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A “Church” That Puts People Before Facility

Russ Hutto — Wed, 14 Apr 2010 15:45:45 +0000

In Fayetteville, GA, there is an expression of the Church called Rolling Hills Baptist Church. In 2008 they decided to sell their building and the 20 acres it sits on and to invest the money into people. They moved to a Tinseltown Theater complex and the operating costs for them now is only a third [...]

The Maturing Church

Russ Hutto — Mon, 12 Apr 2010 14:46:44 +0000

My name is Russ and I’m a preacher’s kid. So, I’ve pretty much been a “kid” of the church my whole life. Of course, I’m a grown up now and have been for the last 15 years, but I still feel like I’ve never known anything else. I wasn’t one to go buck wild out [...]

Church = A Collective Representation of Christ

Russ Hutto — Thu, 04 Mar 2010 13:23:09 +0000

In my last post, I talked about what the Church in America needs to be successful. It needs only to BE a collective representation of Christ to the communities that surround. It doesn’t need to be another entertainment venue or concert hall. It doesn’t need to be a comedy club or a dramatic theater. The [...]

My Approach to Blended Worship

Russ Hutto — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 19:03:22 +0000

All the ends of the earth shall remember and turn to the Lord, and all the families of the nations shall worship before you. http://read.ly/Ps22.27.ESV Blended worship probably means different things to different people, but the most common use of the phrase seems to be in regards to styles of music used for worship services. [...]

Facilitating Family (Generational) Worship

Russ Hutto — Tue, 01 Sep 2009 15:44:38 +0000

What does your church do to promote Family* Worship? Do you see any problems with compartmentalizing every age group into a worship environment designed ONLY for them? Benefits? Can children and teens “sit through” and participate in family oriented worship? Are we asking too much of them to learn from and participate in generational worship? [...]

Northpoint Community Church Goes Online

Russ Hutto — Thu, 13 Aug 2009 19:09:16 +0000

This is a GREAT way to introduce people who are not plugged in to a church family to church that may live far away from your home church, or that might live right where you do but aren’t “into” going to a church building. I’m all for leveraging any and every form of technology we [...]

Worship Leaders/Teams: Ways to SHOW Your Congregation You Love Them

Russ Hutto — Fri, 17 Jul 2009 14:09:33 +0000

1) Serve them. Make it your purpose and intention to serve them through every rehearsal, through every note sung, played, or written. When you “lead” worship, it’s not for you, it’s for GOD and for them. When you plan and sing songs that are singable, catchy, rich in truth, encouraging, moving, inspiring, and memorable you [...]

Honduras Trip Update: Postponed due to Coup

Russ Hutto — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 14:03:51 +0000

Well, as some of you have probably seen in the news as of late, things are pretty tumultuous in Honduras. The President, Zelaya, was ousted in a so called coup in the last few days. The Congress and Supreme Court of Honduras ousted him basically for trying to rewrite the Constitution of the nation to [...]

Together-ness: Who Are You LIVING With?

Russ Hutto — Mon, 01 Jun 2009 18:49:32 +0000

As life rolls along around us, I wanted to pause today and ask a simple question: WHO ARE YOU LIVING WITH? And by living, I don’t mean shacking up with, or married to, or sharing a roof with. I mean LIVING. Doing life. Who do you pursue fun with? Who do you chase after God [...]

Would You Prayerfully Consider Supporting?

Russ Hutto — Thu, 23 Apr 2009 20:44:35 +0000

HONDURAS 09 My wife and I, Lydia, and Jonathan and Carrie Chick are representing our church, House of Joy, and joining the team from The Sanctuary Church, in Jefferson, GA on a mission/ministry trip to Tegucigalpa, Honduras this July. The four of us are raising funds together (independently from the Sanctuary team). We have been [...]