The core group of New City Church is emerging. Two weeks ago, seventy-two people gathered for our first public prayer and praise...

How often do you travel by plane? Our air traffic control situation is in the news almost every day. Whether we are being told about...

Sunday, June 29, 2025, was a threshold moment in the life of New City Church. You know what a threshold is, right? Thresholds are more...

What comes to mind when you think of church? You probably think of a place or a building. I think of the fond memories I have inside the...

Trent and I were given so many amazing gifts this week! One of the churches that was planted out of Gospel City Church invited Trent to...

Recently, I had the privilege of visiting Lincoln, Nebraska, home of the University of Nebraska and, more famously, the Nebraska...

One of my earliest memories is my grandfather's grandfather clock. I was fascinated and a little intimidated by this contraption towering...

Last week I spent a few sweet days with my two month old granddaughter. We became fast friends as I fed her and read her a book. I talked...

I have never thanked God for my skin. That revelation came crashing into my mind at 4:40 am as I was getting out of bed to catch an early...

One of the reasons I’m drawn to the opportunity to plant a new church is the responsibility I feel to steward the preaching gift that God...

Have you been forgotten? It’s the worst feeling ever! I remember being forgotten several years ago. We were traveling for an itinerant...

When people ask, “What kind of church are you planting?”, one way to answer that question is, “A simple church.” I love church. The...

As soon as my youngest child, Leah, learned to walk, she learned to run. She was definitely the live wire in our house, always keeping us...

This week I have been invited to attend an assessment by the Send Network for the purpose of clarifying our calling and readiness to...

A few years ago, a sweet young family invited us to their house for lunch. They were new to our church and we were thrilled they had...

Last Sunday, I kicked off a four-week class at Parkview Church called Church Planting 101  by answering two important questions....

As word begins to get out about our desire to plant New City Church in St. Johns County, it naturally draws interest from people looking...

For years, I said, “I don’t say Good-bye, I prefer to say see you later.” Some of this may be because for 15 years my family and I lived...

I’m making a lot of new friends in this season of my life.  Suppose a couple came to me and said something like this, “Trent, we’ve...

Farmers understand church planting better than most. I spent today with a potato farmer whose family has farmed in St. Johns County,...

This past weekend, a new friend graciously let our family use his beach condo. I packed, planned and bought the food, grateful to be able...

I am a chronic over-reacher. I don’t mean an overachiever. I mean an over-REACHER. The first time I heard the concept, “stay in your...

I feel like I’ve entered a completely different world. It’s the world of church planting. I’ve been here before so I didn’t think this...

The privilege of choosing a name—whether for a newborn child or a soon to be born church—carries with it the power of identity, purpose,...