New message from Jerry

Hello everyone!
This past Sunday I had the honor of teaching our people on thankfulness from Psalm 100. You can check it out here. The message is called "Thank You!" from Nov. 21, 2010. I went long... AGAIN, but overall the feedback has been very positive. Give it a listen and feel free to comment. Have a Happy Thanksgiving from the Davison Family!

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!

A Couple that is in sync!

I found this video clip on a friend's Facebook page. Not only is it fun to watch, it's a great visual illustration for unity in a marriage. Scripture says that in marriage "they are no longer two, but are one flesh." (Matt. 19:6) The couple in this video are perfectly in sync in every movement and in every moment. Imagine if married couples who claim to follow Jesus would demonstrate this kind of unity in every movement and moment of our lives! Enjoy the video!

Jacob's Trouble iMix on iTUnes

I created this little beginner's guide to Jacob's Trouble. Call it a primer for the uninitiated, if you will. A sort of JT 101. Enjoy!

a Radical thought....

Read this last night in David Platt's book, Radical:

"I am frightened by the reality that the church I lead can carry on most of our activities smoothly, efficiently, even successfully, never realizing that the Holy Spirit of God is virtually absent from the picture."

Have we programmed God right out of our churches? Have we effectively silenced His voice by our efficiency? He goes on to say:

"The church I lead could have the least gifted people, the least talented people, the fewest leaders, and the least money, and this church under the power of the Holy Spirit could still shake the nations for His Glory."

I haven't heard that in many of the church growth conferences I've attended! It's all about strategies and methods and buy my book. I fear we are so busy imitating each other that we have forgotten to imitate Christ.

Just a thought...