I should have started this sooner, but a few weeks ago I challenged CLCers to read thru the New Testament in about 6-7 weeks, during our “Road Trip for God” series, and I suggested then that as we read, the Holy Spirit would illuminate certain verses. The ‘technical’ name for that would be “rhema”, [...]

Another excellent weekend. Seems like we’re on a roll these days, and I’m not getting weary of it at all. This one started with a terrific leadership seminar at our Shorewood campus with one of our CLC Directors, Dale Van Steenis. It was encouraging to see so many future leaders present, along [...]

While we were in Dallas for the Global Advance “Ambassador’s Meeting”, Chris and I spoke briefly to the delegates about the advantages we’ve experienced through ‘team ministry’; i.e., working as a husband-and-wife team at CLC, since Global Advance is launching a new initiative to empower and encourage pastor’s wives and women in leadership.
Afterwards, someone [...]

One of the highlights for me each summer is my annual trek to Dallas to participate in the Global Advance “Ambassador Meeting”, which is a gathering of some of the most missions-minded pastors in America. We enjoy some great fellowship, some missions updates and challenges from Dr. David Shibley, along with the latest news [...]

Just saw Mark’s post this morning and I couldn’t agree more….I’m still reeling over the fact that we sold a total of 528 copies of In a Pit with a Lion on a Snowy Day at CLC!
I honestly can’t imagine what this place will look like with over 500 LION-CHASERS on the loose, but I [...]

I just got the latest, actual figures – turns out we set a new record attendance for summer at CLC (not overall) of at least 1,500 folks who were here to receive from Mark’s ministry this weekend.
AND (I just got this report and I’m still in shock) we sold almost 400 copies of In a [...]

incredible. awesome. wonderful. What other adjectives can I use to describe this weekend? Having Mark Batterson here to speak at CLC was everything I had expected and then some, as he ‘deviated’ from his prepared outline at least a couple of times, once in each service this morning, and during those riffs he said some [...]

Our terrific IT guy, Dustin Frampton, just gave me the video link so that any of you who’re interested can see the ‘passing the mantle’ portion of the service from our newest campus in South Bend, IN this past Sunday.
It was a special moment for me when John Nordstrom, Sr. and his wife Phyllis led [...]

I know we’ve been saying it and printing it at CLC, but here it is again: the 2 BIGGEST weekends of summer (maybe of 2007) are coming right up:

this weekend at all 3 services, Mark Batterson will be our guest for his “Chase the Lion” tour, and the timing couldn’t be more of a God-thing! [...]

Sorry it’s taken me until Tuesday evening to reflect on last weekend, but that’s kinda where I am now (some 70-hr workweeks are catching up w/me). At any rate, my wife preached herself hoarse last weekend, and I’ve received reports of several folks healed and new folks who received Jesus after her message about [...]