Hope Rising

Two years ago today I sat down with a great friend, Gene Appel who has served as the Senior Pastor of 3 mega churches and decided 4 weeks from Easter Sunday to create a breakthrough series titled Hope Rising designed to connect everyone who attended Easter Sunday services. I have always known this could happen on any given Sunday but always dreamed about…

But God

 Pastor Herbert Cooper, Peoples Church, Oklahoma City, OK, approached Lifetogether about producing a video-based curriculum for his book, But God. The Lifetogether team shot Herbert’s teaching video in his home town of Wewoka, OK and designed a full color study guide to accompany the series. This study has since gone beyond his church…

Destiny

Based on the book of the same name, the LifeTogether team created this series with Dr. Tony Evans for Oak Cliff Bible Fellowship and The Urban Alternative. Dr. Evans recruited over 500 new group hosts for this series.

Life On Mission

Tim Harlow, Senior Pastor of Parkview Christian Church in the Chicago area approached LifeTogether with his life’s passion of evangelism. This series includes Tim’s teaching, member interviews as well as interviews with many well-known pastors of independent Christian churches. Life On Mission was published by Rick Warren and pastors.com.

Living The Five

Jim and Jennifer Cowart, founding pastors of Harvest Church in Byron, Georgia (a United Methodist Church), partnered with LifeTogether to create a core values curriculum for their church. Over 5,000 people participated in this study launched from a church of 2,500 adults.

 Jesus Basics

Dean Curry, Senior Pastor of Life Center, Tacoma, Washington, headed to the beach to teach the basics of the Gospel. He later recruited 1,200 people in his church to host this study.

Lifegiving Relationships

In partnership with the Association of Related Churches (ARC), LifeTogether produced this series with the ARC Lead Team and other notable pastors. The curriculum was published by My Healthy Church, a division of the Assemblies of God publisher.

I See A Church

Greg Surratt, Founding Pastor, and Josh Surratt, Lead Pastor, of Seacoast Church commissioned this study for the church’s 25th anniversary to cast vision for the next 25 years of ministry. Seacoast Church connected 93% of their congregation into groups for this study.

No Place Like Home

Shot on the streets of New York City, Pastors Michael and Maria Durso of Christ Tabernacle, Glendale, New York, told captivating stories to illustrate the Gospel message. This project was unique to New Yorkers and to this awesome church.

Mental Health and The Church

In partnership with Saddleback Church, LifeTogether worked with Rick and Kay Warren to capture interviews from the mental health experts and speakers at this event. This project served to multiply this event beyond Saddleback’s campus.

Walls Fall Down

This was the first series LifeTogether produced literally on the road. In partnership with Dudley Rutherford, Senior Pastor of Shepherd Church, Porter Ranca, California, the LifeTogether team captured Dudley’s teaching as he and his cycling buddies rode through the foothills near Simi Valley.

Daniel Plan

Created in partnership with Rick Warren and Zondervan Publishers, LifeTogether’s production for The Daniel Plan small group curriculum involved Rick’s teaching, expert interviews, member testimonies, cooking demonstrations, and fitness demonstrations. The Daniel Plan went on to win Christian Book of the Year.

Rhythms of Grace

In conjunction with Celebration Church, Jacksonville, Florida, LifeTogether created this study with Pastor Kerri Weems. This was the first time the Town Hall format with an interactive, live audience was used for the teaching segments of a curriculum.

In The Gap

This project was created in English and Spanish with Pastor Wilfredo (Choco) de Jesus, Senior Pastor of New Life Covenant Church in Chicago and General Treasurer of the Assemblies of God. Shot in various locations in Chicago, including a rooftop which overlooked the city skyline, this curriculum was produced with My Healthy Church.

The Christian Life Trilogy

In partnership with Bible Study Media, LifeTogether produced this three part series: The Crucified Life, The Resurrected Life, and the Spirit-filled Life with Fr. Charlie Holt in the Episcopal Cathedral in Orlando. The series was developed for use at Lent, Easter, and Pentecost.

Fresh Air

Based on the book by the same title, Pastor Chris Hodges, Founding Pastor of Church of the Highlands, Birmingham, Alabama, created a 12-part series with LifeTogether. This series was published by Tyndale House.

Make Room For Neighbors

A passion project for Max Lucado and Randy Frazee, pastors of Oak Hills Church, San Antonio, Texas, this series feature interviews with members of the congregation and offered a connecting point for a neighborhood strategy.

Crazy Generosity

Shot at LifeTogether’s beach house studio, this series with Pastor Dale Oquist, Senior Pastor of Peoples Church, Fresno, California, this study outlined the benefits and blessing of generosity and took their people deeper into giving.