“I was waiting for Dad to come get me,” Alex calmly explained to his mother. Stifling back a laugh at first, she finally came to realize the amazing depth of trust in that statement. You see, there’s a bit more to the story. On a hot, muggy Virginia morning, the three Campbell boys headed out…
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Baby Got Book
A spoof of a popular song from the early 90s… and hilarious! Enjoy!
Keeping Church Simple – Part 2F [by Greg Hubbard]
KEEPING CHURCH SIMPLE – PART 2F How does leadership work in a simple church? Once again we must think of family as our primary image of church instead of thinking of non-profit organization as our primary image of church. Once we do that, the idea of leadership becomes simple. Leadership then resembles parenting more than…
Inseparable
I was talking with a guy here in Virginia last night about his family. He was mentioning how his two year old loves to have Daddy put him to bed – won’t have it any other way! And I asked if he had other children. That led into a conversation about his 12-yr-old step son,…
Keeping Church Simple – Part 2E [by Greg Hubbard]
KEEPING CHURCH SIMPLE – PART 2E How are finances handled in a simple church? There are many options for this. In our network, we encourage everyone to meet the financial needs of those in their simple church family first. Then, with whatever money is left, give back to the church network to help start new…
Keeping Church Simple – Part 2D [by Greg Hubbard]
KEEPING CHURCH SIMPLE – PART 2D What do you do with kids in a simple church? If the primary image of the church is that of “family,” then healthy churches should deal with their kids in the same way that healthy families do. This means that kids are frequently included in the life of the…
The Kids
A couple shots of our kids from the past several days. I caught Alex in mid-jump… Kirstie at the piano… a natural! Ian can’t keep a tooth in his mouth these days… 🙂
Fishing
There’s something magical about fishing. Ian is currently enthralled. He remembers fishing last year in the pond at the place we are staying again this year. And he loves it. It compels him to cast again, reel in and hope for a bite from a tiny little Brim. They obliged. Ian was hookin’ the little…
Keeping Church Simple – Part 2C [by Greg Hubbard]
KEEPING CHURCH SIMPLE – PART 2C How do you control these churches doctrinally and morally? There are two ways to respond to this question! The first way to answer this question is to acknowledge that simple churches do have a natural form of accountability that comes through relational lines. Every church was started by another…
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When this world is a mess, and I’m feelin’ less than in controlMy heart is at ease cause there is a peace deep in my soul The Mighty King Will never change That’s all that I can knowHis peace in me Will always be The rock that is my homeThe Mighty King alone.————————- – g.campbell…