Inside NewSpring Category

Yesterday I had the chance to interview Perry for about ten minutes about ministry, leadership, food and other fun topics. You can find more interviews and other highlights from the Catalyst Conference at CatalystBackstage.com.

Pastor P. Appreciation

In: Inside NewSpring

Last week while I was in Nashville talking with the folks at LifeWay about my upcoming book release, the staff team at NewSpring was gathering for our regular all-staff meeting. Normally when the staff meets, we take time at the beginning of the meeting to introduce new folks, share stories about life change within the [...]

Perry Noble at Catalyst 2008

In: Inside NewSpring

Unleash Conference Opportunities

In: Inside NewSpring

For the first time this year, we’re opening up opportunities for outside organizations that support church ministries to partner with us during the Unleash Conference. I shared details about Unleash 2009 last week. If your organization is interested in vendor space or sponsorship opportunities, feel free to email me your contact information. I’ll have someone [...]

Unleash 2009 Registrations Open!

In: Inside NewSpring

Big news! We’ve opened up registrations for the Unleash Conference. The big event is on March 12, 2009 at NewSpring Church. Here are the essentials to keep in mind:

It’s only one day - making it easier for both staff and volunteers to attend.
Perry will teach two main sessions, and we’ll have two breakout sessions on [...]

Perryisms

In: Inside NewSpring

In today’s service, Perry talked about baptism. We had hundreds of folks commit to being baptized on October 4 at events we will hold simultaneously in Greenville and Anderson. Here are some lines from Perry’s message that grabbed my attention:

“I was poor. I had to go to Kentucky Fried Chicken and lick other people’s fingers.”
“A [...]

So What?

In: Inside NewSpring

I admit it. Pink’s new song, “So What,” is very catchy. The song has climbed to number one in iTunes. Check out what she’s expressing as a woman about her relationship with a man:

So so what?
I’m still a rock star
I got my rock moves
And i don’t need you
And guess what
I’m having more fun
And now that [...]

Let me introduce you to the newest member of my team, Zac Smith. Zac will be filling the role of IT Director here at NewSpring. He’ll be joining us after moving his family from the Denver area to the Upstate region. Here’s a brief interview I did with him to help you get to know [...]

You may have heard me talk a lot about Clemson on my blog and my Twitter feed. What you may not know is that we also have Anderson University just down the road from us. In recent weeks, I’ve been in conversation with Michael Duduit, the new dean of Anderson’s newly created Graduate School of [...]

Perryisms

In: Inside NewSpring

We celebrated communion together in our services today at NewSpring. Here are some quotes from Perry’s message.

“God created us to live in freedom.”
“God gave Satan one shot to create something. Satan created the cat.”
“If we just follow the Word of God, life will be much better. I promise.”
“If you’re in your garden and a snake [...]


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  • Coaching Network for Ministry Leaders & Strategists
    Next gathering in Greenville, SC on December 12

    ChurchPlanters.com Conference
    Teaching breakout session in Cumming, GA on February 23-24, 2009

    Unleash Conference 2009
    Teaching breakout session in Greenville, SC on March 12, 2009

    Catalyst West Conference
    Listening to Perry in Irvine, CA on April 22-24, 2009