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journal entries from an emerging follower of Christ

Put Your Dream To The Test (part 5)

Aaron Marcelli | February 11, 2010

I cannot think of a dream a person could possibly have that would not effect or involve others.  Opening a store, improving business, moving to another country, attaining a certain job, even simply wanting to have a family all require others to be on board.  Chapter six of Put Your Dream To The Test discusses [...]

Put Your Dream To The Test (part 1)

Aaron Marcelli | January 30, 2010

The first book I chose to read in 2010 was John Maxwell’s Put Your Dream To The Test.  Of course, I’m all about having dreams, living with goals, making plans, and believing in the passions of your young aspirations rather than just letting them fade away.  That’s why this book title appealed to me.  Just [...]

Church Planting Update

Aaron Marcelli | December 19, 2009

It recently occurred to me that it has been quite a while since I last spoke about my church planting journey on this site. Giving over to the idea and committing to church planting took quite a while, which is very interesting considering it is something I have had a burden to do for a [...]

Lessons From My Small Group

Aaron Marcelli | December 3, 2009

A couple of months ago my girlfriend and I realized though we were both serving as active volunteers and members of our local church, and though we both were meeting regularly with people we were building relationships with in the community, we were not a part of a church small group.  Feeling we needed to [...]

Fighting to Hear

Aaron Marcelli | October 23, 2009

A lot has been going on in my life lately.  I got so used to saying “nothing” or “just work” over the past year or so when people would ask me what was up in my life.  Only a couple times have I actually caught myself and responded to their simple inquiries by telling them [...]

Thoughts About Gary Lamb

Aaron Marcelli | September 29, 2009

It wasn’t until just last week, when I was talking to my pastor and he mentioned it, that I heard about Gary Lamb’s resignation.  Gary was a church planter in Canton, Georgia who started a church in that community just five years ago.  The church was purposeful in creating a casual atmosphere of grace, love, [...]

Things I Need to Plant

Aaron Marcelli | September 18, 2009

I recently found this entry in my journal dated February of this year.  It is still my prayer today.
I have dreamed of starting a church for years.  Though some of the particulars and the desired location have changed, the overall desire remains.  But is it a calling?
I have spent much time in prayer trying to [...]

Sacrifices For Ministry

Aaron Marcelli | September 3, 2009

I have always been into self-denial as in depriving myself of food, television, spending, or sleep somehow I thought made me more spiritual.  So anytime I’m feeling distant from God or really desire to be blessed in a certain way my mind immediately goes to what can I give up in order to impress God [...]

The Story……….Continued

Aaron Marcelli | August 26, 2009

A couple months ago I wrote this piece as one of my first blog entries, entitling it “the story”.  I used it as a chance to tell some of the major events that happened in my life to inform and update those who had wondered as to my change of ministry, location, etc.  I notice [...]