TrueLife Creativity Teams

Our TrueLife (TL) creativity team has been in the process of looking at what our DNA should be as Creativity Teams?  Through the process we have come up with “play ground rules” a manifesto of what will guide all of our creativity teams in the future.  The concepts that I love is that we give [...]

28 Days in Colossians – God is…

Our church is going through Colossians together and today is my day to write out our scripture verse that we are making part of our memory.  So here it goes…
For in Christ all the fullness of the Deity lives in bodily form, and you have been given fullness in Christ, who is the head over [...]

Pocket Theology – Salvation

TrueLife has started a new message series entitled, “Pocket Theology.”  One of the main points through this series is thinking through our theology and learning how to carry it with us in our everyday life.
“What you talk through on Sunday and how it walks on Monday.”
Our first focus is the theology of salvation – the [...]

Worship Soundtrack For Life

Truelife has just started a new series of messages entitled: “Worship, Soundtrack For Life.”  When many of us hear this term “worship” we may think music, but music is just one pathway in worship.  Here are other pathways I think of when we talk about worship:
1. Contemplation / journaling – we see this throughout Psalms through the writings [...]

Think Different

Do you remember the Apple“Think Different” campaign?  As I begin thinking through church development, I notice that many churches take the approach of memicing churches that they are modeling their churches after.   While using principles and ideas to enhance what we are already doing as a church is fine in my opinion.  [...]

Wii – Life Together

We have just started a new sermon series that we have entitled, “Wii – Life Together.”  One of the main ideas were “You hold the key to relationships.”  Healthy relationships don’t just happen, we must take an active role in cultivating healthy relationships. 
Since I have been working at TrueLife and also at UNC Healthcare I [...]

The Original March Madness

TrueLife has been going through a message series that we have just finished, “The Original March Madness!”  It was a great series.  As I was thinking through the series,  I was thinking what were some key thoughts that have been communicated. 
#1  TLC Core Value:  “You can belong before you believe.”  You can be part of community and experience [...]

UNC Customer Service

Today I had oriantation for my new position with UNC Health Care.   Since our family decided to partner with True Life Church in their church plant, this position will help me supplement my income for our family. 
One of the values that UNC strives as a public health care facility is customer service.  I really like [...]

True Life Church – Church Planting

One of the most exciting endeavers that has happened in my life transpired this weekend.  The opportunity to  assist in planting a church in Raleigh, NC with a good friend of mine – Mark Carr.  Today was our first service working together at True Life Church.   Every part of the day seemed to fit to who I believe God has formed and fashioned me [...]