Author Archives: Pastor Jesse

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About Pastor Jesse

I am someone loved by Jesus - a disciple, husband, father, pastor, and engineer. God has a mission and invites us into it. I want to do my part to encourage and equip people for life on that mission!

Three Realities About The Church Plus One

Originally posted on Learning and Launching a Missional Community:
It’s pretty easy to misunderstand the church – and by church here, I mean the local church.   It is not a club, but it is certainly social.  It is not…

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Three Ways Church Plants Can Be Pretty Awesome

New church plants can be awesome.  They may not be.  But they can be.   Here are three thoughts on that. 1) New church plants tend to be desperate for God.  On a lot of levels, that is a very good … Continue reading

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A Lenten Prayer for Today

O Lord, you desire truth in our inward being; teach us wisdom in our secret heart.  Send out your light, send out your truth, and let them lead us to our home.  Take from us the weight of our sin, … Continue reading

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Answered Prayers in Contact Work

Not long ago, I wrote a short prayer about how prayer helps with contact work.   Carleene and Heather starting praying for me as I go to the Rec Center weight room (to exercise), to Starbucks (to work) and to the … Continue reading

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Getting Missional. Going “Out”

So, we’re getting ready to go “out” to support Young Life. Last night, the Cimarrone Missional Community gathered.   We ate. We worshiped.  I taught briefly on our Kingdom responsibilities as God’s children.  Then Valerie Frank and Pat Thomas told … Continue reading

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