International Justice Mission

Larry Martin from IJM will be at FCC-Phoenix this Sunday to speak in both services.  If you've never heard Larry speak or aren't familiar with IJM, then be here for either service on 5/16.  Service times are 9 a.m. and 10;30 a.m.  Larry will also be speaking at lunch right after the 2nd service.  See you Sunday!

Making Things New

We had a great morning last Friday morning with Disciple Nations Alliance.  Great to see so many in attendance from different valley churches.  Then, Saturday morning was the first training for FCC with Stan Rowland of Neighborhood Transformation.  This will be a long process for us to adopt a neighborhood in Sunnyslope and begin to see transformation, but we're on the way!


Here's some more notes from a Catalyst West session a few weeks ago.
Erwin McManus

   We’ve convinced ourselves that what is missing is knowing - more knowledge.

   Even wisdom and knowledge is not enough to live the life God has created us to live.

   The only way we can help others find meaning in life is to have lives that mean something.

   Be great at who you are – your life has meaning as you live the life you were made to live.

   God is always making all things new.

You don't need more knowledge - what you need is to live the life God has created you to live.  Live a life that means something!  What is God making new in you?

DNA Event and More Catalyst

This Friday morning, 5/7, Disciple Nations Alliance is hosting a great event on the FCC-Phoenix campus.  It's titled "Recovering the Central Mission of the Church - Discipling Nations."  Click here to view more information on this event.

Here are some more notes from the Catalyst West conference that got me thinking.
Donald Miller

People become a character they play in a story they believe.

Story is a character that wants something and overcomes conflict to get it.

If we’re bored or we think life is meaningless, maybe we are a character that doesn’t know what it wants

God puts a big piece of butcher paper and a box of crayons in front of us and says ‘go for it – have a great time. 

If you choose not to live a beautiful story, it’s the same as choosing to die.

I really liked Donald Miller's session because it got me thinking about my part in God's big story - the story He's 

been telling since the beginning of time.  Do I take my part in His story seriously?  Am I living my part in His 

story or just in my own story that I want to write?

He's got a great entry on his blog called the "What-If Challenge."  Check it out and let me know what you think.