Pizza, Pitbulls and Power the of God


Our mission was to plant a church in Camden and to engage people for conversions (one of our core-values) and to enter Christo-centrism into the culture (another core-value) (Rom 15:17-21). In a city of 79,000 people, about 98% are unreached with the Gospel, and only about 1% attending church in Camden. We came in Read more

Is My Family Suffering Under a Generational Curse?


  If you have heard the term "generational curse" it is a concept that means that there is a certain sin pattern in a persons family and it is only a matter of time before the next generation commits the same sins as the past generation did. Divorces, infidelity, abuses, bad financial stewardship, drug-use, and Read more

Leading at 30,000 Feet


Three days ago I was sitting on a plane waiting to take off. We were heading home, back to Atlanta, and I was ecstatic. I’d gotten the exit row, the one right by the entrance door, so there was lots of legroom for the 6’ 5’’ guy. I couldn’t wait to see my wife Read more

Top 10 Things I Learned In Church Planting


1. You're a Limited Leader (Exodus 18:18) People will want you to be the omni-gifted leader and you'll be tempted to believe it. It's important to know who you are and who you are not. The only thing worse than the people wanting you to be omni-gifted is the pastor who believes he is, this will Read more

Practice What You Tweet


In a world of Facebook status updates and 140-character one-liners, it's easy for us to drift further and further into an electronic personality and identity void of authenticity. Our Facebook and Twitter profiles matter more to us than who we really are. The question is, do our Facebook and Twitter identities match what's in our hearts? More Read more

Panel Session: Planters in the trenches


Pastor Blake Wilson moderates a panel of speakers in reference to planting churches in the urban context. Panelists are: Dr. Eric Mason Dr. Carl Ellis Pastor Blake Wilson Pastor Jerome Gay Pastor Doug Logan Pastor Leonce Crump   Panel Session: Planters in the Read more

Called to Disciple Men in the Urban Context


As the 3rd keynote speaker at the 2011 Thriving Summit. Dr. Carl Ellis speaks about how to disciple young men in the urban context with the truth of the Gospel. The talk consist of 3 talks: Keys to Discipleship The Urban Cultural Context for Discipleship Applying God's Word in the Now Conclusion Call to Disciple Men in the Urban Read more

Called to Seek The Peace of the Urban Context


As the second keynote speaker of the 2011 Thrive Summit  Dr. Villafane speaks about reaching those that are subject to the "second city" (second hand education, second hand job, etc). He touches of the fact that a Christocentric view of the Gospel is needed to reach the urban context. "Listen to the Lord first and Read more

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Is My Family Suffering Under a Generational Curse?

Posted on May 7, 2012 by Blake Wilson Posted in Audio, Church, Community, Culture, Discipleship, Evangelism, Featured, God, Gospel, Mentorship, Preaching, Scripture, Teaching | 3 Comments

 

If you have heard the term “generational curse” it is a concept that means that there is a certain sin pattern in a persons family and it is only a matter of time before the next generation commits the same sins as the past generation did. Divorces, infidelity, abuses, bad financial stewardship, drug-use, and single parent homes are a few of the situations that are credited with being generational curses.

Pastor Blake Wilson teaches from Ezekiel 18:1-23 about  generational curses versus observational realities. Are certain sins prevalent in your family because of generation curses or the fact that children imitate what their parents showed them and have a lack of scriptural clarity in those areas? Read more

Panel Session: Planters in the trenches

Posted on February 20, 2012 by Blake Wilson Posted in 2011 Thriving Summit, Audio, Church Planting, Culture, Discipleship, Featured, Leadership | 2 Comments


Pastor Blake Wilson moderates a panel of speakers in reference to planting churches in the urban context.
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Called to Disciple Men in the Urban Context

Posted on February 20, 2012 by Carl Ellis Jr Posted in 2011 Thriving Summit, Audio, Community, Discipleship, Featured, Mentorship | 2 Comments

disciplemen
As the 3rd keynote speaker at the 2011 Thriving Summit. Dr. Carl Ellis speaks about how to disciple young men in the urban context with the truth of the Gospel.
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Called to Seek The Peace of the Urban Context

Posted on February 20, 2012 by Eldin Villafane Posted in 2011 Thriving Summit, Audio, Community, Culture, Featured | Leave a comment

called city
As the second keynote speaker of the 2011 Thrive Summit  Dr. Villafane speaks about reaching those that are subject to the “second city” (second hand education, second hand job, etc). He touches of the fact that a Christocentric view of the Gospel is needed to reach the urban context.
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The Call to Plant in the Urban Context

Posted on February 17, 2012 by Eric Mason Posted in 2011 Thriving Summit, Audio, Featured, Missions | 1 Comment

call-to-plantWith the opening keynote session of the 2011 Thriving Summit Dr. Eric Mason speaking on the “The Call to Plant in the Urban Context” and covers the various generational changes of the urban context and where we stand today. Read more