tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1909347843047865732.comments2016-08-07T09:25:27.270-07:00A Shift in Perspectivejeffbanderlehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03776110948244867615noreply@blogger.comBlogger26125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1909347843047865732.post-55351187861198394252016-08-07T09:25:27.270-07:002016-08-07T09:25:27.270-07:00Amen!!!Amen!!!Riggannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1909347843047865732.post-49952789723785920242016-08-03T12:58:51.863-07:002016-08-03T12:58:51.863-07:00Praying for you guys!! Miss seeing you when we com...Praying for you guys!! Miss seeing you when we come to Chattanooga. Blessings and favor during this time for you guys!<br />-The Smiths from Charlotte, NC-Me&theMisterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08501610150985412677noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1909347843047865732.post-17103314243837376282014-04-17T11:48:43.327-07:002014-04-17T11:48:43.327-07:00Ralph! Thanks for taking the time to comment my b...Ralph! Thanks for taking the time to comment my brother. That's a great scriptural insight and is ministering to me right now. Thanks my friend. Give Kathy my love. Have a great Easter my friend.jeffbanderlehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03776110948244867615noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1909347843047865732.post-89137619221228545822014-04-17T11:46:41.073-07:002014-04-17T11:46:41.073-07:00Church Planting is hard work but its a good work. ...Church Planting is hard work but its a good work. Its worth the fight to see it done. Thanks for your encouraging words!jeffbanderlehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03776110948244867615noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1909347843047865732.post-59236384959686825422014-04-17T08:04:33.318-07:002014-04-17T08:04:33.318-07:00Amen, Amen, and AMEN!!!! Would that all Pastors c...Amen, Amen, and AMEN!!!! Would that all Pastors come to this realization! Recently, I've come to an important realization - the same that John the Baptist came to 2,000 years ago...John 3:27 John replied, "No one can receive anything unless God gives it from heaven." We must take what God gives us from Heaven. John said this as his "congregation" moved over to Jesus' place - in droves. I feel so much better now, being who God made me to be. To be someone else is to bear a yoke that was not intended for me. Good words Jeff!<br />Ralphhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11507343142179819936noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1909347843047865732.post-55146738372687487132014-04-16T15:54:14.591-07:002014-04-16T15:54:14.591-07:00Thank you for your vulnerability. Currently we ar...Thank you for your vulnerability. Currently we are in the fourth year of a church plant and some times its just hard with little return, however the quality of the community is incredible and we wouldn't sacrifice that for the celebrity status! 'Sometimes it looks more like the cross than the crown'.... great perspective. Blessings dear bro!The Woman at The Wellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07367252873194403543noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1909347843047865732.post-21264067216178185662014-04-16T12:58:27.661-07:002014-04-16T12:58:27.661-07:00Thanks for taking the time to comment it is a real...Thanks for taking the time to comment it is a real encouragement! jeffbanderlehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03776110948244867615noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1909347843047865732.post-42251963018489517502014-04-16T11:48:35.914-07:002014-04-16T11:48:35.914-07:00Having served in 3 mega churches for about 15 year...Having served in 3 mega churches for about 15 years and then starting this church plant in 1999 (first as an attractional, seeker-sensitive then shifted to missional/discipleship) your story is dead on, brother. Thank you for your vulnerable, authentic, and even prophetic word. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1909347843047865732.post-27110137918428223552013-10-28T08:00:16.300-07:002013-10-28T08:00:16.300-07:0010 way to get more out of church >>> http...10 way to get more out of church >>> http://www.davidhousholder.com/10-ways-to-get-the-most-out-of-church-0256-life-liberty/ by Paul Walters of Michigan David Housholderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09391385277466634851noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1909347843047865732.post-48313989074176636952012-08-18T05:41:15.901-07:002012-08-18T05:41:15.901-07:00Great adviceGreat adviceAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1909347843047865732.post-69250291864509935022012-07-24T04:52:54.839-07:002012-07-24T04:52:54.839-07:00Lots of great thoughts in this post! The smoker a...Lots of great thoughts in this post! The smoker analogy (cooking) helps one see in reality the statement you made: "Our spiritual lives are a journey, and the character of Christ is worked out in us over a lifetime" It is a longer process than a 2-5 minute heat 'em and eat 'em. <br /><br />Thanks for sharing your insights about church hopping and how that affects spiritual formation. <br /><br />DebraDebrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17642021073815697172noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1909347843047865732.post-27061528464846208252012-06-16T10:54:10.383-07:002012-06-16T10:54:10.383-07:00Eric,
Thanks for the kind words. I'm proud o...Eric,<br /><br />Thanks for the kind words. I'm proud of how you've been serving our King!jeffbanderlehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03776110948244867615noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1909347843047865732.post-2191710592457296372012-06-16T10:52:50.989-07:002012-06-16T10:52:50.989-07:00I would agree. Those who have stuck it out and ar...I would agree. Those who have stuck it out and are an absolute inspiration to me. They give me the strength and the courage to press on in following the call of Jesus.jeffbanderlehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03776110948244867615noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1909347843047865732.post-82982512183168705352012-06-16T10:50:38.586-07:002012-06-16T10:50:38.586-07:00Thanks Jessie for those words of encouragement.Thanks Jessie for those words of encouragement.jeffbanderlehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03776110948244867615noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1909347843047865732.post-4601568999138930022012-06-13T16:48:30.910-07:002012-06-13T16:48:30.910-07:00Wow. This really is beautiful, Jeff. I appreciate ...Wow. This really is beautiful, Jeff. I appreciate your vulnerability and humility. I didn't know the Vineyard when it was a "thriving hipster" church, but I have been so blessed beyond measure to know it as the community of believers that it is today.Jessienoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1909347843047865732.post-37784338468252355612012-06-12T11:12:47.273-07:002012-06-12T11:12:47.273-07:00Jeff,
I have enjoyed the journey that our Vineyard...Jeff,<br />I have enjoyed the journey that our Vineyard has been on. We used to say that our mission is to reach the Least, Last, Lost and Lonely, I do believe that we are doing this now in the community that we have planted our church in. I am honored to be a small part of what is going on in the Tyner community and I praise God for our group of believers that continue to be faithful. Keep up the good work!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1909347843047865732.post-63099008011974732732012-06-12T10:18:10.464-07:002012-06-12T10:18:10.464-07:00I dig it. It's been about eleven years now tha...I dig it. It's been about eleven years now that I've considered myself under your wing, on and off at least. Much of that time, I have gleaned from you while on the outside looking in. Within those years, I've been brought into my own account and testimony to decipher and divulge unto the many people groups I encounter, mainly here in the states. Some of that growth has given me a different lens with which to look but I have always taken into account yours and your community's perspective of how best to deliver and live out the gospel in daily motion. <br /><br />I welcome this particular insight into your own journey as a delicate revelation to work out each moment with purpose, whole-heartedly, and fully intent on revealing the heart the father to his precious children. It was with your help and guidance and your sometimes adverse advice, delivered to me with every hope to see the best in me come to life in Christ, that I discovered how His Church is one meant to be without walls, and His Kingdom, full of citizens celebrating and rejoicing as one people, cleansed and restored into Right. I celebrate with you in the newness of purpose given to us each new day and in welcoming this new measuring stick with which we see as with new eyes. The Father is pouring his spirit out over His children, and with it, a new life yet unseen, is here for the taking.<br /><br />May the Lord bless you and keep you. May the Lord cause his face to shine upon you. See him smile at just the thought of you. May he rule in every part of you. Peace be with you.<br /><br />E<br /><br />http://www.myspace.com/iambrill/music/songs/may-the-lord-76859757Erichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11883371173515182419noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1909347843047865732.post-59846318290752201392011-01-09T23:21:19.898-08:002011-01-09T23:21:19.898-08:00God is calling us to love the marginalized and be ...God is calling us to love the marginalized and be invitational to them regardless of their context of separatednessAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1909347843047865732.post-56899926229187156852010-08-26T12:59:29.455-07:002010-08-26T12:59:29.455-07:00great thoughts on parenting! Would love to know h...great thoughts on parenting! Would love to know how you are going to flesh this out in sermon form...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1909347843047865732.post-53738516752992612542010-08-25T08:53:02.491-07:002010-08-25T08:53:02.491-07:00I respect so many things about the Anderle's, ...I respect so many things about the Anderle's, but the thing that I respect the most about them is their parenting! I wish I lived in Chattanooga so I could attend their growth group - but honestly, I've learned so much just by watching them over the years. I have little ones so this subject has been on my heart and mind a lot lately. Thanks for the post - I found it very encouraging!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1909347843047865732.post-76769753747426801902010-08-24T15:34:47.042-07:002010-08-24T15:34:47.042-07:00good stuff Jeff. :-)good stuff Jeff. :-)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1909347843047865732.post-15777145388173170972010-08-23T18:36:34.818-07:002010-08-23T18:36:34.818-07:00Thanks for reminding all of us as parents to recom...Thanks for reminding all of us as parents to recommit every day and hold on tight to the most important mission in our lives..our children.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1909347843047865732.post-30604114979281652612010-06-09T15:40:53.553-07:002010-06-09T15:40:53.553-07:00good job sirgood job sirThe Great Depressionisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05390928410718917310noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1909347843047865732.post-64034051615574091872009-04-08T17:47:00.000-07:002009-04-08T17:47:00.000-07:00good blog jeff, i've had to learn all the negative...good blog jeff, i've had to learn all the negatives of relationships the hard way over the years, and how to actually love someone else without selfish motives. <BR/><BR/>Also i think you should check out my blog! let me know what you think!Codyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04185358174782495290noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1909347843047865732.post-84251593897507202792009-02-13T11:51:00.000-08:002009-02-13T11:51:00.000-08:00Wonderful words Jeff, and the reality is even more...Wonderful words Jeff, and the reality is even more wonderful: allowing God's grace to be a partner in the marriage.Ray Hollenbachhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08035600094853593399noreply@blogger.com