Ken

LifePoint just got a great plug from another blogger. Here it is:Saturday, August 20, 2005If you're in the San Diego area or plan to be, don't forget the grand opening LifePoint Church on Sunday, 11 September.In the interim, Pastor Ken will be guest speaking at Pomerado Christian Church in Poway on 21 August. They meet at 12708 Stone Canyon Road at 9:00 and 10:30. A preview service at LifePoint's new building is planned for 28 August, starting at 10:45. This gathering will feature an original drama by Ricky Allen, LifePoint music, and a special guest artist. The September 11th services are at 9:00 and 10:45. They’ll provide a children’s program at the 10:45 gathering only. Pastor Ken is looking for an "extended" LifePoint network to consider attending both services for the first two months. We're tied into Shadow Mountain, but will be over at LifePoint for opening day.If you can't…

LifePoint will have our last preview service on August 28 at 10:45. We'll be gathering at our new worship space at 4698 Alvarado Canyon, Suite A and childcare will be provided. This will also be a great opportunity to see our space before the crush of grand opening weekend. Come early and get some coffee, lounge on a couch, or shoot a game of pool ... ten percent of any money won while shooting pool must go into the offering.

I was asked recently whether or not LifePoint would be a seeker-driven church. Great question. In church parlance, being seeker-driven means designing everything about your worship service around non-Christians. The idea is to make non-Christians feel comfortable and non-threatened. It also involves making the service understandable and even enjoyable (imagine that -- a church service being enjoyable!).In some cases, however, being seeker-driven means removing any hint of Christian spirituality from the environment or experience. In other words, some seeker-driven churches do not have any visible crosses on display. The idea is to create an environment much like you would find at the local movie theater, minus the popcorn. The audience is not expected to participate but to observe. The goal is for the seeker to remain anonymous.I guess I draw a distinction between being seeker-driven and seeker-sensitive. To me, a church experience should be understandable and even enjoyable. We should…

As many of you know, LifePoint is planning an 80,000 piece direct mail campaign to start next week. We contracted with a marketing firm from Chicago that mainly works with for-profit companies like Sony, ReMax, etc. We're about to go to press!Here's a link to our final proofs.

A little background will help you appreciate this even more. We (LifePoint) applied for a non-profit mailing permit in early July, told it would only take about two weeks to receive approval. We have 80,000 direct mail pieces in the process of being printed for delivery next week.Two weeks came and went and I decided to stop by to check on the status. Local post office says it has no way of checking; everything is handled in Memphis. So ... I leave for Atlanta and return to local post office again today hoping the regular clerk is back from vacation. No such luck. So ... I call Memphis.And ... THEY HAVE NO RECORD OF OUR APPLICATION. None. Not even a whiff. I'm told to overnight another application, with supporting documentation, and hope that the supervisor can do a quick approval. My credit card was charged $300 back in July but…