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There are a lot of churches who have “Core Values” to describe the essentials of what they value as a church. One of the core values for The Church @ the Springs as an example is “Growing Larger and Smaller at the Same Time: We Value Small Groups.” At New Passion, we call our Core Values, our HEART. This is what we are passionate about. These are the things that we hope to drive us forward as people and as a church. If we do not live by these values as individuals, it will not work in a corporate worship environment. Below is New Passion’s HEART in detail…

We (New Passion Church) hosted a Free Block Party for Grovetown on Saturday. This was our very first event to get to know our neighbors, so needless to say, we were clueless as to what we should expect. We received a positive response from the community as we were promoting the Block Party, but sometimes [...]

Hailey is one today! Wow, I cannot believe how quick this last year has been. Hailey is the baby of the three, but she is not a baby any more. She’s climbing, walking, and growing up quick. Here are some pictures of Hailey, click on the Thumbnails to enlarge them. Happy Birthday Hailey!
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Street-Level Theology: What Americans Really Believe.
Several years ago I read “The Second Coming of the Church” by George Barna. It opened my eyes to a lot of things in ministry and has served as confirmation to the call God has given me about New Passion Church. I find the 17 statistics below alarming and as [...]

The Solution to a lot of churches problems…

This or a Draft System.

I heard Jeremy Camp’s “Speaking Louder Than Before” for the first time today. I love the lyrics and the message. I think it defines our focus for New Passion Church.
We believe there is an entire generation of people on the brink of total spiritual loss and we intend to lead them to a passionate relationship [...]

Yesterday I posted Part 1 of “10 Reasons You Won’t Fit At New Passion Church.” Here are the final  5 reasons: NOTE: These are written to Christ Followers who claim Christ has transformed their lives, not people outside the faith. I don’t expect non-believers to act like Christians:
6. You Like to Sit - My friend [...]

In the next two posts I am going to list 10 Reasons You Won’t Fit at New Passion Church. Here are the first 5 and tomorrow I will post the second list of 5: NOTE: These are written to Christ Followers who claim Christ has transformed their lives, not people outside the faith. I don’t [...]

My friend Charlie James recorded a radio commercial spot to announce
New Passion’s launch team information meetings.

Need a commercial? Voice Over help? Contact Charlie and he can do the job! He is very professional and as award winning radio host with a lot of experience. Visit his site HERE to contact him.

I read a report that one of the things that was discovered in Michael Jackson’s autoposy is that “he most likely  couldn’t sing anymore” do to the condition his lungs were in. However, CNN, obtained a video of Michael Jackson’s last full dress rehearsal for his upcoming 50 show tour. It looks like from this [...]