Three things
I am the kind of person who always likes to look ahead and think about a future that is bright, for me personally, for my family and for our church. I think it is good to always look forward and… Read More
Sep
21st, 2011
Category Archives: Leadership thoughts
Sep
8th, 2011
Considering church planting in Europe?
Are you thinking and praying about starting a life-giving, contemporary church with a vision to reach unchurched people? If so, you’ve got to join me for the Europe Advance Church Planters Roundtable we’ll be holding in Zürich, Switzerland, on October… Read More
Sep
5th, 2011
Eldership nominations happening this Sunday!
As Thousand Hills International Church has been growing and we’re expecting quite a bit of extra growth as a result of our plans for the Dutch language service, we’ll be looking to add more elders to our team pretty soon!… Read More
Sep
1st, 2011
Cool Roundtable for pastors on October 20!
Ritchie Miller, senior pastor of Avalon Church in McDonough, Georgia, will be in the Netherlands on October 20 with a few of his team members for a special Roundtable for pastors and ministry leaders. We would love to have you… Read More
Aug
29th, 2011
What’s happening at Thousand Hills?
The new season is starting. Everybody is coming back from their well-deserved vacations. As you get back in the rhythm of your daily life, you may wonder what’s happening in the coming coming months at Thousand Hills International Church. Let… Read More
Aug
26th, 2011
Seven keys to help build sustainable ministries
Pretty much every (growing) church struggles with is. How do you find enough volunteers and avoid that volunteers are dropping out? I don’t pretend to have all the answers, but over the last years as I served as the Lead… Read More
Jun
6th, 2011
Spiritual gifts and natural abilities
I did not grow up in church. When I was 21 years old, through some friendships, I was introduced to Jesus Christ and started following Him. Not long after that moment I ended up in the charismatic movement. I learned… Read More
May
25th, 2011
Thoughts from a few days in Belfast
One of the places I visit regularly is Belfast in Northern Ireland. One of my best friends, Andrew McCourt, is pastoring a great church there called CFC Belfast. They just opened a second location in Antrim, Northern Ireland. Andrew and… Read More
May
24th, 2011
The best is yet to come!
My journey in the past five years with Thousand Hills has been amazing. Actually… my journey with Thousand Hills is now almost 7 years, because the initial vision was birthed back in 2004 during conversations between former missionary Robby Bradford… Read More
May
16th, 2011
Off the charts
Last Sunday was off the charts at Thousand Hills. We had Ian Fisher of Hillsong Sydney as our guest speaker and dedicated three babies. Our attendance went through the roof with 402 people! I am curious how many people will… Read More