by Kristen Lunceford | Jun 9, 2017 | Church Planting, Faith
It’s time to roll out of Vegas. But before we do, there are some people to thank… To Duane. For suggesting something as audacious as church planting. To Mike. For showing us our first step. To Wayne. For asking if we ever thought about Las Vegas, for...
by Kristen Lunceford | Apr 8, 2017 | Church Planting, Faith
When we closed Advance Church in August 2015, we knew the setback had the potential to be one of the greatest set ups of our lives; we just didn’t know for what. God had cards he wasn’t showing, and that was okay. This is Las Vegas, after all. Even so, there were days...
by Kristen Lunceford | Feb 4, 2016 | Church Planting, Faith
God, you’ve done it again. You’ve set the table, straightened the chairs, and bid us come. Plain is your beauty before us. We are utterly unworthy of this invitation, and yet here we see our names, and our seats, and our sisters. You’ve been expecting us. All of us,...
by Kristen Lunceford | Nov 12, 2015 | Church Planting, Faith
The sign is still lit up blue and yellow. I finally drove by it last night. Why doesn’t someone turn it off? Don’t they know this is where the waters rose and the walls gave way? I pray Landon won’t notice, But memory serves him and he turns his head. He doesn’t say a...
by Kristen Lunceford | Aug 22, 2015 | Church Planting, Faith
We’re closing Advance Church tomorrow, so every time someone told me to have a good weekend yesterday, I was forced to stare that precarious word in the face and decide how I was going to feel about it. This post? It’s how I’ve decided feel about it. Not just this...
by Kristen Lunceford | Aug 11, 2015 | Church Planting, Faith
For those of you who’ve asked how Ryan is doing, above is the message he gave this past Sunday and below is the letter he sent to Advance Church last week. I hope you can see clearly in both that Jesus’ anchor still very much holds. ** After much prayer...
