So with a healthy amount of research in hand, and after praying and fasting, and talking to people we trusted, everything came to the point of the entire process that we had been waiting for. There was nothing left but to decide the name of our new church plant and commit to that name, brand, and direction.
Our vision, “so the people of the South Bay will fully experience life in Christ,” had given us clarity in choosing the six names we researched. Continue reading “Naming a Church: Part 3”
So as our Launch Team and I began thinking through the principles I discussed in part 1, we literally began coming up with a list of over 100 possible names. Many of them we eliminated because they did not fit the principles discussed in the last post. Others were just overused by other churches. Some we didn’t like, and still more names were already represented in cities within a close proximity to our target area. If you can’t tell, we spent a great deal of time and effort thinking through this… Continue reading “Naming a Church: Part 2”
So now that we’ve began sharing our call to go start a new church in the South Bay area of San Jose, CA, many people have began asking us a lot of great questions. One of the biggest questions people began asking us has been, “What are you going to call this new church plant?”
The funny thing is, I found it far more difficult naming our church than naming our kids! Continue reading “Naming a Church: Part 1”
The phrase no pain, no gain has been a mantra for athletes and fitness junkies for years. And what they understand about physical pain needs to be broadened to a much more general use in all of our lives. Pain hurts. That's the whole problem. No one enjoys it, and if someone does, we rightfully
The Premium of Pain