On a whim, or better stated Holy Spirit prompting, I sent an e-mail to Pastor Fred Cressman who serves as the Sr. Pastor of the Crosslake Log Church telling him a little about myself, the Faith@Home movement and letting him know that I was in town for the summer and would be willing to meet with him if he was interested in doing so. To my surprise he responded relatively quickly and we set up a time to get together for breakfast. What happened next was truly a God thing as the Spirit clearly united us in both vision and passion. In the months that followed I returned to lead a seminar and preach at the Log Church and the response of the people was overwhelming. It was clear that God had prepared the leadership and people of the Log Church to be a Faith@Home focused church. Following the seminar, Pastor Fred and the leaders of Crosslake church continued to drive the Faith@Home methodology deeper into their church’s DNA and recently, I received the following e-mail from Pastor Fred:

Mark,

I wanted to share the good news with you that our Elder Board and our congregation has affirmed our Faith@Home vision through the formal adoption of a Faith@Home resolution. I have included the stated resolution in this email. In addition, we are proposing that our next step be the challenge for each of us in our church to commit to a personal covenant to make nurturing faith in our homes a priority. I have also attached that document for you to look over. We have been looking for a line in the sand kind of a commitment from our church that would say to us full steam ahead and it appears that we have that.

Attached you will find the Crosslake Evangelical Free Church’s resolution and covenant which I pray will serve to inspire and motivate you to make Faith@Home a permanent part of your church’s approach to ministry.

Well done Pastor Fred and people of the Crosslake Ev. Free church! You have not only drawn a line in the sand but you have set an example for others as to the type of commitment we should all be making to be Faith@Home focused churches and individuals!

Download the Faith@Home Resolution and Convent in MS Word format

We posted more behind the scenes photos on our Facebook page.

We are also making this coaching session available for free to anyone. This will give you an idea of Faith@Home Coaching capabilities and how easy it is to participate!

View the Children’s Ministry Coaching Sept. 22, 2010 (The session is 1 hour, and a new window will open.)

Register today!

It is not too late to register! The fee for each Faith@Home online coaching network is $300 or if your church wants to subscribe to all three networks of coaching the fee is $750. Please note that this fee is something that provides some of the financial support needed for our team of Faith@Home missionaries who have to raise their own financial support. Essentially, we are your Faith@Home missionaries and this fee helps us to serve you.

Great Job Tim!

Children’s Ministry Coaching Topics & Guests (9:00 am PST Tuesdays)

• Sept. 21- Cathy Coultrip – The Take It Home Room and our favorite TIH events
• Oct. 19 – Jim Wells – Connecting F@H with Orange and our favorite TIH events
• Nov. 16 – Cindy Engelkes – The 20 year plan and our favorite TIH events
• Dec. 14 – Melinda Kinsman – The Creative Launch & our favorite TIH events
• Jan. 18 – Craig Jutila – If I Had To Do It Over
• Feb. 15 – Brian Haynes – Milestones & F@H
• Mar. 15 -Mike Engbers – Steady As She Goes & our favorite TIH events.
• April 19 – Jim Toohey – What’s In It For Us? 15 Wins and our TIH events
• May 17 – Gary Strudler – Connecting with Youth Ministry

Sr. Pastor Coaching Topics & Guests (9:00 am PST Thursdays)

• Sept. 23 – Staffing for F@H – Dave Teixeira, Sr. Pastor, Ventura Missionary Church
• Oct. 21 – Launching F@H – Randy Remington, Sr. Pastor, Beaverton Foursquare, OR
• Nov. 18 – Preaching F@H– Steve Stroope, Sr. Pastor, Lakepointe Community Church
• Dec. 16 – Innovations & Alliances – Kurt Bruner, Strong Families Innovation Alliance
• Jan. 20 – Authentic Leadership – Arthur Jenkins, Episcopal Church, Charleston, SC
• Feb. 17 – Wins We can Anticipate – Ryan Rush, Sr. Pastor, Bannockburn Baptist, TX
• March 17 – Confident Humility – Steve Dornbusch, Sr. Pastor, Calvary Lutheran, Golden Valley, MN
• April 21 – A Catholic Perspective – Father Steve Davorens, Our Lady of the Assumption, CA
• May 19 – Managing Resistance – Andrew Turkstra, Sr. Pastor, Canada

As you are probably aware the Faith@Home movement is an international movement that God is leading through the church to reestablish the home as the primary place where faith is lived, expressed and nurtured.  This movement is spreading across Canada, the US as well as Germany, Norway, Switzerland, Sweden and the Netherlands as thousands of church leaders are examining how they can lead their ministry in a more faith@home focused manner.  Since this is a new, ever evolving and fast growing movement many church leaders today are seeking ways to connect and learn from one another.  That’s why we are offering online, Faith@Home coaching networks.  Through these networks church leaders from across the world will have an opportunity to participate in a webcast to gain fresh insights and learn from other like minded leaders who are working to make their ministry more Faith@Home focused.  In addition to this we also wanted to create a place where you can learn from some leading practitioners who have developed successful approaches that we run across in our travels for the Faith@Home movement.

The final reason why we are offering online coaching is to help you keep the momentum going after you have heard a message or attended a conference that has positively challenged you to be a more faith@home focused leader/church.  Becoming a faith@home focused church is going to take time and we wanted to be there, through coaching, to help you build a strong and lasting faith@home strategy into your church ministry structure.  Through online coaching you will now have an opportunity to get fresh, new faith@home insights and support each month without having to leave your office or home!

Learn more and register today!

Children’s Ministry Coaching Topics & Guests (9:00 am PST Tuesdays)

• Sept. 21- Cathy Coultrip – The Take It Home Room and our favorite TIH events
• Oct. 19 – Jim Wells – Connecting F@H with Orange and our favorite TIH events
• Nov. 16 – Cindy Engelkes – The 20 year plan and our favorite TIH events
• Dec. 14 – Melinda Kinsman – The Creative Launch & our favorite TIH events
• Jan. 18 – Craig Jutila – If I Had To Do It Over
• Feb. 15 – Brian Haynes – Milestones & F@H
• Mar. 15 -Mike Engbers – Steady As She Goes & our favorite TIH events.
• April 19 – Jim Toohey – What’s In It For Us? 15 Wins and our TIH events
• May 17 – Gary Strudler – Connecting with Youth Ministry

Sr. Pastor Coaching Topics & Guests (9:00 am PST Thursdays)

• Sept. 23 – Staffing for F@H – Dave Teixeira, Sr. Pastor, Ventura Missionary Church
• Oct. 21 – Launching F@H – Randy Remington, Sr. Pastor, Beaverton Foursquare, OR
• Nov. 18 – Preaching F@H– Steve Stroope, Sr. Pastor, Lakepointe Community Church
• Dec. 16 – Innovations & Alliances – Kurt Bruner, Strong Families Innovation Alliance
• Jan. 20 – Authentic Leadership – Arthur Jenkins, Episcopal Church, Charleston, SC
• Feb. 17 – Wins We can Anticipate – Ryan Rush, Sr. Pastor, Bannockburn Baptist, TX
• March 17 – Confident Humility – Steve Dornbusch, Sr. Pastor, Calvary Lutheran, Golden Valley, MN
• April 21 – A Catholic Perspective – Father Steve Davorens, Our Lady of the Assumption, CA
• May 19 – Managing Resistance – Andrew Turkstra, Sr. Pastor, Canada