Aaron Marcelli | November 29, 2010
I have made the comment on this site before that going into ministry I knew there would be criticism, I just did not expect it to come from other Christians. In this short series of posts I want to deal with the issue of criticism, looking at it from both the perspective of receiving it [...]
Aaron Marcelli | November 26, 2010
My Salvation There’s nothing I could do to earn it. I did nothing to deserve it. In my weakest of moments I have often thought back to the promise I have of salvation and though it did not always cure the present pain, it helped put things in perspective for me. My Family I’m thankful [...]
Aaron Marcelli | November 23, 2010
The final major reason I could think of that for why I am planting a church in Chattanooga, Tennessee is that I have peace about it. I think when you want something really bad you should take action steps toward it. If you do that and after a while realize you still feel good about [...]
Aaron Marcelli | November 19, 2010
The second major reason I give people as to why we are starting a church in Chattanooga is the need. Now, to an outside observer this would be a point of debate – church buildings almost out number gas stations in certain parts of the city. As a matter of fact there are 747 churches [...]
Aaron Marcelli | November 17, 2010
Unless this is your first time on this site, you have picked up on the theme that I am in the early stages of moving to Chattanooga and planting (or starting) a new church in the city’s downtown area. Allow me to use a few brief posts and give my motivation. The first answer I [...]
Aaron Marcelli | November 12, 2010
I plan on writing an entire leadership/vision message on the idea and revelation I am about to share but thought I would go ahead and give a condensed version here: Several years ago I began to hear about the notion of planting a church. I used to dream of what a church I would start [...]
Aaron Marcelli | November 5, 2010
I really like the new Sara Bareilles song. Like most her tunes, King of Anything is catchy and fun. As I was listening to the song though a few weeks ago, one section for some reason caused me to think about pastors. At the end of the first verse the songs say: I hate to [...]
Aaron Marcelli | November 3, 2010
As I stated in the last post, I have to scratch my head at how to respond when people ask me what kind of a church we are planting in Chattanooga. Part of my uncertainty comes from not knowing what things they specifically mean when they say “kind of church” and another part comes from [...]
Aaron Marcelli | November 1, 2010
In spreading the word about our plans to plant a church in Chattanooga, Tennessee –whether through twitter, this blog, or word of mouth – a question I have received from several folks is, “what kind of church are you planting?” At first, I thought it a rather simple and somewhat to be expected question. But [...]
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