Francis Chan: Rethinking Church

Watch this powerful teaching from pastor and author Francis Chan, in which he seeks to answer the question, “If someone asked you to describe ‘church’ using only the Bible, what would you say?”

Also, we recommend that you find a free hour this week, grab a cup of coffee and click below to watch Chan’s message on decision-making in a particular context: “How to Get to Heaven From Silicon Valley.”

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Francis Chan
Francis Chanhttp://francischan.org/

Francis Chan is an author and church leader, formerly the pastor of Cornerstorne Church in Simi Valley, California. Chan has authored three books, Crazy Love, Forgotten God and Erasing Hell. He is also the founder of Eternity Bible College and sits on the board of directors of Children's Hunger Fund and World Impact. Francis lives in California with his wife, Lisa, and their four children.

A Sanctifying Space

The local church does not simply occupy space. Rather, it makes place.

Beyond Burnout: Finding God in the Ashes

Where you are burned out, and you’re just desperately craving some real comfort, Jesus breaks himself into a feast for you, so that you can savor and taste and see that the Lord is good, and your heart can burn with hope within you again.

Merry and Bright Family Golf Night Attracts a Crowd

Sunday school classes and other groups “adopted” a hole and decorated it for Christmas, and with average Sunday attendance at around 260 at the church, there was a good pool of potential volunteers to staff the event.