A Culture of Encouragement

by | Sep 24, 2015 | Uncategorized

By Rob Campbell, www.cypresscreekchurch.com In this day and time, it would be easy to choose being 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 do want to...

Culture: Friend or Foe?

by | Sep 16, 2015 | Uncategorized

By Rob Campbell, www.cypresscreekchurch.com Author Jerry Solomon writes, “… God’s basic attitude toward culture is that which the apostle Paul articulates in I Corinthians 9:19-22. That is, he views human culture primarily as a vehicle to be used by him and his...

When Adversity Comes (And It Will)

by | Jul 15, 2015 | Uncategorized

By Rob Campbell, www.cypresscreekchurch.com Years ago, I ate lunch with a cell church planter, and he said, “This is quite a journey. Everything, and I mean everything, has not gone the way I expected it to go.” We laughed. Thankfully, this cell church...

The Secret is That There Is No Secret

by | Jul 8, 2015 | Uncategorized

By Rob Campbell, www.cypresscreekchurch.com "There are no secrets to success. It is the result of preparation, hard work and learning from failure" (Colin Powell, Former U.S. Secretary of State). I believe Powell’s famous quote on success can be applied to...

Re-Engaging the Doners

by | Jun 16, 2015 | Uncategorized

By Rob Campbell, www.cypresscreekchurch.com In my blog post last week, I cited the following three reasons why “Doners Get Done.” First, they may be suffering from “familiarity breeds contempt.” Second, “Doners” have not discovered a compelling answer to the question...