EPIC Value #1
Posted by Bobby Hawk in EPIC Church on November 16, 2010
We have ten core values at EPIC Church that keep us focused on the vision, which is the big picture of who we believe God has called us to be as a church. These values serve as the guard rails to keep us on track to accomplish God’s mission. These values help make us unique [...]
EPIC Vision
Posted by Bobby Hawk in EPIC Church on September 20, 2010
EPIC Church is a multi-cultural and multi-generational church in the KC metro area that exists to make Jesus famous, one life at a time! Everything starts with vision. The vision statement listed above is a picture of who we strive to be as a body of believers. It’s a portrait of who we are called [...]
Church Growth Porn
Posted by Bobby Hawk in Church Ministry, Leadership on September 10, 2010
Many church planters I know, even lead pastors in general, are addicted to what I call CHURCH GROWTH PORN. To be honest, I’ve even struggled with CHURCH GROWTH PORN over the past seven years of planting two new churches. So what is CHURCH GROWTH PORN and why do church planters and lead pastors struggle with [...]
Bet the Tractor…not the Farm!
Posted by Bobby Hawk in Church Ministry, Leadership on September 9, 2010
I can’t remember when I first heard somebody say, “Don’t bet the farm on it” or something very similar. Since then I’ve heard that phrase and the antithesis “I’d bet the farm on it” more often than I can count. Even as a non-gambling adolescent I could figure out the basic meaning of both phrases. [...]
I’m Back…and Ready
Posted by Bobby Hawk in EPIC Church on September 1, 2010
After taking the summer off from blogging I’m officially back. What an incredible summer we have had at EPIC Church. We have exceeded our 10 Week Challenge goals. We have grown numerically and financially during the summer. Most importantly, the spiritual climate of EPIC has never been stronger. The summer was great, but this fall [...]
State of the Church
Posted by Bobby Hawk in EPIC Church on May 27, 2010
On Sunday, June 6th I will share our semi-annual State of the Church Address at the EPIC Experience. Here’s an excerpt from the upcoming message: We have several big challenges in front of us for the remainder of 2010 but an even bigger God to see us through. All of these challenges become opportunities for [...]
Not the sermon…just a thought!
Posted by Bobby Hawk in Not the sermon...just a thought on May 21, 2010
The HEROES series continued at EPIC Church this past Sunday with The Unusual Hero. This next Sunday we will conclude the series with a real life HEROES as missionaries Sam and Joyce Johnson join us at EPIC. Now back to the Unusual Hero. According to 1 Samuel 3:1-21 Eli was lying down in his usual [...]
27 Tough Questions Pastors Ask
Posted by Bobby Hawk in Church Ministry, Miscellaneous on May 18, 2010
My friend Dick Hardy from The Hardy Group sent me a copy of his recently released book 27 Tough Questions Pastors Ask. I’ve known Dick for almost a decade now and I know he doesn’t pull any punches. He’s always a straight shooter when it comes to ministry so I thought I would give his [...]
Not the sermon…just a thought!
Posted by Bobby Hawk in EPIC Church, Not the sermon...just a thought on May 13, 2010
The HEROES series continued at EPIC Church this past Sunday with The Undignified Hero. According to 2 Samuel 6:1-23 David became undignified in his worship before the Lord. Here’s an excerpt from this past Sunday’s message: “Worship is an intense passion. It’s a response to who or what we value most. The question is not [...]
Not the sermon…just a thought!
Posted by Bobby Hawk in Not the sermon...just a thought on May 6, 2010
The HEROES series continued at EPIC Church this past Sunday with The Unselfish Hero. Jephthah demonstrates unselfishness in Judges 10. Here’s the four contrasts from this past Sunday’s message followed by a quote: Remorse vs. Repentance Rejection vs. Redemption Savior vs. Lord Selfish vs. Selfless “God demonstrated the most selfless act when he gave His [...]
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