I am sitting in Verdugo Hills Hospital right now, looking at my 2 day old son, and trying to type quietly so as to not wake up his sleeping mother next to me. Having just been through it, I am reflecting on the difficulty of giving birth. . .
Read moreCLA Churches: Lightshine
I Pastor a new church that has just completed its fourth year in the Thousand Oaks area called Lightshine. Our context is middle to upper middle class suburban. We are a small, missional church with a huge heart.
Read moreWORK HARD... HAVE FUN!
So often, we as leaders are focused on the end game or an accomplishment that we often miss the fun of the journey and the lessons learned by being in the present moment.
Read moreBook Review - Joining God, Remaking the Church, Changing the World: The New Shape of the Church in Our Time by Alan Roxburgh
If you have been interested in what is making our new churches so successful, this book is a great primer for beginning to understand the theology and practice that makes a difference.
Read moreCLA Discerners: Josh Cobia
My name is Josh Cobia. I'm a seminary student at Golden Gate, songwriter, blogger, Pastor of Community and Worship at Resonate Church, and currently discerning church planting with Cyclical LA.
Read moreThe Plant vs. The Garden
Our region has been on the front edge of the PCUSA with regard to starting new churches. For this, I am grateful and feel proud to be a part of such a community..To encourage our tribe to the next level, I would like to introduce the metaphor of a garden vs. a plant into our narrative.
Read moreCyclical LA Launches
Cyclical:LA has officially launched! Our mission is to further the ongoing lifecycle of starting new churches.
Read moreCLA Discerners: Tina Hamous
Tina has a little over 20 years of experience in both business and ministry, is an ordained minister in the PCUSA and the founder of Heart Key Ministries, a 501(c) (3) non-profit corporation.
Read moreCyclical LA Starters: Cory Marquez
Over the last 8 years I've been a pastor of some sort and now find myself as a church planter as well. Starting things gets me excited. Personally I love to see people and communities empowered to become their best and healthiest self.
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