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Pepe Rocked The Gym…Mariachi Style

Last night we had our big outreach event that featured Pepe Franco, a “Mariachi Style” singer. Pepe was great and he also had a message, in between his last few sets, on what God had done in his own life. We also had about 200 people in the gym last night, many new faces [...]

Youth T-Shirt Design

Our youth have been asking for their own T-Shirts for a while, but the main reason was because they weren’t “feeling” the logo design for our church.
So, I designed the shirts that you see above through a website called CustomInk.com. The service and product they produced was great, but the clincher of the whole deal [...]

What Missionaries Have Known For Centuries

Breaking the missional code: Your Church Can Become a Missionary in Your Community, is a book that I have just finished reading.

What missionaries have known for centuries is that there are cultural barriers, in addition to spiritual ones, that keep people from truly hearing the gospel. The task is to find a balance between [...]

Pepe is coming

Our church, Nuevo Amanecer, is planning for a big outreach event in April. Pepe, who sings Mariachi style, will be coming in from Florida. I love his outfit. I have to get me one of these.
In addition to the music, Pepe will share a message, and we will have a ton of food and games [...]

Final Logo For New Dawn

One of the projects that I have been working on for our church, New Dawn, has been a new logo. Being a smaller church, actually a mission in progress to be exact, we were limited with our budget. The process was slow and frustrating at times because of different opinions from the church members [...]

Direction, Dream Job, and Education

Ever since I left California in January 2004, to come to Kentucky, I have been praying about purpose and direction in the present and for the future.
For the past six months, as graduation was approaching quickly, I have been actively seeking a job. My dream job is to serve the local church in all areas [...]

Preacher Appreciation

Preaching is no joke! What I don’t mean is that preaching shouldn’t have any jokes in a message, but that the process (picking a text/verses, organization, illustrations, etc.) is difficult and time consuming (especially for rookies like myself).
One of my classes, in my last semester of school, is preaching practicum. All we do is [...]

We Survived Youth Camp

Just returned from youth camp this weekend and we survived, barely. We attended an all Hispanic Youth Camp in Florida and I guess our youth enjoyed themselves because they want to go back next year. I told my wife that if our church returned we would need back-up. The picture above gives you a hint.
I [...]

The 930

Today my wife and I went to visit The 930 Art Center that is sponsored by Sojourn Community Church in Louisville, KY. Sojourn reminds me of Sandals Church in Riverside, CA in it’s style, innovation, and the diversity of people it is trying to reach.
The 930 is described as a place where creativity can [...]

Carnival Dance-off

So at our Carnival this weekend little Fernando came to me wanting to have a dance-off. He said, “the winner will have to do something funny and the loser will get a vacation without permission.” This kid cracks me up all the time! He is instant entertainment. So he went around challenging all [...]