Baptism is the second topic discussed in the First Steps experience.
What we have found at New Season Church, is that the majority of our new believers have never been church goers.  While generations past have had somewhat of an understanding of baptism, and it has also been understood in the culture of the Church as somewhat expected, people of this generation [...]

You’ll Be in My Heart

In my previous post I mentioned that I would go more into detail about our First Steps experience at New Season Church.
Well, here we go…
The 1st part of First Steps deals with salvation.  We introduce the class by asking the question….”what happened?”  (p.s. about 70% of this curriculum is ripped from 12Stone Church in Lawrenceville, Ga…..great team over there!)  We take [...]

Today is the first Sunday at New Season Church for “First Steps”.  First Steps is a one time class that helps new believers answer the question, “what do I do now?” 
I am so excited to see this thing grow in the coming months!
Here’s the subjects:

Salvation: What Happened?
Baptism: What is the significance and why do I need to be baptized
Community: The [...]

I’ve heard leadership been defined as a characteristic in one person that another person naturally wants to follow. 
Being a pastor on staff in the evangelical Church today, one would hope (especially me) that one characteristic used to describe me would be… a “leader”.  But I’m just now learning probably the most elemental leadership lesson that there is.
Most of my leadership style thus [...]