spring venue list

Brian Hogan’s Spring 2010 Speaking Engagements

Date	Venue	URL
1/13/2010	Chinese Baptist Church, 5801 Beacon Ave S, Seattle, WA 98108	LINK
1/14/2010	Northshore Baptist Church, 10301 NE 145th St, Bothell, WA 98011	LINK
1/15/2010	Westgate Chapel, 22901 Edmonds Way, Edmonds, WA 98020	LINK
1/16-18/10	Eastbrook Church 5353 N Green Bay Ave Milwaukee, WI 53209	LINK
1/21/2010	Kingsway Missionary Training; 401 South 35th Street; McAllen, TX 78501-8240	LINK
1/26/2010	Mount Sequoyah, 150 NW Skyline Drive, Fayetteville, AR 72701	LINK
1/31/2010	Paso Robles Bible Church; 2206 Golden Hill Road Paso Robles, CA 93446-6379	LINK
2/2/2010	Cascade Christian High School; 855 Chevy Way, Medford, OR 97504	LINK
2/7/2010	Oregon State Univ., The Pillar, 2323 Monroe St., Corvallis, OR 97330	LINK
2/8/2010	Grace Bible Fellowship, 33990 McFarland Rd., Tangent, OR 97389	LINK
2/9/2010	University of Oregon Campus, EMU Ben Linder Rm, Eugene, OR 97403-1219	LINK
2/15/2010	Grace City Church, World Relief HQ, 7 East Baltimore Street, Baltimore MD, 21202	LINK
2/16/2010	Forcey Memorial Church, 2130 E Randolph Rd, Silver Spring, MD 20904	LINK
2/17/2010	Huber Memorial United Church of Christ; 5701 York Rd, Baltimore, MD 21212	LINK
2/18/2010	Grace Fellowship Church, 9505 Deereco Road, Timonium, MD, 21093	LINK
2/21/2010	Northside Christian Church, 2709 E. Nees Ave., Clovis CA 93611	LINK
2/22/2010	First Presbyterian Church, 215 N. Locust, Visalia, CA 93219	LINK
3/1-5/2010	World Horizons, North Dock, Llanelli, SA15 2LF, Wales, UK	LINK
4/5/2010	The Chapel in North Canton, 715 Whittier Ave. NW, North Canton, OH 44720	LINK
4/6/2010	First Christian Church 104 3rd St NW New Philadelphia, OH 44663	LINK
4/12-15/10	Perspectives classes in the Middle East Venues confidential	LINK
4/19/2010	East Side Baptist Church, 2710 Massard Road, Fort Smith, AR 72903-5295	LINK
4/20/2010	Grace Point Church, 1201 NE McCollum Rd, Bentonville, AR 72712	LINK
4/21/2010	John Brown University, 2000 West University Street, Siloam Springs, AR 72761	LINK
4/22/2010	University Baptist Church, Fellowship Hall, 333 W. Maple Street, Fayetteville, Arkansas, 72701	LINK
4/24/2010	Shepherd of the Hills, 19700 Rinaldi St. Porter Ranch, CA 91326	LINK
4/26/2010	First Baptist Church of Plano, 1300 E. 15th Street, Plano, TX 75074	LINK
4/27/2010	Crossroads Bible Church, 8101 Justin Road, Double Oak, TX 75077	LINK
4/29/2010	The Village Church, 1106 West Oak Street Denton, TX 76201-3932	LINK
5/3/2010	Big Valley Grace Community Church; 4040 Tully Road, Modesto, CA 95356	LINK
5/4/2010	Golden Hills Community Church, 2401 Shady Willow Lane, Brentwood, CA 94513	LINK
5/9/2010	New Vision Church, 1201 Montague Expressway, Milpitas, CA 95035	LINK
5/10/2010	NorthCreek Church, 2303 Ygnacio Valley Rd,. Walnut Creek, CA 94598	LINK
5/11/2010	Chinese Church in Christ, 1490 Saratoga Ave, San Jose, CA 95129	LINK
5/13/2010	Antioch Community Church, Journey Room; 510 N 20th St, Waco, TX 76707	LINK
5/23/2010	Sonoma Avenue Church of Christ, 2200 Sonoma Ave., Santa Rosa, CA 95405	LINK
7/2/2010	WCIU, Aylward House, 1539 East Howard Street Pasadena, CA 91104	LINK

 

Hogan's FM Waves - December 2009

"A grand adventure is about to begin." ~ Winnie the Pooh

The Next Grand Adventure

I think I will start with punch line first. We are moving to Perth, Australia.

I know it seems sudden but in reality it is not. I have dreamed of being a midwife ever since the birth of Melody 24 years ago. I even apprenticed for a brief period with my good friend and midwife, Mishell Whitacre, not long after she assisted in Alice’s delivery. It was soon apparent that responding to the demanding needs of women in labor and caring for three growing human beings was incompatible. So I let the dream die. Then a few weeks ago, my friend Rachel came for a visit. She staffs the Birth Attendant School in Perth, Australia and was home for Thanksgiving with family. As we talked about her experiences with the school, the dream that I let go of so long ago came back to life. I didn’t say anything to anyone at the time; because I was so afraid it would kill the dream. When I finally told Brian what God was birthing (pun intended) in my heart, he enthusiastically agreed. No surprise there, he is always up for "Grand Adventures". So we are planning to rent out our house (with Molly as live-in manager and roommate) to students, and Peter, Brian and I will go to Perth in July. Brian will be able to continue our Church Planting Coaches ministry from wherever we are in that year and our ministry directors confirmed this adventure with us.

The school is three months of classroom teaching in Perth, followed by nine months hands-on in the Two-Thirds World (formerly known as Third World). At this point we do not know where the outreach will go, but we will keep you posted.

With all our previous "Grand Adventures" the germinating idea has come from Brian, and for the most part I willingly followed. This one is different, this is my crazy idea and Brian is willingly following. It feels good.

We really feel like God is preparing us for ministry in church planting AND village health care in the future. It will be so exciting to add the fruit of my coaching training and midwifery to the package we offer the church planting teams.

Please pray for us as we figure out how to make this happen over the next 6 months. Pray that all the necessary finances come in as well.

If you would like to donate specifically toward the costs of the BAS school and outreach / travel please send your tax-deductible gifts to Los Osos Christian Fellowship; 1335 Seventh St.; Los Osos, CA 93402-1222 [please designate “Hogan – BAS”]

All donors of $25 or more receive an appreciation gift of handmade greeting cards from Louise!

Thank you for your prayers and partnership,

Louise Hogan

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Rabbits, Elephants and Faith in Jesus

If you put two elephants in a room together with plenty of food and water, close the door, and come back in three years, if you’re lucky, you may have one baby elephant. But do the same thing with two rabbits and you’ll get 476 million baby rabbits.

In their new book, The Rabbit and the Elephant: Why Small is the New Big for Today’s Church, simple church planters Tony and Felicity Dale, with acclaimed researcher George Barna, use the rabbit illustration to show the pace at which the Christian faith can (and should) be growing—through a way of life that is explosive and transformational. Through observations supported by the Barna Group research, the Dales document how church all across the world is changing from being event-based to life and relationship-based.

The Rabbit and the Elephant explores the simple church phenomenon and the ideas and experiences behind its concept of every member ministry. You will learn how to incorporate spiritual growth and outreach into every aspect of your life, while discovering the key to 21st century evangelism.

You can order the book from Amazon here: http://www.amazon.com/Rabbit-Elephant-Small-Todays-Church/dp/1414325533/ref=nosim?tag=thestarbree-20

F.M.Waves Spring 2009

Spring shows what God can do with a drab and dirty world

~Virgil A. Kraft

Spring means lots of travel for me and lots of work for Louise. Teaching Christian History and Church Planting in “Perspectives on the World Christian Movement” (offered all over the USA) has me away for half of most weeks January through May. I am one of the most sought-after Perspectives instructors because of our Mongolia story and being one of the authors of the textbook, so my dance card fills quickly. Back in McKinleyville, Louise not only keeps hearth and home together, but works at a fever-pitch on her art to keep me stocked with the greeting cards that sell so well at classes. Check them out at: OrganicGreeting.com. Amazingly, amid all the chaos, everything gets done and our family seems to be doing better than ever. There is a God and He loves us!

It is funny how the teaching opportunities line themselves up. Fall seems to be all foreign travel and spring is mostly domestic. I taught in Columbia, Taiwan, British Columbia, Jamaica, Lebanon, and Texas (well, they think it’s a country!) during fall. Check out the photo albums. Just one story from Lebanon: I had the intense privilege of baptizing an Iranian girl, a Muslim follower of Jesus, in the Mediterranean. She had received numerous visitations in dreams from Isa (Jesus’ name in Arabic) and He discipled her. He appeared to her family as well. The entire family has followed her into the kingdom, and sent her to Lebanon for training. What an amazing God we work with!

Kid news

Molly is living with my parents in Atascadero and attending Cuesta College’s culinary school.

Melody and Luke are moving to Sacramento for work. Melody is already working there and Luke is interning with Caltrans, coordinating Perspectives, and finishing up school here. We will miss them.

Alice turned 18 today (March 1, 2009). She is looking for a car to attend college in San Luis Obispo.

Peter is navigating early adolescence with humor and . . . well, like Peter!

In His loving hands, Brian Hogan

Books that have me really excited!

A Deadly Misunderstanding: A Congressman's Quest to Bridge the Muslim-Christian Divide
Absolutely world-view shattering book! Every page a revelation. This will change our world!

The Shack
If you haven't read it yet, give up your resistance. I know that everyone keeps saying that you have to read this, and that's annoying --- but this time you really do!

So You Don't Want to Go to Church Anymore
Welcome to real life in the Father's family. You always thought that this was what the deal was, but never found it in the organization. Welcome to the organism!

The Starfish and the Spider
How leaderless networks totally rock!