.
this is unbelievable.
literally watched this about 10 times, never gets old.
Posted by: Jonny McCormick | January 14, 2010 at 07:17 PM
That is cool!
Posted by: Greg Kell | January 14, 2010 at 08:33 PM
Love this! When we planted Harbor of Hope Christian Church in MA back in 2000, we had the same kind of response from a group of churches & pastors. They took out an ad in the local paper welcoming us to the area and promoting our Grand Opening services. What an encouragement it was to us...and a great relationship and partnership that was formed with these churches.
Posted by: matt bortmess | January 14, 2010 at 10:38 PM
That was a great idea. NOT having had that experience myself has certainly made me more sensitive.
Posted by: Richard Wollard | January 15, 2010 at 08:24 AM
The next generation is rarely reached by their parents churches. We should rejoice.
Josh Hunt
www.joshhunt.com
Posted by: Josh Hunt | January 15, 2010 at 09:43 AM
Wow, powerful Dave, thanks for sharing!
Posted by: loui canchola | January 18, 2010 at 11:51 AM
Kingdom Mindset! It's so much bigger than ourselves. Love it!
Posted by: Brian Holt | January 20, 2010 at 12:04 PM
Behold, how good and how pleasant it is for brethren to dwell together in unity! Ps 133:1
Totally awesome!
Jay
Posted by: Jay Coookingham | January 20, 2010 at 01:49 PM
This is absolutely great! It is so nice to see the love that they shared. This is a great reminder to us all that we are all on the same team!
Posted by: Cliff Holmes | January 21, 2010 at 08:26 AM
What a great example of the Kingdom mindset being lived out in everyday life. This is awesome!
Posted by: Jim Kilson | January 26, 2010 at 09:59 AM
That's really neat. welcome
Posted by: Camnio Media | January 29, 2010 at 10:20 AM