Aaron Marcelli | January 24, 2011
I mentioned in the post on purity how integrity is also one of the values for our church plant. Again, that’s how important I think it is. It’s also one of the values I want for my life. When writing out my list of core values, next to the word integrity I wrote down: To [...]
Aaron Marcelli | January 19, 2011
For me, this was an easy pick and a must-have as a personal value. As a man, a husband, a leader, a pastor, a Christian it is essential I am honest, accountable and living a morally clean life. I mentioned in the last post that selecting personal values was not easy. That’s true – except [...]
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 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 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 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 [...]
Aaron Marcelli | September 13, 2010
Know the history of the people, organization, and community Allow those unlike you to observe, but be on guard Make a big deal about victories and accomplishments o Involve others and give them ownership o Allow people to party Orchestrate and organize major events if you want them done well Always use multiple people when [...]
Aaron Marcelli | March 5, 2010
A few weeks ago Katy and I (at her request) went to a NHL hockey game. I had not been to a hockey game since middle school and I’m not sure if she had ever been, but we thought it would be fun. And it was. I went all out and got us the ‘all [...]
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