Experiential Discipleship

by | Sep 7, 2016 | Uncategorized

By Pastor Rob Campbell, www.cypresscreekchurch.com Do you believe in one-on-one discipleship?  My answer:  yes!  This past Sunday at Celebration, a lady in her mid-sixties realized she was raised in a shame based family.  She reached out to her cell leader and they...

Effective Evangelism:  Reaching to the Past

by | Aug 18, 2016 | Uncategorized

By Pastor Rob Campbell, www.cypresscreekchurch.com In 2000, George Hunter wrote The Celtic Way of Evangelism: How Christianity Can Reach the West…Again.  This epic book on evangelism is known for its Celtic Model that is contrasted with the all familiar Roman Model. ...

Investor?  Inviter?  Convincer?  Converser?

by | Aug 8, 2016 | Uncategorized

By Pastor Rob Campbell, www.cypresscreekchurch.com In 2012, Alan Hirsch and Tim Catchim wrote The Permanent Revolution:  Apostolic Imagination and Practice of the 21st Century Church.  In this book, the authors develop the “Evangelism Ministry Matrix” (Hirsch &...

Church Planting:  Worth the Risk?

by | Jul 12, 2016 | Uncategorized

By Pastor Rob Campbell, www.cypresscreekchurch.com Roland 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 who are pondering the risk of church...

Why Plant Churches?

by | Jul 5, 2016 | Uncategorized

By Pastor Rob Campbell, www.cypresscreekchurch.com Jesus says to go and make disciples of all the nations. One way to fulfill Jesus’ command is through establishing local churches, as shown in the New Testament. Peter Wagner, missiologist, former church planter, and...