2 years ago we began a spiritual journey at Keystone Church.  We named it LAUNCH.

I love it when we journey together as a spiritual family to do the impossible.  I remember well the stress and uncertainty two years ago as we saw our campus limitations.  It was easy to imagine turning people away.

Usually, a journey like this will include a very specific vision: build a building, buy some land, or start an additional location. We didn’t have a clear direction in any of these options.

Instead, God wanted us to strengthen our faith by funding the VISION itself!  Our vision is to lead everyone to experience a passionate life in Christ.

I preached through every element of that vision and we all committed to bring over $1 million over and above our normal giving.

In just 2 weeks, we will complete this journey of faith.  We are almost 80% there!

More importantly, it’s been SO ENCOURAGING to SCOREBOARD the results:

November 5/6 we will finish this awesome journey. How we finish LAUNCH will impact how we begin the next great Keystone chapter.

Don’t miss it!  It’s going to be A-MAZING!

At Keystone, we beg God to “trust us with your broken people.”  That means that God will position you to make a real difference in someone’s life.  When that magical moment happens… What do you say?  How do you share Jesus with someone else?

Check out this brief video that will equip you TODAY to make a difference in someone’s life FOR ALL ETERNITY!

One of my MAIN INSPIRATIONS from church history is PATRICK. You may know him for the yearly celebration named after him: ST. PATRICK’S DAY!

Our culture seems to have completely forgotten this iconic example of LIVIN THE MISSION. We have exchanged his legacy for green beer, leprechauns, and lots of pinches! We throw massive parties and dye entire rivers green in his honor… but we don’t know the HISTORY.

To know a little more, here’s a brief video from this past weekend’s talk… You’ll never look at him the same!

Watch this quick update on Haiti from Brandon.

If missed my interview with Bil Cornelius on TBN last night, you can watch below.

Recently, someone made a fascinating comment about Keystone.  To her, her first impression led her to believe that Keystone was for the young generation only.  She came the weekend we did the song/rap ‘Used to do it too‘ by Lecrae (which was OFF THE CHAIN).

This guest couldn’t imagine falling in love with Keystone.

Since then:

• She finds herself repeating the message talking points with co-workers
• They are here almost every weekend
• They REMEMBER the message behind songs like ‘Used to do it too.’
• They are excited to be part of a movement that reaches their g-kids as well as them!

Her family is falling in love with Keystone, and I love it.

A couple of observations:

• YOU B YOU. God will connect the heart of those who he has called to join you.
• Don’t change to accommodate various niche groups. I’m so glad we stayed true to our vision.  God has used us to stretch many people past their preferences.
• Don’t compromise the CONTENT. At the end of the day, it’s the content of the gospel we are bringing that’s changing lives.  Style changes.  Fads fade.  In the end, THE WORD will stand!
• It’s ALL about life change. Once you begin catering to preference rather than serving the vision, you have begun your eventual decline.  We are vision-carriers.  Leaders.  World-changers.