Exodus Rapping At People's Church

This Sunday, in all four experiences, Exodus will be doing a powerful and inspiring rap. This is going to be unbelievable! Start inviting your friends to this unforgettable experience!

Exodus 9-5-2010 from People's Church on Vimeo.

The Wednesday Connection

It kicks off TONIGHT at 7PM! Don't miss the fun! There will be FREE Chick-fil-A for adults, a cookout for Epic students and pizza for kids! I'm teaching a new series called Overcoming The Obstacles Of Life. You will be able to fellowship and get to know some of your church family. There are awesome programs for your kids and teenagers! It's an event for the ENTIRE family!

Wednesday Connection from People's Church on Vimeo.

This Will Change Your Church Or Organization

Please take time to watch this video. This is great insight and could literally change your organizational life!

Weekend Highlights

1. Super great Sunday at People's Church!

2. Over 200 people gave their lives to Christ on Sunday! I'm always so excited to see people give their life to Christ every week.

3. 4149 people attended Sunday.

4. I'm so proud of our church. We launched four experiences on Sunday to make room for more people to hear the Gospel and to have their lives changed. So many of our church family began serving this Sunday to make it happen. Thank you! Many lives were and will continue to be changed because of your faithfulness!

5. So many of our church committed to attend the 8:30AM & the 1PM to free up seats at the most popular service times (10AM & 11:30AM). All I can say is WOW, what a great response and turnout to the 8:30AM & the 1PM. Thank you, church, for freeing up seats so more lives can be changed.

6. The 11:30AM experience was super crowded. If at all possible, starting this Sunday, we need many of our regular attenders to begin attending the 1PM. Also, the 10AM will be jammed packed in a few weeks, so if at all possible, we need many of our regular attenders to attend the 8:30AM. Let's free up more seats so that we can see more changed lives!

7. On Sunday evening, hundreds of people came to Connect.me, and many great relationships were formed. This event helps our church family get plugged into a Community Group. Life-giving Christian friendships are so key to having a thriving relationship with Christ.

8. This Wednesday night begins the new semester of The Wednesday Connection. This is an event for the entire family. I will be kicking off a teaching series called Overcoming the Obstacles of Life. There will be awesome experiences, programs, small groups and fun for kids and teenagers. We are serving FREE Chick-fil-A for dinner. Come grow spiritually, meet some new friends and have a blast!

9. Don't you dare miss this Sunday! There will be an end of the world rap performance by Exodus. Buzz Lightyear from Toy Story will be in the kids’ area hanging out with the kids. I will be continuing the teaching series End Of The World!

10. It was nice to be back to my normal weekend routine after 4 weeks of traveling. I'm such a home body! I love hanging out with my family! It was a great weekend!

11. I have had 3 fantasy football drafts and have 3 more left. I'm ready for some football! BIG TIME! BRING IT ON! My Sooners kick off this Saturday!!!

Muse "Apocalypse Please" & Toy Story

This Sunday at People's Church, there will be a special can't miss performance! Also, Woody from Toy Story will be roaming the hallways in the kids’ area. The kids will love meeting Woody! It's going to be a Sunday to remember! Also, I need as many of you as possible to attend the 8:30AM or the 1PM experience to make more room for all of the guests who will be at People's Church this Sunday and the Sundays to follow. Thank you for your passion to see MORE changed lives!

Connect.me

Would you like to have some friends who are followers of Christ? Do you want to grow closer to God? Do you want to have a blast with other people? Would you like people to be there for you when life is tough? Don't you dare miss Connect.me this Sunday night at People's Church. Check out the video for all the information! FUN, FUN, FUN night planned, and the best news is EVERYBODY is welcome!

Connect.me from People's Church on Vimeo.

End Of The World

This Sunday, we are kicking off the hottest, most intriguing, and most helpful series of the year! You can’t miss any week of this series! There will be special performances every week! Start inviting everyone you know!

End of the World from People's Church on Vimeo.

Weekend Highlights

1. This was my fourth straight week of traveling. Josh Brown, my Executive Director of Operations, and I flew out on Friday morning to Nashville, TN.

2. I spoke the main session of a pastor’s conference on Friday night and then did a Q&A with senior pastors immediately following the session.

3. Several of the leaders took me and Josh to a Mexican restaurant following the sessions. Mexican food at 10:30PM is not a good idea for your health. :)

4. I had a great ministry time in Nashville. I'm honored to have the opportunity to invest, learn and hang out with other pastors.

5. We caught a 6AM flight back to Oklahoma City, and I was home around 11AM. It was a very early morning, but was well worth it to spend the day with my family.

6. My wife made chicken, mashed potatoes and gravy for dinner. I must admit that I have a deep love for white gravy. This was an incredible meal.

7. We had a great day at People's Church on Sunday. Over the last month, around 200 people have committed and are getting plugged into a ministry.

8. I taught a vision message on Sunday. I always go long when I share the vision of PC. My heart explodes with vision. God is at work. Our best days are ahead.

9. Many people made a decision to sacrifice what they love for what they love more on Sunday. Beautiful, absolutely beautiful!

10. Many people made a decision to follow Jesus! YES!

11. Many people made a decision to begin tithing and many others made a decision to begin giving above their tithe to the CRAZY Campaign. God is at work in a huge way!

12. Many people made a decision to commit to attending the 8:30AM or the 1PM starting this Sunday.

13. We are adding a fourth experience beginning this Sunday, August 29. Our new experience times are 8:30AM, 10AM, 11:30AM & 1PM.

14. We are kicking off a new series called End Of The World this coming up Sunday. It's going to be a GREAT series!

15. This coming up Sunday, we are having a special performance, and in the kids’ area, Woody from Toy Story will be hanging out and meeting all the kids!

16. Start inviting everybody you know to People's Church!

People's Church, You Made The News

People's Church, thank you for your passion to invest into the Oklahoma City community. Lives are being impacted with the love of God.

Leading People Is Tough pt. 2

5. Some people are not results driven. Some people have never been challenged to understand that there is a major difference between talking about accomplishing something and actually accomplishing it. As a leader, you have to teach people to not give excuses and to produce results.

6. Some people are not driven to be the best they can be. As a leader, you have to figure out who has the “Eye Of The Tiger”. Who has a desire to win? Who is hungry to grow? Who wants to be the best? Unfortunately, not everybody wants to grow. Some people want comfort, ease and to live life on cruise control.

7. Leading people is tough because it requires the leader to work. It's less work too for a leader to do it themselves. It's less work to give out tasks instead of responsibility. It's less work to manage people instead of developing people. A leader has to make up their mind that they are willing to pay the price to develop people. It will cost you time. It will cost you tons of energy emotionally, mentally, physically and spiritually. It will require you to have difficult conversations. It will require you to learn your team and how they are wired. It will require you to figure out what motivates the different individuals on your team. It will require you to continue to grow so that you can stay ahead of the team you lead. The bottom line is leading people is a lot of work, but it is well worth it. One of my greatest joys in ministry is watching those I develop grow and soar to new heights in their leadership and ministry!