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Jesus Shot Out

loswhit — Tue, 13 Dec 2011 07:49:08 +0000

Beyond a doubt, my favorite moment of the trip was watching Jonathan get baptized and literally seeing Jesus explode from him as he arose from the water.
God. STILL. Moves.
Los

Crosspoint_tv Summer Series

loswhit — Tue, 28 Jun 2011 18:18:33 +0000

I knew I was gonna love my new church…
Los

Joplin Relief Effort Video Recap – Crosspoint.tv

loswhit — Wed, 01 Jun 2011 20:56:48 +0000

Video never does justice…
But this is some of what we did when we went to to Joplin the last few days with our church Crosspoint.tv.
I had no tripod or steady cam so forgive my shaky hands.
I’m glad I got to live a piece of this story.
I’m also glad I missed the meetings I was supposed to have on Monday.
Cause they were canceled…

Don’t forget to get up and do something…
Anything…
It’s better that way…
Los

If You Could Preach Today…

loswhit — Sun, 10 Apr 2011 17:31:57 +0000

If you could preach today to yourself today…What would you preach on?
Los

Is Your Church’s Butt Numb?

loswhit — Mon, 21 Feb 2011 17:17:46 +0000

Tradition is a good thing. It brings a wealth of knowledge and history and alignment to a somewhat scattered church.
Innovation is a good thing as it brings freedom, newness, and relevance to a somewhat stale church.

Yet both of these things can become numbing.
When you sit on a seat for too long your butt gets numb.
I think we often numb the butts of our people and they need to stand up and walk around.

Quit sitting on your church butt and let that circulation flow!
Things are so much clearer and less numbing when you change positions.

In what way can your/the church help unnumb their butts?
Los

Church In 3000

loswhit — Fri, 10 Sep 2010 13:09:31 +0000

What do you think the greatest advancement in the church will be by the year 3000?
Los

The Whittakers, Soul City Church, And My Walk To The Zoo

loswhit — Mon, 30 Aug 2010 02:43:42 +0000

We have a church.
Soul City Church.
It was instrumental in bringing a transformational mindset into my family and marriage. We would sit on Jarrett and Jeanne’s sofa for hours and weeks and months talking about how to live out this new way of thinking about church and the Gospel.
Last November I wrote this about our hearts for the city and living downtown and ministering 7 days a week.
The good news is that we are still doing that.
That bad news is that it won’t be in Chicago.
To keep it short…
The Whittakers are in a season of life that looks somewhat similar to a tornado.
Yes we are tornado chasers.
You know that and we know that.
But after this summer we took a good hard look at our family, marriage, kids, and life and decided that it would not be in the best interest of our ethos to move to Chicago right now. Financially, mentally, physically, and emotionally it would be inching us closer to an unhealthy place than we feel comfortable inching towards.
Notice I left Spiritually off that list.
That is because what I experienced in those months together with our Soul City Church family here in Atlanta grew me more spiritually than I have grown in years. Lots of years. This is where our decision sucks. We were being shepherded by 2 of the greatest pastors we have ever known.
Chicago has NO idea what they have just acquired in The Stevens Clan.
So this is where our spirits are heavy. To lose that spiritual community is tough.
So we are pulling in tight to get that back.

So where are we?
I’ve been all over this summer.
Our family based out of California from May until last week.
Just because I was touring so much.
Now we have come back to Atlanta and moved from the burbs to DOWNTOWN Atlanta.
Grant Park.
I Can walk to the zoo and to Turner Field. I had more neighbors welcome us in one day than in 2 years in East Cobb.
It’s just the way of these urban trekkers.
It. Is. Awesome.
So we shall bloom here for the time being.
Please keep Soul City Church in your prayers as God is OBVIOUSLY listening.
The amount of favor He is showing that community is AMAZING.
From their new worship gathering space to the people He is sending.
Keep praying so He can keep listening…

So Atlanta…The Whittakers are back. You will see me around Buckhead, Crossroads, West Ridge and the like…
And the fact that there is a bus stop right outside my house is music to my ears.
MARTA…It’s SMARTA
Thanks for praying for our journey!!!!!!!
Los

Ragamuffin Revival Prayer Meeting

loswhit — Thu, 26 Aug 2010 18:05:09 +0000

This month has been a —–(female pootch).
Or crappy…
Today I feel like cussing…but I censored my typing, although you all know what I typed, so is it really censored if I thought it?
Anyways…
The Whittakers are broke, but only in America.
The truth is we have a roof over our head, and food, and work.
So we have, as Andy Stanley calls it, rich people problems…
I know I’m not the only one having a crappy month.
We are gonna do another wonderful Ragamuffin Revival Prayer Service.
Your prayers are thick. I love watching them impact peoples lives.
Live…Online…Streaming…And for us…
For the members here ar the Ragamuffin Soul community.
This coming Monday night…930 pm EST…
Here is a view of Kyle’s view of our last Prayer Meeting…

Untitled from Kyle L Reed on Vimeo.

So let’s collect prayer requests until Monday night… Just use this blog post to collect prayer requests and we will all pray for each other live…online…
Cool?
OK. Retweet this junk and post it to your facebook pages so we can cover our tribes in prayer.

How can we pray for you?
Los

MC Hammer, Your Needs, And My Profile

loswhit — Mon, 04 Jan 2010 21:54:49 +0000

I do this every other month.
It’s time again.
We are going to hold an online prayer service with a few other bloggers.
I want to open this up for you to share how exactly we can pray for you.
I’m always amazed at the needs that are hanging around this amazing community.
Depending on the amount of requests…We will try and do this live this TH night.
Because as the great theologian MC Hammer says…
“We’ve got to pray just to make it today”

How can we pray for you?
Los

Social Justice Is Sexy, Launching A Church Is Not

loswhit — Tue, 29 Dec 2009 17:51:17 +0000

Here’s the deal.
Social Justice is sexy.
Just ask GAP, Bono, Angelina, and the slew of others who have decided to give back.
I am all about the sexiness because it opens peoples eyes to the needs of this world.
Giving to help children across the world makes peoples hearts full.
And it should.
I sponsor 3 kids through Compassion International and their lives are changing every day.

What isn’t sexy?
Giving to a church in downtown Chicago who will soon preach a story of transformation to the hustlers that live there.
So I’m going to simply ask.
Would you pray about giving to my new church?
Soul City Church
We are slowly trickling into the city of Chicago over the next few months and need all the help we can get.
No it’s not sexy.
But it is a need and I’m not ashamed to ask on behalf of my church family that you pray and if you feel led…
Give Here.
10 bucks. 25 bucks. Whatever you have.

Thanks Ragamuffins for contributing to lives changed in the city of Chicago
Los