I’m Pro-Sabbatical

by | Jun 14, 2022 | Taking a Day Off, Uncategorized

By Rob Campbell, Founding Pastor, www.cypresscreekchurch.comI served as Senior Pastor for 27 years and enjoyed three sabbaticals. I’m thankful for a group of elders (Overseers) who value rest for the full-time pastors. Check out the basic information below.There are...

Soul Care and Sabbath Rest

by | Jun 8, 2022 | Taking a Day Off, Uncategorized

By Rob Campbell, Founding Pastor, www.cypresscreekchurch.comJoel Comiskey wrote: “Statistics say that the leader’s spiritual life is the most important in both pastoring a cell group and making disciples who make disciples that result in multiplication.”One way to...

Buy Some Spurs

by | May 10, 2022 | Personal Spiritual Growth, Uncategorized

By Rob Campbell, Founding Pastor, www.cypresscreekchurch.comOne of the most effective and respected pastors I know once stated, “Everybody on the planet is starving for three things.  Everybody is starving for understanding, everybody is starving for encouragement,...

A Culture of Encourage

by | May 2, 2022 | Personal Spiritual Growth, Uncategorized

By Rob Campbell, Founding Pastor, www.cypresscreekchurch.comIn this day and time, it would be easy to choose to be miserable.  Years ago, I ran across a list entitled “How to be Perfectly Miserable.”  I don’t know the origin of the list, but I want to share it with...

Church Planting: Worth the Risk?

by | Mar 16, 2022 | Uncategorized

By Rob Campbell, Founding Pastor, www.cypresscreekchurch.comRoland Allen writes, “My prayer is that we’d not make excuses for our lack of risk-taking, but that we would learn to trust God to raise up disciples.”I post this blog to those pondering the risk of church...