Articles for tag: Boulder County

September 22, 2013

Christian Standard

The Church and the City

By Roger Boatman “There will be no large churches in this city,” thundered the city councilman of a Seattle suburb to leaders of a Christian church. At issue was land the church had in escrow to develop as its new campus. Church leaders objected, saying elected officials could not determine the size of their church. “Oh, yes we can,” the councilman replied, “because we set the parking code, and you will not be approved for this or any other large site in this city.” Not to be denied their vision for the church, the congregation backed away from that site

September 8, 2012

Christian Standard

Giving Up!

By Alan Ahlgrim Picture this: Your church launches a new campus with a state-of-the-art, 70,000-square-foot building on 30 acres””just before the economy implodes in the greatest recession most of us have experienced. Meanwhile you are fighting for the church”s life in a lawsuit that costs you $2 million to win. This creates a loss of momentum that results in staff reductions and the departure of many members to another congregation nearby. What do you do in such a situation? Alan Ahlgrim, pastor of Rocky Mountain Christian Church in Colorado, faced all those challenges and more. As he shares in this

June 5, 2011

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“˜Then the Lord Said to Moses”

By Alan Ahlgrim Once again this year I”m enjoying a slow pilgrimage through the Bible. I don”t read through the entire Bible every year, but my daughter and I are using The One Year Bible, and it”s been wonderfully refreshing and enlightening. The best 30 minutes of my day are at the beginning. They”re the ones spent reading and reflecting on God”s Word. That certainly was true this morning when I was once again gripped with the fact that, at times, God spoke to people directly. I”ve been reading the book of Numbers over the last few days and have

January 14, 2011

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Colorado Church Wins Long Court Fight Over Land Use

On Monday, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled it would not hear an appeal from the Boulder County (CO) commissioners in their case against Rocky Mountain Christian Church (Niwot, CO). In a Denver Post article, RMCC lead pastor Alan Ahlgrim said this final, conclusive win for the church could have legal implications for at least 160 other churches around the country. The dispute centered on the federal Religious Land Use and Institutionalized Persons Act. The county will be required to pay the church”s legal fees; most of the $1.5 million will be covered by the county”s insurance.

September 23, 2007

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NACC: It”s Time . . . to Listen Up!

By Alan Ahlgrim, NACC President Listen up: God”s good work on earth isn”t finished yet! While Luke”s Gospel account is all about what Jesus began to do and to teach, his second volume, the book of Acts, is all about what Jesus is continuing to do and to teach. That”s because we do not serve a dead hero; rather, we serve a living Lord who is even now powerfully at work in and through the church universal and, at times, you and me. In fact, God frequently is speaking to us all. Hearing Just because we at times hear some

June 24, 2007

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God 1, County 0

By Wayne Laugesen Editor”s Note: As megachurches grow larger and larger, neighbors are getting more and more nervous about having a church in their backyard. “Our neighborhood will become clogged with never-ending traffic,” they say. Because of the resistance, a number of churches have been battling for their legal right to buy and develop land. No church has had a more difficult time than Rocky Mountain Christian Church in Boulder County, Colorado. The congregation has beautiful facilities on a sizable piece of property. Their facilities are rather modest by megachurch standards. Yet the county is refusing to allow the church

August 14, 2005

Alan Ahlgrim

A Definite Calling

A Definite Calling

A calling to serve isn’t something you choose—it’s something you discover. Alan Ahlgrim reflects on personal and particular callings, the danger of purposelessness, and the steady conviction that God assigns leaders to specific places.

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