Wednesday, March 17, 2010

Pastors' Blog

Photographic Proof: Why You Must Come To Our Vision Catalyst Meeting

Last night we held the first of four Vision Catalyst meetings for our What’s New Vision Campaign.  We hope that those of you who didn’t make it will attend either the Wednesday the 17th or Wednesday the 31st meeting at the Midtown campus (childcare at The 930, meeting at the St. Vincent’s cathedral on Shelby [...]

Monday Is For Movies: “Vision 101″ With Pastor Daniel Montgomery

Welcome to Monday Is For Movies, a new series here on TravelBlog that will give you a quick, insightful look at the vision and mission of Sojourn Community Church.  Each week we’ll explore a different aspect of our vision: to see the gospel transform everything — ourselves as individuals, our church, this city and the [...]

Satanic Spiritual Attack Following Baptism & Obediance To God: Pastor Chad Talks About It

Yesterday we witnessed over 20 baptisms at Sojourn Gathered worship services, both in the East and Midtown campuses.  I caught up with Pastor Chad Lewis to talk about the biblical and historical pattern in the lives of believers: the potential for spiritual attack and warfare following baptism and other marks of obedience to God.
Satan is [...]

Hear Our New Pastor, Brian Howard, In This 5-Minute Introductory Interview

I spoke with our new Pastor of Teaching, Leadership and Church Multiplication in the latest Inside Sojourn podcast.  Listen to this five minute audio to learn:

Why he would move from sunny, southern California to Louisville.
How he, wife Chandra and their four kids are adjusting and settling in
What he’ll be doing here in the Sojourn community.
When [...]

Our New Pastor’s First Day On The Job

Pastor Brian Howard began his first official workday at the Sojourn staff office today.  He’s been busy doing all those fun, crazy first-day things like learning about the health, dental and vision benefit plans, moving into his office, meeting staffers and attending his first day-long series of staff meetings.
You’ll all meet Pastor Brian soon, and [...]

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Stories from the Road

A Picture Paints A Thousand Words: Why We’re Running A Vision Campaign

Pictured here: people watch this past Sunday’s Sojourn Gathered service on a video screen in “overflow” (the Listening Room) at our Midtown campus.  More and more people are gathering in here, during more and more services, because seating in the main auditorium is filling up.
So why do we need the St. Vincent’s building, two blocks [...]

Baptism Testimonies: Sojourn’s Kirstin Jackson

We will celebrate another Baptism Sunday on May 16.  If you would like to take this important step in identifying with Christ and His bride, email baptism@sojournchurch.com or fill out our baptism registration form at sojournchurch.com, by Sunday, May 9.
And now, Kirstin Jackson [...]

Quick & Easy: Make Your Own Sojourn Easter Invite Card!

Want your friends, family members, neighbors and co-workers to come with you to Sojourn Gathered this Easter?  Want to make a nice looking Invite Card for them?  Here’s how to do it quickly and easily, with help from our Art Director, Michael Winters:
Click Here To Get A High-Res Version Of This Card Design, Then Print!

Watch [...]

Getting Ready For Sunday: How To Prepare For The 3.14.10 BAPTISM DAY Sojourn Gathered

This week we will baptize believers in the various Sojourn services and both campuses.  As of this writing I believe we have about twenty believers who will follow Christ in baptism, across both campuses and all five services.  How fantastic is that?
Last Sunday we kicked off the A.D. sermon series.  If you missed it, you [...]

Check Out These New Sojourn Photos & Story Excerpts!

If you follow the “Share Your Story” section on our new vision website, vision.sojournchurch.com, you’ll see an ever-growing list of short testimonies about what God has done for people through the Sojourn community, from Sojourn members and from church planters.   We hope you’ll add your testimony too, at the “Share Your Story” [...]

Got Questions? New Sunday Q&A Sessions Are Coming, Plus Children & Baptism, Vision Campaign

This past Sunday the pastors kicked off our new “A.D.” sermon series in the Gospel of Matthew.  This Sunday the 14th, we’ll be in the Gospel of Mark, and then it’s up,  up and away until we finish in Revelation this December.
One of the challenges that Pastor Daniel and the other teaching pastors feel is [...]

Rise Of The Indiana Sojourners

Part of our What’s New vision campaign will provide resources to a core team that can begin building momentum and energy for a New Albany campus.  In the “General FAQ” section of vision.sojournchurch.com, the pastors answered the question “Why New Albany?”
We have four Community Groups now in Southern Indiana and approximately 100 Sojourners live across [...]

Win A Free Book, Read Elder Responses To Vision Campaign Questions, Check New Campus Info

The weekend is about to begin, and I hope ya’ll are as excited as I am.  The weather should be great (for March), and Pastor Daniel is beginning our A.D. sermon series in the Gospel of Matthew on Sunday.
Here are some more quick things you can check out online this weekend (when you’re not spending [...]

Getting Ready For Sunday: How To Prepare For The NEW SERMON SERIES This Sunday, 3.7.10

We took a long journey through the Old Testament, didn’t we?  I mean, it certainly wasn’t forty years in the wilderness, but we camped out with Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, David, Isaiah and Daniel for a while.  I know our pastors hope you clearly saw how everything — including the “old covenant” — is all about [...]

Check Out More Stories Of Change, Community and Gospel Transformation

Hopefully you follow the “Share Your Story” section on our new vision website, vision.sojournchurch.com, which contains a growing library of short testimonies about what God has done for them through the Sojourn community, from Sojourn members, church planters and leaders from various churches.   Here are excerpts from this past week:
Kristen Mast:
But the difference at [...]

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