Ouch. Modern church planting made simple...

A buddy of mine posted this on his blog. If you are a church planter it will either be hilarious to you or it will make you want to crawl under a rock. More than a little sarcastic about the formulaic approach to many hip, "relevant" church plants. Enjoy (or cringe)!

Way to go, Ridgers! Pumpkin Patch 2010 update video

I am so proud of our Ridgers! The Pumpkin Patch has been an overwhelming success on so many levels. First, our people are pulling together to raise money to build clean water wells for the impoverished people of Burkina Faso, Africa. Secondly, they are reaching out into the community to meet and invite people to come check out what God is up to at Church at the Ridge. But also, I have personally seen the nods of love and fellowship grow as our people work, laugh, play, and pray together at the Patch.

One other really cool aspect of the Patch is the uniqueness of the opportunity we have. It's no accident that God led us to sell pumpkins this year. October 2010 is the first time in 823 years that there have been five full weekends (Friday, Saturday, & Sunday) thus maximizing the potential sales! How cool is that?!

This video is just a brief update on how the Pumpkin Patch is impacting lives both here in Paulding County and around the world.

We gots ourselves a Punkin Patch!

Our church, Church at The Ridge in HIram, GA is doing a Pumpkin Patch to raise money for missions efforts in Burkina Faso, Africa. The money will all go toward digging fresh water wells and purchasing mosquito netting to help prevent malaria. We are at the corner of Ridge Rd. and Dallas Nebo/Baker's Bridge Rd, at the Kroger parking lot. Check out the video below , then come see us! Buy a pumpkin and build a well!