Articles for tag: Louisville Kentucky

September 26, 2015

Michael C. Mack

3 Secrets to Pulling Off a BIG Serving Event (No Matter How Large or Small Your Ministry Is)

By Michael C. Mack Over the summer of 2015, Northeast Christian Church in Louisville, Kentucky, served its community through a wide variety of big, all-in serving events called Love the Ville (#lovetheville) that took lots of planning and coordination and made a huge impact on the community. What does it take to plan and execute big serving initiatives like the ones Northeast carried out? What are the secrets that any sized church or ministry can implement? Go and do minister Randy Gordon provides three vital planning and execution principles: 1. Talk to the right people. Maximize the relationships you already

September 1, 2014

Christian Standard

Five Steps for Leading a Neighborhood Prayer Walk

By Jon Weiner 1. Keep your eyes open as you walk! 2. Keep the eyes of your heart open for your neighbors” needs. 3. Keep moving””it may seem creepy to stand in front of a house praying! 4. Observe: What do you see that may provide clues for how you can pray for people? 5. Ask God to open doors to meet and connect with neighbors. Jon Weiner serves as neighborhood groups pastor at Southeast Christian Church, Louisville, Kentucky  

August 7, 2014

Michael C. Mack

Blitz Your Community

By Michael C. Mack In May, Northeast Christian Church, Louisville, Kentucky, canceled weekend church services, opting instead to serve an urban community of the city where the church has a campus. Nearly 2,000 church members rode buses to Clifton, where they were mobilized for more than 4,000 hours of service. How does a church plan a serving event of this scale? Randy Gordon, “Go and Do” minister at Northeast, suggested that church leaders “establish points of contact in the community to identify the legitimate needs.” Northeast staff and volunteers visited schools, businesses, government leaders, community ministries, and a bar owner

July 21, 2014

Christian Standard

Small Vision

By Bob Russell (From our series “The Best or Worst Advice I”ve Ever Received.”) In 1983, when we began planning our first relocation project, I asked Jack Coffee, the building committee chairman, to limit the size of the new auditorium to 1,500 seats. “We have 1,000 in attendance now in a building that seats 500,” I said. “If we have 1,500 seats in the new auditorium, we can accommodate 3,000 people in two services, and we”ll never get any larger than that. But if the room is bigger than 1,500 seats, it will be too spacious for meaningful meetings on

July 19, 2014

Christian Standard

Intentional About Intentions

By Matt Proctor (From our series “The Best or Worst Advice I”ve Ever Received.”) I worked for a time at Southeast Christian Church in Louisville, Kentucky, and in a talk with church staff, senior minister Bob Russell once described the inevitability of conflict, “We”re not always going to get along. Someone said, “˜Where two or three are gathered in my name . . . there”s going to be an argument.”” He then pointed out the human tendency, in the midst of conflict, to suspect the worst about the other person. We assume their motives are malicious, or at least less-than-trustworthy.

February 13, 2014

Christian Standard

Southeast Christian Church Tells ‘The Story’

By Brent Adams When one of the largest megachurches in America wanted to celebrate its 50th anniversary, leaders decided there was no better way than to point people to the message of the Bible.  In summer 2011, the elders and staff at Southeast Christian Church in Louisville, Kentucky, started planning for the church”s 50th anniversary celebration, to be held the following year. They wanted to come up with something that would deflect attention away from the rapidly growing congregation and focus, instead, on the God who has blessed the church since its humble beginnings in the basement of a tiny

August 5, 2013

Christian Standard

Victorious! — A Review of the 2013 NACC

By Darrel Rowland The woman who can never stand up got a standing ovation simply for guiding her wheelchair onto the stage. Why did the entire hall of thousands of Christians rise to applaud Joni Eareckson Tada””an honor given to no other speaker during this year”s North American Christian Convention in Louisville, Kentucky””even before she uttered a syllable? Perhaps because her life embodies the theme of the 2013 gathering: “Victorious.” Convention President Matt Proctor”s decision to spend July 9-12 plowing through the book of Revelation may have generated skepticism beforehand, but the reaction afterward was overwhelmingly positive. “I think this is

July 28, 2013

Mark A. Taylor

Interview with Wayne Cordeiro

Hear Wayne Cordeiro’s take on balance, sabbath, ministry fruitfulness, apostasy, and how his church approaches volunteers with a challenge to serve. See this interview with CHRISTIAN STANDARD Editor Mark Taylor, recorded in July at the North American Christian Convention in Louisville, Kentucky.

July 27, 2013

Mark A. Taylor

Interview with Jon Weece

Jon Weece explains his church’s missional approach to ministry and reflects on suffering, the topic of his North American Christian Convention sermon. “We should anticipate suffering,” he says, “but also remember it is only temporary.” Click here to see his interview with CHRISTIAN STANDARD Editor Mark Taylor, recorded in July at the NACC in Louisville, Kentucky.

July 26, 2013

Mark A. Taylor

Interview with Mark Scott

Mark Scott explains his new approach to studying Revelation and also considers how the Christian college and the local church should relate to each other. See the interview with CHRISTIAN STANDARD Editor Mark Taylor by clicking here. (This conversation was recorded in July at the North American Christian Convention in Louisville, Kentucky.)

July 7, 2013

Christian Standard

40 Under 40: Kyle Idleman

KYLE IDLEMAN Teaching pastor,  Southeast Christian Church,  Louisville, Kentucky Kyle Idleman is a young man with some amazing talents. His influence is widespread both within and outside our fellowship of Christian churches. I am blessed to get to share the preaching responsibilities at Southeast Christian with Kyle. His preaching feeds and inspires. His first book, Not a Fan, became a best seller and his new release, Gods at War, is encouraging thousands of readers. Although his preaching ability along with his writing and video teachings are what most people note about Kyle, I am even more appreciative of his unswerving

February 19, 2013

Christian Standard

Victorious (Previewing the 2013 NACC)

By Matt Proctor Someone wrote that 10 years ago our world had Bob Hope, Johnny Cash, and Steve Jobs. Now we have no Jobs, no Cash, and no Hope! Maybe you”ve experienced those moments of “no hope.” The normal challenges of life””financial shortfall, physical illness, family conflict””are tough enough. But for believers, life can be even harder. In John 16:33, Jesus promised, “In this world you will have trouble.” In Acts 14:22, Paul said, “We must go through many hardships to enter the kingdom of God.” You may know those hardships very well: You”ve struggled to get free of a

June 6, 2012

Christian Standard

What About Southeast?

By Darrel Rowland A renowned church leader wonders if Bob Russell stayed a little too long at Southeast Christian Church. The rapid growth of the megachurch in Louisville, Kentucky, plateaued a bit in Russell”s final two years there””he stepped down in June 2006″”and successor Dave Stone”s first two. Russell seemed a little slow to move to a multisite model, which in the past few years has sparked renewed growth to nearly 21,000 a week meeting in three facilities. And, frankly, near the end of his 40-year run at Southeast, Russell didn”t show as much energy as he did before. Who

February 22, 2012

Christian Standard

Sending, Serving, Reaching: Team Expansion

By Jennifer Taylor Team Expansion (Founded 1978) 4112 Old Routt Road, Louisville, KY 40299 www.teamexpansion.org Doug Lucas, President Team Expansion is serious about prayer. The ministry began as a movement of prayer when President Doug Lucas was a student at Kentucky Christian College (now Kentucky Christian University). In addition to raising support, team members also recruit prayer partners””an average of 200 for each individual or family! And Emerald Hills, the ministry”s training center, is “a prayer center first,” says Eric Derry, vice president, mobilization. From those first prayers almost 35 years ago, Team Expansion has grown to more than 300

September 28, 2010

Christian Standard

Christian Churches, Large Churches, Growing Churches

Mark A. Taylor Congratulations to Southeast Christian Church, Louisville, Kentucky, the fifth largest church and the 27th fastest growing church in America. Southeast was one of 17 congregations in the fellowship of Christian churches included in the two lists, published by Outreach magazine in September. The lists were based on self-reported February and March attendance weekend attendance averages in a research project involving more than 8,000 churches, according to Outreach. LifeWay Research conducted the study. Ten of the 100 largest churches in America are among the Christian churches, including two in the top 10. (The numbers here and in the

August 8, 2010

Christian Standard

Fulfilling Church Values, Meeting People”s Needs

By Jennifer Taylor From brand-new Christians to brand-new mothers, churches are inviting members to share their experiences, knowledge, and friendship with groups beginning new journeys. Significant Mothers When Evelyn Ritchie became an unwed teenage mother 21 years ago, she benefited from a local hospital program offering support and education. Today, Ritchie works with volunteers from Real Life Christian Church (Clermont, Florida) to provide the same experience for Clermont”s teen moms. In the new “ADAPT” program (Adolescent Development And Parent Training), Ritchie matches each teen””some pregnant and some parenting a new baby””with a mentor who shares parenting skills and provides encouragement.

February 15, 2009

Christian Standard

Still Amazed! The 2009 North American Christian Convention

By Jeff Stone A few years ago I was returning with a carload of ministers from another minister”s funeral. We stopped for lunch at a Ponderosa. As I opened the back door to climb out of my friend”s car, I accidentally clipped the truck beside it. I surveyed the damage. The door had left a white mark on the gleaming pickup. I winced, in part, because I am a truck lover. I determined I needed to locate the truck”s owner and offer to pay to have it buffed out at a body shop. As we ate, from my window seat,

June 8, 2008

Christian Standard

Great Small Groups Need Shepherds

By Michael C. Mack READ THE MAIN ARTICLE: “Good to Great Groups” READ THE SIDEBAR: “God’s Word on Great Shepherds”     Great small groups require great leaders, and great small group leaders are shepherds””spiritual guides for the group God has entrusted to their care. But not everyone believes that. To get more people into small groups, some churches are launching hundreds of groups at a time with “facilitators” or “hosts” rather than shepherd-leaders. An attitude of “anyone will do” prevails today when looking for people to start new groups. Some churches use slogans such as “If you have a

December 9, 2007

Christian Standard

Seeing God”s Work (Southeast Christian Church, Louisville, KY)

A book review by Bill Search “Why do you hate me and everything I stand for?” Those were my first words to Joe Myers, author of Organic Community. I admit it wasn”t the best way to make a new friend. However, I had just finished reading his first book, The Search to Belong, and I was certain he didn”t like small groups. And since I was a small groups minister, I took his criticism a bit personally. Joe”s gracious response and sly grin helped me realize he was initiating a conversation, not attacking groups. In fact, he gave voice to

July 22, 2007

Christian Standard

More Than Singing

By Greg Allen I really tried not to write this story, but I realize I must. The major reason I do not want to write it is because it seems to be too much about me. But I hope you will see it is not about me at all. The Story The story began in 1994 as I led worship in our church on Labor Day weekend. I noticed that it became very challenging for me to sing the higher notes, which were not high at all, usually an E-flat above middle C. The following week my voice was hoarse.

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