Unleashed

I had the opportunity to go to a conference in Anderson, SC, today with a few other TNCers. The conference was called Unleash and it was put on by our friends at NewSpring Church. What a great day! There were a lot of things said today that I needed to hear. For a rundown of today, check out this blog.

The really cool thing for me was to run into some friends in the church planting world that I've gotten to know over the past few years. I thought it would be cool to share what God is doing in some other churches out there...

1. NewSpring Church, Anderson, SC This is the church that put Unleash on today. Amazing, amazing job! Their volunteers provided an incredible experience for the 900+ visitors. NewSpring is around 7 years old. They started with 15 people in the living room of their pastor Perry Noble right around the time of Y2K. For many years, they met on the campus of Anderson University, growing to the size of 4,000+ by the end of 2005. At this time, they moved to their first building in February 2006 to accomodate their growth (they were doing 5 services at the University!). Most recently, they celebrated their one year anniversary in the building with over 9,200 people! They also had a service a few weeks ago where 250 people accepted Christ as their Lord and Savior!!!! God is doing some amazing things through NewSpring Church!

2. Elevation Church, Charlotte, NC I ran into Elevation Church pastor Steven Furtick, who spoke at TNC in the summer of 2005. Elevation launched in Charlotte, NC, in February 2006 with around 300 in attendance. The past year has literally been indescribable as they have seen growth every single month bringing them most recently to over 1700 in attendance and the announcement of a second campus in Charlotte. Two weeks ago the church saw 50 people accept Christ! Another example of God on the move...

3. Mill Creek Community Church, Buford, GA Back in September, before our move to the gym, we had the pleasure of a visit from pastor Tony McCollum and his wife, Amy, from Mill Creek Community Church outside Atlanta. He told me today that they are having to look for a new place to meet because they are outgrowing their current facitliy, which is a movie theater. Awesome, awesome stuff!

These are just three examples of God majorly moving in people's lives. Talking to these guys and seeing what God is doing there and here makes me so pumped to keep pursuing the vision He's given us at TrueNorth, which is to transform spiritual seekers into passionate followers of Christ. That's what it's all about!