Part 3: Prayer

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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Part 2: Vision (You Can’t Talk Too Much About It)

Posted on October 5, 2011 by Frank Wooden

Note: Part 1: How My Church Is Starting Three Churches In One Year was posted on October 3, 2011. After John 3:16, the next most quoted verse might be Proverbs 29:18- Where there is no vision, the people perish. The problem is- too many leaders have no idea what their vision is. I didn’t, and [...]

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How My Church Is Starting Three Churches In One Year

Posted on October 3, 2011 by Frank Wooden

Can a church of 100 people plant three new church campuses in one year? That’s what Sweetwater River Church will be doing in 2012. Located in San Diego, SRC is targeting three areas of San Diego- North Park, City Heights, and the College area. Over the coming months, this blog will describe the process we are [...]

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Second Site On The Way

Posted on April 29, 2009 by Frank Wooden

Our second church site is going to be in a coffeehouse! We’re going to do a test run on Saturday night, June 27th, @ 7pm. The location is Cafe Forte on Grim Avenue at University Avenue in North Park. This is a great venue- seats about 40 to 50- and is close to clubs, restaurants [...]

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San Diego Hope

Posted on January 22, 2009 by Frank Wooden

San Diego Hope is our vision to revitalize San Diego from the inside out. Too many churches began decades ago near the city centers and moved out to the suburbs, following the middle class. Years later, these same churches saw the brokenness back int he city and began to do outreaches where they once were [...]

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The Challenge of Change

Posted on January 12, 2009 by Frank Wooden

One of the hardest things to do is to create permanent change in an organization. There is this thought that goes through the back of your mind that by next week we could be right back where we started. Once change moves from temporary to permanent it creates an exciting culture where people are game [...]

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