Sojourn Church Is 9 Today: What Has Changed, What Might Change, What Never Will

Today is the 9-year anniversary of the launch of Sojourn Community Church.  Many of you know the story by now:  a group of mostly college-age kids who were meeting in an apartment planted a church, rented space in a few different buildings for several years, eventually bought an old school building at auction, steadily became [...]

The Curious Case Of Lachlan Coffey: Goals Of Sojourn On March 31, 2001

I was going through some old journals and I came across this journal entry on March 31, 2001. Daniel Montgomery, Mike Cosper, Les Groce, and myself had retreated to pray and to discuss where Sojourn was and where it needed to go. The following was a list of goals that came out of [...]

Star Wars Invades The 930 Art Center!

Yes, to answer the questions: we do have murals of Star Wars characters in the basement of our Germantown campus, The 930.  They were there when we bought the place — it is not an urban legend.  And now, for your enjoyment:

The Curious Case Of Lachlan Coffey: Some Favorite Pastor Daniel Moments Of Sojourn Early Years

I heart Daniel Montgomery and I think you do too so I thought it might be nice to share a few favorite Daniel moments over the years with you.
Daniel was turning 30 years old and back then, in Sojourn demographics, this was like one step away from the senior citizen discount at Golden Corral. [...]

Is A Multi-Campus Sojourn The End Of The Family? Which Site Will My Friends Choose?

You’ve read the five responses from Sojourn elders to questions we members have raised about plans for a new campus in St. Matthews.  You might even be one of the many who asked those questions.  Here is one that no one asked in our online message board or here on TravelBlog:
If we’re meeting in different [...]

The Curious Case Of Lachlan Coffey: Sojourn’s Largest Community Group Ever

I’ve heard through the grapevine that people enjoy hearing some of the stories of Sojourn in its olden days so I have one for ya’ today.
Sidebar discussion: Have you ever really listened through an actual grapevine. You can’t hear anything! It’s a total lie. When people say that to me, I [...]

The Curious Case Of Lachlan Coffey – A Glimpse Into Sojourn’s Beginning: The Midwives

Sojourn’s beginning was so crazy that it’s always a blast to share little glimpses of it with others.  When Sojourn decided in January 2000 to officially begin a church, we needed a good core of people.  We had been meeting regularly for some time just for prayer and worship.  Our intention was not to start a church, [...]

The Curious Case Of Lachlan Coffey: My Favorite Parts Of The 930

My role on this weekly blog is to provide you, the reader, with a greater understanding of the “behind the scenes” of Sojourn. One of the biggest things that people haven’t entirely experienced is all the ins and outs of the actual building we’ve deemed The 930. If you don’t already know, The [...]

Communion Gone Bad: The Curious Case Of Lachlan Coffey

It’s not every day that you get to speak in front of people. And when you do get the opportunity, you want it to be awesome. Sometimes I like to picture myself speaking to many people, and then I’m whisked to the future 60 years laters, and all of those same people are saying in [...]

So You Think You Can Dance? If You Go To Sojourn …

… then there’s a pretty good chance your answer is “Yes.”  I remember attending Sojourn’s 2004 Christmas Soiree shortly after becoming a member. People dancing everywhere, and then Pastor Daniel Montgomery bouncing past me, saying/singing/shouting “If you’re gonna be a part of this church, you gotta dance.”
Of course that’s not true — we’ve got many [...]

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