by Spence Shelton | Jul 28, 2015 | General
Setting: middle of the street. 2 cars pulled up beside eachother. Me in my car, wife in hers. kids in backseat of both. Situation: Courtney & kids stayed with great friends in Raleigh, now driving back to charlotte to get ready for weekend w/ mercy church. Current...
by Spence Shelton | Jul 21, 2015 | General
This is part 6 in an ongoing set of reflections on planting Mercy Church. Btw: I’m thinking these will go weekly up to our launch day on September 13. Last Week: Sunday: Guest Preacher!!! Chuck Reed was awesome. did so much good for our church and gave me a...
by Spence Shelton | Jul 13, 2015 | General
This is week 5 in a series of reflections on planting the greatest church you’ve never heard of: Mercy Church. During my church planting residency I was warned: Church Planting has a tendency to make unemotional guys….well…emotional. Basically...
by Spence Shelton | Jul 6, 2015 | General
Some time ago I heard Louie Giglio, a pastor in ATL, call himself and all of his church members “doorholders.” Its a way to say we are all servants, pastors included. I think one of the biggest adjustments from coming out of a large church where I had a...
