My Recent Church Visits

I’ve had the opportunity over the last month to visit some great churches throughout the region. I’m guessing some of these may not be on your radar, so here’s a quick recap of my journey.

• Church @ the Springs (Ocala, FL) – The senior pastor at The Springs, Ron Sylvia, has been a good friend of mine for several years. We’re leading a LifeWay team coaching network together. And, among other things, I’m helping The Springs with a volunteer team building strategy to prepare for their new facility opening around Christmas.
• Revolution Church (Canton, GA) – I had the chance to hang out with the staff team recently to talk about where they’ve been and where they’re heading as a church. It was part of the process of helping them identify a new senior pastor.
• 12Stone Church (Lawrenceville, GA) – 12Stone has multiple campuses in the northeast Atlanta metro area. Dan Reiland, 12Stone’s executive pastor, gave me a tour of their brand new campus in Lawrenceville. The facility is amazing!
• The River (Semmes, AL) – I spent the weekend with senior pastor Chris Farley and his team. In addition to helping their team revisit their volunteer strategy, Chris treated me to the biggest piece of fish I’ve ever had.
• Avalon Church (McDonough, GA) – Avalon is in the southeast Atlanta area. It’s a good-sized church at nearly 1,300 people, but what was more amazing to me was the number of volunteers they have serving and the quality of the creative arts/service experience. I’m going to share more of Avalon’s story in the in the coming days through an interview with Ritchie Miller, their senior pastor.

I love the stories that I’m getting to hear by visiting churches across the country. This week I’m at home, but my next stop is San Fransisco!