01.29.10
Work in India
Matt Swartz, Mike Fike and Nathan Swartz over in India teaching pastors. Please pray for their safety.
Work in India
Night of Pray and Worship for Haiti
As there are so many ways to help with the devastation in Haiti, our leadership thought how can we can respond? So, Matt Swartz (Outreach Pastor) and Dennis McMains (Family Pastor) went to go meet with the Haitian Christian Ministry just across the street from us. At the conclusion of their conversation, it was decided that SVCC would host the Haitian monthly Night of Prayer. On Tuesday, January 26th, we had the blessing of being a part of a multi culture Night of Prayer and Worship.
It was such a great experience to be a part of! To see people praying in Spanish, Chinese, English, and Creole it was amazing… Many different cultures all praying for the thing, to the same God. To see the support to forcefully advance the kingdom in unity was a very powerful night.
Pray for Haiti
I pray that our partnership with the Haitian Christian Church grows stronger in 2010. Actually, we will be going to Haiti with them in the next couple of months.
01.12.10
Vision
I love it when we take a weekend and talk about all the things that God in the previous year. 2009 was a fruitful year for Sun Valley! There were over 600 people baptized, hundreds for first time decisions to follow Christ, 200 people renewed their wedding vows, many took at step to grow in their personal relationship with Jesus going through Foundations, and on and on! I was truly amazed by all the life change. There was never a weekend that went by that you did not hear a story of how God is working in their life.
As we start on this new journey in 2010, I pray for God to bless us even more than in 2009! 2010, is going to be a year of “Iron Sharpening Iron” with continuing to grow stronger as an individual and as church.
11.12.09
Human Touch
As leaders we can never underestimate the power of a touch, a smile, a kind word, a listening ear, an honest compliment, or the smallest act of caring. Even in the craziness of ministry, this simple act has the potential to turn a life around.
When was the last time you took time to stop and be aware of the smallest opportunity that could make a difference in someone elses life?
Today thank God for the for the warmth and generosity of the human spirit.
10.22.09
Creating Culture
Duncan Robinson blogged about Creating Culture from the Vision AZ meeting on Wednesday.
If you haven’t taken the time to ask yourself “What is the culture of my church?” Now, is the time to ASK!
Culture is one of the key elements of a successful church. Or I should say if you completely understand the culture of church, you are able to have a thriving church.
Culture is constantly changing so the best thing to do is always evaluate it. If you don’t like what you are seeing it is up to you change it!
In today’s times most churches are being made up of thirds: 1/3 Catholic, 1/3 Pagan, and 1/3 Evangelical. It is crucial to look at who is attending your church and make sure that your culture is reaching as many as you can. Your culture is what gets people connected.
Take the time to read Duncan’s post.
09.30.09
Renewal of Vows
This past weekend over 400 people renewed their wedding vows! It was amazing. There were couples who had their marriage restored, have healthy marriages and even grandma and grandpa’s renewing their vows. People truly moved by this experience! It was like getting married all over. 
09.12.09
Sun Valley Going LIVE!
Boy are we excited about this weekend! Our Web guy has been workin’ like an animal… We are so excited that this weekend we can now offer anyone, anywhere a Sun Valley experience on Sunday’s at 10:30am. I love the fact technology allows to share the word of God over the internet. This is a great way to invite someone to church if they may be a little hesitant about actually walking through the front doors.
So, tell your friends and family to watch the 10:30am service LIVE!
I am so thankful to serve alongside a group of people who love Christ and are forcefully advancing the Kingdom!
We’re takin the word to the streets!
08.29.09
Brackets
I read this post from Seth Godin about adding brackets to what your writing.
Something to think about.
Add some {brackets}
If you need to get your audacious proposal/clever ad/new project past your boss, go ahead and add some gratuitous brackets here and {there}.
“Hey, what are these weird brackets doing here,” she might say.
“Oh, I like them. I think they add drama to the headline.”
“Take them out!”
Giving in early makes it easier to keep the important stuff in later.
08.28.09
Facelift
Well, it’s time for this page to get a new face lift. Soon, there should be a new look and feel! Once that happens I truly believe that I will be more motivated to post regularly. A friend of mine Dan DeZago will be designing me a new page! I am looking forward to seeing it soon.
07.02.09
Video Message
Last weekends message at SVCC was very challenging. There are so many times that I focus on what I don’t have instead of what I DO have. Those words have been with me everyday this week. Christ has given us so much… it is surprising when how quickly we forget that.
Thank you Scott for the reminder 
