Top 3 Reasons to Invite Someone to "A Next Level Christmas!"

Number 3: Because you've been waiting all year long to find that one perfect service to invite your disconnected friend to...and let m...

I read two newspapers every day - the Charlotte Observer and the Wall Street Journal. To be a missional pastor in Charlotte means you need m...

So, today I walked into the new auditorium on the Matthews Campus and heard the sound system for the first time. I was prepared to be impres...

It's funny how different people are just wired up differently by God to enjoy different things. This comes out the most clearly when we...

I was reading Harrison's post below and it reminded me of the person this past Sunday morning who asked if someone in the church had di...

I just wanted to say that yesterday proved to be an excellent start to our brand new Christmas series, "Jesus, Tupac, and Elvis". ...

First, I like this picture of Tupac because he is giving the peace sign. I'm not sure whether that's ironic, comedic, or just plai...

It is a fairly common question - "What has fueled NLC's growth in the three years you have been in existence?" Common question...

Well, Todd may be forgoing the traditional Thanksgiving blog post, but I'm not! Thanksgiving is now over and for me it was great. At my...

I am now officially forgoing the obligatory church blog Thanksgiving post to say... THANKS NLC! For coming up huge on the first phase of the...

If you attended Shattered this weekend on the Matthews Campus, thank you so much for joining us. It was such an awesome worship experience. ...

Not sure how to top Jared's musings about huntin' and such, but I gotta let you know how Christmas is going to come down at Next Lev...

I hung out in the woods this past week in Central Arkansas. It was... woods-y. As you might have guessed, there isn't much to do in Cent...

Music is clearly designed by God. It's his invention. Listening to a good song with the windows down on a cool day makes that pretty cle...

No matter which campus you attend at NLC, one of the most exciting things in our history is about to happen. We are less than 2 months away ...

Something we have never ever done before. What I predict will be our most amazing Sunday morning ever. More very soon. Already be thinking a...

Well, Next Level Mint Hill is finally a reality! This past Sunday was their launch Sunday, and it was an unbelievably huge success!!! Past...

It's been months and more than a few obstacles in the making, but the launch of the Mint Hill Campus is finally here this Sunday! We...

So I managed to see Coldplay in Atlanta on Wednesday night. Normally, I wouldn't dare drop that much cash on anything entertainment rel...

We don't do partisan politics at Next Level and, no, I ain't gonna tell you who I voted for! All that aside, this is a historic nigh...

Let me just start by saying that we at Next Level Church couldn't care less about who you voted for in the last election, or who you...

No shock here, but you guys responded great to the Countdown 3:2:1 challenge! Dozens of folks signed up to fill volunteer opportunities at t...

So last night I stayed up till 1am watching The Majestic (with Jim Carey, 2001) over at Harrison's house. Besides being almost techni...

I didn't go to church when I was a kid, but I have been exposed to the christian sub-culture enough to know that in Sunday School people...

Well, it's the last week of House of Blues for us on the Matthews Campus. I am both happy and sad; happy because the series has been a b...

There is never a more intense time than right before something big is about to happen. Think about it...right before a space shuttle launch...

Pastor Todd recently talked about pleasure, and as he loves to thoroughly prepare for his messages, he wanted to get a little ground level e...

It is hard to believe that the launch of the Mint Hill Campus is less than a month away - November 9th! Lots happening around that launch: -...

So, what if they have a worship service and the soundboard doesn't show up? Well, it happened this morning. It was eight minutes till th...

I have been reading a lot in the Minor Prophets in the Old Testament lately - guys like Micah, Nahum, and Amos. (I know, I know, I am a wild...

We normally prepare our series months in advance and the House of Blues series is no exception. So I can't help thinking that it was Go...

A good weekend for two of my three sports teams! First, the beloved Tar Heels crushed UConn and entered the ranks of the Top 25 for the firs...

Maybe when it comes to church stuff, I shouldn't have favorites. On this one, I just can't help it! My favorite series of the year i...

...about Life Groups was way more interesting than my post below about Life Groups. Sad, but true.

When I was still in grade school my best friend in the world, Brian Miller, lived five doors down from me. We did a lot together and when I...

This Sunday is one of the most important in the NLC calendar - Life Groups Celebration Sunday. A couple of times a year we launch our Life G...

In six words, way to go Next Level Church! In spite of the predictions of economic Armageddon..... In spite of mainstream media using the wo...

I was a competitive runner for a lot of years. And meaning to get back to it, but that's another - ahem - story. Runners are nervous bef...

So this weekend is gonna be a big deal. It's the culmination of our current series, "Give Love Away". It's gonna be a big ...

Well, we are in the home stretch. We're praying, strategizing, discussion, reconfiguring, rebalancing...all of us trying to figure out h...

This is a stretch unlike any other I can remember in a lot of years in ministry. Intense. Prayerful. Risky. Way busy. Did I mention intense?...

Just a prayer SOS here...we are nearing in on the launch date for the Mint Hill Campus and the site we thought we had secured fell through y...

My wife is a teacher at Rockrest Elementary just South of Monroe. She got her 15 students two weeks ago knowing very little about them beca...

Thrilled to have both campuses synced up yesterday as we kicked off Give Love Away. We are trusting God for huge things the next three weeks...

Well, it's finally here. The most important month in the short history of Next Level Church. Give Love Away. A month of radical generosi...

What a great Sunday this was! We baptized eleven people after church on the Matthews Campus and it was an amazing scene. Baptism is an ancie...

Harrison was dead right - Leadership Community was an awesome time Sunday night. 130 of NLC's key leaders and volunteers - what better r...

If you weren't at Leadership Community last night, you missed out on a great evening! Leaders from Matthews and Stone Creek met together...

Next Level Church Stonecreek is only 6 months old and very excited about hosting our very first Leadership Community this Sunday night, Augu...

One of our core values is Giving Ourselves Away, and yesterday the people of Next Level Church lived that out in fine fashion. The challeng...

I am so excited about this coming Sunday, which is the culmination of Operation BackPack at both campuses. In case you don't know what I...

Had a great turnout at the interest meeting for the Mint Hill Campus on Sunday. I am praying for 150 folks to leave Matthews and pioneer our...

So, the boys and I went to Cedar Point in Sandusky, Ohio - roller coaster capital of the world. (We drove straight up on Thursday, did the p...

Yep, it was bittersweet to celebrate Dan Southerland's last full-time day with us in Matthews yesterday. He announced that he is taking ...

Discovery Center just wrapped up and as I always am after a week of this I'm both exhilarated and exhausted. Amazingly fun and humbling ...

Wow, what a week - and it is just getting rolling! People from all over the world are on the Matthews Campus this week - and I am not exagge...

Great day today in both Matthews and Stone Creek. Wrapped up the Movies series with The Dark Knight and a challenge to fight for the souls o...

I am so excited to get to tell you about the next two Project 485 campuses. But, first, let me back up... We fully believed that we were hea...

Christopher Nolan is a freakin' genius. And Heath Ledger could flat out act. Can't wait to talk about it on Sunday!

We had an amazing time at Connection Lunch on the Matthews Campus yesterday - 121 people showed up, severly taxing our pizza supply chain, b...

Once we have gotten into the process of unmasking our idols of the heart comes the life-long work of replacing them with the one true God, w...

As promised, I want to follow up on yesterday's Matthews teaching with some practical helps for dealing with our spiritual idols. This p...

Very excited about the Connection Lunch this coming Sunday at NLC Matthews (and the following Sunday at NLC Stone Creek). If you are new to ...

The Summer At The Movies series is great fun, and designed to be that way. From the tone we are trying to set, the environments we are creat...

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