TimSchraeder.com

I am spent, but wanted to share my notes with all of you out in the blogosphere who weren’t able to attend Granger Community Church’s Innovate Conference this year. I hate to say it to you, but if you weren’t there, you really did miss out.
This was the fourth time I’ve attended Innovate and I [...]

Five ways to describe him: Visionary. Gifted communicator. Committed to Christ. Passionate about his family. And as normal as your next door neighbor (but only if that’s a good thing).  What he does for Granger: No, not everything. He’s the first to admit that. Instead, he focuses on the areas in which he excels (have you heard him speak?) [...]

Shawn Wood is the Experiences and Creative Communications Pastor and a Teaching Pastor for Seacoast Church, a trendsetting multi-site church with 25 weekend experiences at 11 campuses across South Carolina, North Carolina, and Georgia. Seacoast is ranked among the top 10 most innovative churches (Outreach magazine) and the top ten most influential churches (Church Report), as well as in the [...]

For 14 years, Tim’s leadership has helped Granger Community Church connect with people who think church is irrelevant. He has done this through the creative blending of architecture, strategy, and technology. He’s acutely turned in to popular culture and is instrumental in balancing operations, building creative teams, and inspiring artists to brand each message series and shaped the weekend experience. He’s [...]

Rob, as a teaching pastor, is he featured speaker at the greatest number of weekend services at Granger Community Church after Mark Beeson. Along with teaching, he spends a hefty portion of his time in Granger missions work – both in Granger’s own back yard and around the world – planting churches, developing partnerships, equipping leaders, assisting the poor, caring [...]

Bobby Guenewald, Kevin Penry, Sam Roberts, and Jerry Hurley, from LifeChurch.tv spoke together on things they’ve learned helping LifeChurch.tv rise to being one of the largest, most innovate churches in the country.
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The difference between where you are and where God wants you to be is the pain you’re unwilling [...]

Elevation Church was founded on the faith of eight families who risked everything – sold houses, quit jobs and moved to  believing that God would turn Charlotte upside down for His glory through the local church. That risk has resulted in a remarkable return. At the two year mark, Elevation has grown to more [...]

Mark Beeson

Too often we see with the eyes of the world instead of with the eyes of the
Kingdom.
We need to see with eyes of faith.
We need to trust God’s promise is with the process – and trust that He will
enable us.
We need outside eyes to help us see who we really are.
Don’t be who you [...]