Who Gets the Blame?

Prior to coming to Knoxville a year ago, I spent two years as a Campus Pastor at a second campus of my church. It was a great

Five Years Ago

Five years ago, I did an interesting thing. I sent myself a time-delayed email, and I received it just last week. Here’s

West Campus Video

http://vimeo.com/1460606 This is the video slideshow I put together for our final service meeting as the West Campus.

Dead Battery Sunday – Guest Post by Jordan DeWald

Those of you who were in attendance this past Sunday know that the morning was anything but normal, and Jordan DeWald, our key

Bragging on this Congregation

  “I thank my God every time I remember you. In all my prayers for all of you, I always pray with joy because of your partn

Baptisms on the West Campus

Few events are as inspiring as baptisms.  The symbolic demonstration of new life and obedience through baptism never ceases t

Christmas Decorations

  I wanted to publicly thank Corinne Breshears for her wonderful decorating talent. If you haven’t already heard, she&#

Why the Blog?

  Each week I find myself engaged in interesting conversations. Sometimes they make me laugh, and other times they make me re

How are Things?

We are continuing to experience a great time of worship and ministry on the West Campus. People are getting plugged into small

Grand Opening

  Our Grand Opening on 8/6 was a huge success. We were pleased to have 141 people in attendance, including several guests who

First Sunday in Aledo

  Our first Sunday on the West Campus was great! Everything came together quickly and neatly, and our time of worship was gre

Prayer Walking

  This morning we had a time of prayer walking the McAnally Campus and then a commissioning service on our main campus [view

Things Are Coming Together

Thanks to the help of Jim Grace, Paul Shaffer, Bob Wilkerson, John Croslin, Royce Turney, and Charles Ince, we now have a very

Children’s Ministry Coordinator

I’m very pleased to announce that Rolanda Hairston has agreed to serve in a part-time capacity as the West Campus Childr

One Month Till We Get Started

Today marks one month until our first service in Aledo! God has been so faithful to take us through the past months, and I tru

First Orders Received

We received our first order of children’s furniture and sound equipment, and picked up our video projector, screens, and

West Campus Worship Time

Our West Campus worship team led us in a time of worship during our 11:00 am meeting in the Upper Room, and it was a very mean

West Campus Truck Purchase

  Today we purchased our West Campus Truck. This is a huge answer to prayer! [view photos]

First West Campus Gathering

Our first 11:00 am meeting time together in the Upper Room. The details are scarce, but the calling is clear, and there’