As you may have heard, Riverview is launching a venue in Lansing this upcoming fall, which is just a fancy way of saying we are opening a new location. This new venue will have all the things you love about Riv (most of the same weekend service teachings and programs, along with great music and [...]
There are a lot of people in the city of Lansing that will never venture out to the suburbs of Holt or the campus of Michigan State University to go to church. Because of this, Riv is launching a new venue in the heart of Lansing this fall. To lay the groundwork for this new [...]
One of the great honors we have as a church is to work with the Lansing Area AIDS Network. They are doing an invaluable service for those suffering with HIV/AIDS in our community. The woman who coordinates our efforts with them wrote a great thank you note to those who helped this year and I [...]
This just might be my favorite Corridor Art Gallery concept we have had yet at Riv. And by “we,” I mean Kristie, our esteemed Creative Director. Of course, I have to say “we” because it makes me feel like I was a part of this. #LoveLansing
Recently, Kiplinger rated Lansing as one of the Top 10 Great Cities for Young Adults. This put us in the same category as Chicago, New York City, Portland, and Washington DC. For a lot of people, this was kinda a shocker. “Seriously, Lansing?” was what I heard over and over when I told people about [...]
OK…I need your help for a little art project I’m doing. Basically, I’m looking for pictures of the Lansing area taken by Riverview people. They don’t have to be artistic, professional, or even very good, but they do need to follow these guidelines: 1) You took the picture 2) The picture was taken in the [...]
This past weekend at Riv, I asked the same three questions I asked on my blog a week or so ago. 1) Have you been personally impacted by the recession? 2) If yes, how? 3) On a scale of 1 (Scared out of my mind) to 10 (Incredibly hopeful), how are you feeling? This morning [...]
This week, I am going to be in Dallas connecting with some other pastors from around the country. I am certain the topic of the economy is going to come up while I am there. It’s going to be interesting to see how everyone’s churches are doing right now. I am also working on my [...]
My friend JR is doing a cool project on his blog called The Good News. Basically, he asked 40 of us from around the world to write a letter as if we were writing to our local newspaper on the topic of The Good News. Here is a copy of my letter: I am writing [...]
My friend JR is doing an interesting project on his blog called “The Good News.” Here’s a little overview: In this blog series each of the contributors will be summarizing their understanding of the Good News in 300 to 500 words. Each author is writing their entry as if they were invited by their city [...]