I was having a conversation with a friend recently who is about as much “unchurched” as someone could be.  I was telling him about Soul City Church and all that God is doing to start this church.  And it struck him.  “I guess I never really thought about where churches came from before.  This is fascinating stuff.” His revelation is not far off from many of our assumptions.  When you drive by a random church on the street or when you pull up to the church that you are a part of, have you ever wondered, “Where did this church come from?  How did it get here?”  We just sort of assume it’s always been there, and is some cases…it hasn’t ever changed.

But the truth is that every Church has a Start.  And there is always a Story behind every Start.

There is always

• :: People who prayed that church into existence
• :: Friends from whom that church desperately mattered
• :: Unbelievable and often unseen financial sacrifice
• :: A movement of the Holy Spirit that prompted and pushed people into a Great Faith Adventure

The paint may have faded.  The lights may be turned off more than they are on.  The vision may be lost.  That faith adventure may have drifted into sytems and routines.

But somewhere…at some point there was a Story behind that Start.  Maybe you know it, maybe you don’t.  Maybe it’s time for you to experience it.  Maybe one of the greatest things you can do for your faith is follow God on a great faith adventure.  To be a Part of the Story of a Start.

If you’d like to hear the Soul City Story and pray about being a part of this start, please join us July 11 at 6.00p at 1130 W. Adams (in the West Loop) for our Soul City Core Worship Gathering. A time of Story, Vision, Prayer, Worship, and Gratitude.

If you can’t make it on July 11, you can Contact Us about how you might be a part of this start.

You deserve the right to be a part of a Story like this.  You deserve the right to see God move like this.  You deserve the right to daily depend on God like this.  At Soul City, we simply believe that,

Every person of faith deserves a great faith adventure.

We would love for Soul City to be a part of yours.

This morning Jeanne and I had the joy of waking up to our little Gigi covered in some sort of Allergic Reaction all over her cute little body.  Jeanne and I had the exact same thought at the exact same moment – “How do we avoid having to go to the Hospital over this one?” [...]

Why does anyone walk away from a great job, at an amazing church, with fabulous friends, having just built their dream home in a warm climate?  It could only be Insanity.  Most days I think its Insanity until I am reminded that it’s something much deeper – Obedience.  An obedience that is rooted in Dependence.
We [...]

Kudos to Toyota for taking a brake from all the other attention their company has been getting lately.  I love what they are doing with the Swagger Wagon campaign.  They are not only TRANSFORMING the public perception of the Mini Van / Station Wagon, but in a very real way Transforming if not Distracting the [...]

Our Brand New May Snapshot is out.  It’s a great way for you to get a Quick Snapshot of all that God is doing at Soul City Church.  It’s Chock full of Goodies.  It’s Free.  And all the Cool Kids are reading it.
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If you haven’t read John Ortberg’s latest book, “The Me I Want To Be”, I highly recommend that you stop what your doing (’cause I’m about to ruin…) and head to the Soul City Store and grab it right now.  It’s that good.  It’s that important.  In a sense it reads like a Cheat Sheet [...]

A while back I (Jeanne) read the fabulous book INFLUCENCER with the Buckhead Leadership Team.  The author thoughtfully proves that when it comes to influence that the two primary questions that everyone asks before any kind of significant change / transformation is…
IS IT WORTH & CAN I DO IT?
And they need a story, many stories [...]

1)   You don’t need to worry about money…but you won’t ever think you have “enough”.
2)   You will not only believe in the power of prayer…you’ll depend on it.
3)   A Clear Mission goes a lot further than a Cool Logo.
4)   The craving for Comfort will be stronger than crack.
5)   You will be on the adventure of [...]

So much is going on at Soul City Church.  From our Good Friday Experience, to the launch of Soul City Sundays, to all that’s coming up this month.  If you want to BE a part of it all, make sure you sign up for our monthly Soul City Snapshot.  You can do so by signing [...]

It’s always seemed a bit odd to me that we call Good Friday GOOD.  I get it in the grand scheme of the Redemptive Story.  I get that there is no Sunday without Friday.  I get that there is no life without Death.  I get it.  It’s just a little odd.  On that very Friday…as [...]