OasNet: 40 at $40

OasNet wants you!  We are in the process of finishing up the OasNet partnership materials, complete with the promotional video (www.oasnet.net).  These packets should be out still in early 2008.  The first phase is to find 40 additional people to partner at $40 per month with the Oasis Network For Churches.  OasNet, as it’s called, [...]

Kenya: All is calm!

Praise the Lord!  I got a report today from Pastor George, a new pastor that I’ve been corresponding who is ministering in the slums of Nairobi.  I’ve spoke with him frequently during this conflict and much of what I’ve heard has been heartbreaking, but today – good news!  He said that things are settling down [...]

Oprah, Church Planting, and Donations

So I’ll be man enough to admit it…on occasion, I watch Oprah.  Please note, the majority of the time it’s with my wife, but yeah I watch it.  But it doesn’t make me cry, it makes me mad.  Not mad at Oprah, but mad that I’m not doing this stuff, and instead, I’m at home [...]

The Password of Praise

This article recently appeared in the Fall edition of the OasNet 8 x 10 magazine.  By request, I posted it on my blog as well.  I hope you enjoy.
The Password of Praiseby Lucas Miles 
            As a kid, my parents taught us a secret family word that was only to be used in case of emergencies.  [...]

OasNet is blogging?

One of the things that came out of our 2 day OasNet work session was the decision to start an OasNet blog instead of continuing our old website.  Due to the low cost, the online discussions it can create, and the ease of starting and maintaining it, we felt like for the time being a [...]

New Blogging Friend! Meet Louie Weber!

Many of you will know of Louie Weber – after all he’s the founder and president of the Oasis Network for Churches.  He’s also a dear friend.  Louie is the kind of guy that can talk to anybody and seems to know something about just about everything.  Maybe it’s from too much History channel or [...]

OasNet

I’m heading to Wauseon next week for a couple days to meet with our OasNet pastoral team.  I’m convinced some great stuff is going to come out of our time together.  We are finalizing our budget for next year, discussing church planting, marketing, and additional ministries.  Look for a partnership packet to be released soon [...]

The Official Release of the OasNet Promo Video!

Here you go, the official release of the OasNet promo video.  Let me know what you think.  I hope you enjoy it. 

The Future of the 8 x 10 Magazine

We at Oasis are thinking big.  As we are approaching the release of the final 8 x 10 Magazine of 2007, we are already getting excited about what next year may hold.  2008 will start up strong with articles from Jeremiah Clark of New Life Church and the Desperation Band.  Also an article from Matt Bronleewe, [...]