Posted on October 20, 2011 by Frank Wooden
If there has been one key element in growing our vision to plant churches in San Diego it has been prayer. Prayer literally has been the engine that drives Sweetwater River Church. About four years ago a group of us began to pray together on Wednesday night on how SRC could reach the city of San [...]
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Posted on April 28, 2011 by Frank Wooden
I join thousands others in mourning the death of David Wilkerson yesterday. He was the founder of Teen Challenge and Times Square Church in New York City. I will forever be grateful for how his ministry changed my son’s life. Well done good and faithful servant.
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Posted on April 25, 2011 by Frank Wooden
This past week has been phenomenal in the ministry of Sweetwater River Church. We did two performances of “The Runaway”, an urban re-telling of the story of the Prodigal Son. Thursday night was our second Tenebrae Service, observing the rejection and pain that Jesus went through on the night he was arrested. It has become [...]
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Posted on March 2, 2011 by Frank Wooden
I’m heading out early tomorrow morning with Jon Nichols to Catalyst West in Irvine. Jon is a church planter with SRC. It is good to get away in a new environment for refueling. I love the Laguna/Newport Beach area. I was just there two weeks ago for an overnighter with my wife. SRC is at a [...]
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Posted on February 3, 2011 by Frank Wooden
(I received this book for free from WaterBrook Multnomah Publishing Group for this review) “The Next Christians” is the title of Gabe Lyons latest book subtitled: “How A New Generation Is Restoring The Faith”. Gabe is a cofounder of Catalyst and now leads Q (qideas.org). Since reading his book, I’m finding his name popping up [...]
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Posted on April 12, 2010 by Frank Wooden
We had a great start to our “Story” message series this past weekend at Sweetwater River Church. I ended the service with an invitation for the entire church to stand at the front of the church where we had an uplifting time of prayer. I am so excited to see how God writes a good [...]
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Posted on February 23, 2010 by Frank Wooden
The 2010 decade is going to be different than the last decade so how will it be defined? Try these two words: perseverance and networking. Perseverance. It is too easy to give up in challenging times. Learning the importance of working through, thinking through and praying through problems will bring about success. Creative solutions to [...]
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Posted on February 4, 2010 by Frank Wooden
We encounter this word fairly regularly: urgent care, an urgent message. It is used to describe something that requires immediate attention. It is also a word that describes how we are to approach God’s agenda for the world. I’m becoming increasingly aware that God has an urgent plan for people and he is expecting me [...]
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Posted on December 23, 2009 by Frank Wooden
I took my last sip of coffee while sitting at Hans and Harry Bakery as I read the final page of Primal by Mark Batterson . I was wondering if Mark’s latest book could be as good as his first and the answer is a resounding yes. Mark Batterson is the lead pastor of National [...]
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Posted on August 18, 2009 by Frank Wooden
Sometimes it is hard to decide what is an obstacle and what is an opportunity. We’ve been doing test runs for a Saturday night coffee house service during the summer in North Park San Diego. They’ve been going great. We have discovered that the business is for sale and will close in one week. Is this [...]
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