Kirk Bowman's blog

Hey guys, sorry for the break in posting. I’ve been pretty busy and just let my blogging slip out of my schedule.

Suzette and I just got back from the ARC Conference in Birmingham, Ala. This is an incredible group of leaders and churches who are passionate about planting life giving churches throughout the USA.

Their vision is to plant 2000 churches by 2020. The have put together an excellent strategy to facilitate this. Their training, financing and support systems are really well thought out. Right now, they are planting a new church every 12 days!

I do love the DNA of this group. They are positive, transparent and very relational. They are also definitely about moving the ball down the field.

Most of these guys have come from Charismatic/Pentecostal backgrounds but have grown weary (as have I) of some of the bizarre behavior and practices of those kind of churches. We love the Holy Spirit and His gifts and power but some of the “packaging” has gotten too weird.

I met a bunch of great new friends and I’m looking forward to what develops out a connection with these guys.

Just came across this great idea pioneered by Craig Groeschel from Life Church.

It’s called “One Prayer” and the concept is for hundreds of churches to focus together in teaching and mission during the month of June.

I love this idea! Our church is totally in on this. My heart said "YES" as soon as I heard about it. I’m looking forward to linking up with great churches and leaders to unify and make a difference in the world.

What an amazing way to cross pollinate with a lot of great churches.

Check out his video from Craig for a brief intro: