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All Access 2009 Live Feed

All Access is here, I am pumped and the atmosphere is electric here at C3. Just wanted to let you know that the ARC All Access Conference  is going to be live online this coming week! Starting tonight we’ll have a live webcast with chat during all the main sessions of the conference I'll be speaking tonight as well as doing an interview at 6:30pm -Other speakers include Ed Young Jr., Rick Bezet, Dino Rizzo, Greg Surratt, Stovall Weems, and many other of my ARC friends.

Plus, between sessions, we’ll have some interviews with the speakers and other ARC pastors and ministry leaders from all over. We’ll have a live twitter feed of tweets including the hashtag #ARCConf, We’ve even got some bloggers lined up to do some live blogging from the sessions.

Don’t miss out - plan on being with us at the ARC All Access Conference live online Monday evening through Wednesday morning. And help spread the word! Whether you’re going to the conference in person or watching online, be sure to include the tag #ARCConf in your tweets, and do all you can to help us get the word out about this great opportunity to be a part of this amazing gathering.

Live conference page (will begin Monday evening by 6:30pm ET): http://www.allaccessconference.com

All Access 2009 Begins Tonight!

STOVALL WEEMS - ALL ACCESS

It's hard to believe the All Access Conference is only a few days away. I am so pumped that C3 has the honor of hosting the conference this year. Today's blogger is Stovall Weems from Celebration Church in Jacksonville, FL. Stovall and his wife Kerri are the founding Pastors of Celebration Church and are great friends to Martha and I. Check out what he had to say about the upcoming conference...

"I am really looking forward to the ARC All Access Conference next week.  It’s going to be off the chain! This is always a great time to connect with and hear from several incredible, visionary pastors from all across the nation.  I’m really pumped that we’ll also get to hear from our friend, Pastor Ed Young, Jr from Fellowship Church!  Every year, All Access keeps getting better and better and with the plans in store for this year – it’s going to be incredible. 

The great thing about All Access is that whether you’re looking to plant a new church, or already pastor a church, or serve in any level of church leadership, All Access is there to equip and inspire you and take your leadership to the next level.  This conference is all about empowering the local church, which is something that I personally am passionate about. 

Major shout out to our friends, Pastors Matt & Martha Fry for hosting this year’s conference at C3 Church in Raleigh, North Carolina.  Their team is doing an incredible job hosting the event and we can’t wait to see all of ya’ll and celebrate what God has done in your new facility!"

It's still not too late to register for the All Access Conference! Check out allaccessconference.com for more details.

EASTER REFLECTIONS

I’m still reflecting on all that God did this last weekend.  Wow! Amazing to hear from pastor friends around the country all that God did in their churches.  I have a feeling that 2009 is going to be the most blessed and fruitful year ever.  Here are a few of my thoughts…

I Am So Blessed… to serve with such an amazing team! The creative team, tech team, next generation team, first touch, worship teams, etc.  All of them went above and beyond and with passion!  Everyone has a “whatever it takes” attitude.

One Year Makes A Difference… last year we had 2 services on 1 campus and this year we had 6 services on 2 campuses (Clayton and Raleigh).  Amazing what God has done in one year as we have continued to move forward with His vision beyond what we can do on our own! This is the 11th Easter for C3 Church and we had the highest attendance ever in the history of the church.  But C3 Raleigh celebrated their first Easter with close to 400 attending and 8 making decisions for Christ.  Every person matters to God!

C3 Church Gets It!  I am blessed to pastor a church that understands what it’s all about… Others!  Reaching out to people who don’t have a relationship with Christ.  Many attended a service at a different time to free up a seat on the prime time Sunday morning hour.  What was amazing was that we had 1700 attend on Saturday night.

What If?  What if we treated every weekend like Easter?  What if every weekend we trusted God for BIG things?  What if every weekend we expected God to change many lives?  What if every weekend we put the creative and planning into our services that we do for Easter?  What if every weekend believers attended a different service to free up a seat on the prime time Sunday morning hour?  What if every weekend people came to celebrate the resurrection with passion?  What if every weekend people brought their friends to hear the message of Christ?  Guess what?  Every weekend we do celebrate that Jesus is Alive! If we approach every weekend with that kind of passion there is no limit to what God could do in our churches!
 

JOHN SIEBELING - ALL ACCESS

Today’s blogger is John Siebeling from The Life Church of Memphis. John and his wife Leslie are the founding Pastors of The Life Church. They have a passion to teach the word of God in a relevant way, transcending cultural, racial and social barriers. I have the privilege to serve with John on the Leadership Team of the Association of Related Churches. John and Leslie are great friends to Martha and I and are a huge inspiration. Check out what John has to say about the upcoming All Access Conference...

“I am super fired up about this year's ARC Conference for so many reasons. Can't wait to see Matt and Martha's new building and all that has happened at C3 Church. I know they're going to host this year's conference with excellence, class, style, etc. I'm sure we're going to celebrate UNC's win and eat some BBQ. Which, by the way, LSU was the only team that gave Carolina a little game at this year's Tourney. Anyway, I'm also fired up for two more key reasons. First, the relationship aspect of the ARC is amazing. Each year's conference is like a huge family re-union! In that way, it's really more than a conference. It's a gathering of friends who have the same heart to make a difference in their city and around the world. Second, the speaker line-up is always first-class. Not sure where you could go to get more amazing pastors who are absolutely killing it in their cities. I always come hungry, ready to learn, and I ALWAYS leave with great thoughts. We're bringing most of our key team because it's always such a rich environment. So, don't miss it. Just a few weeks away. See you in Carolina!” - John Siebeling

There is still time to register for the All Access Conference. Visit allaccessconference.com for more details! 

EASTER @C3_Church!

I love this time of year!  The weather is getting warmer, flowers are blooming and there’s a freshness in the air.  But far greater than all of that is that this is the time of year that we celebrate that our Savior not only died for our sins but He rose from the grave!  A lot of prayer and preparation has gone into this weekend and I can’t wait to see all that God is going to do in our lives.  Let’s remember that Easter is not just for us to celebrate but to reach out to others.  Here are a few things I want to encourage the C3 Family to do…

1. PRAYING – pray for the 6 services in Raleigh and Clayton. Pray for God’s power to be revealed to each person, for those that don’t know Christ to experience His love and forgiveness.  For me and the C3 team that we will have strength for all of the services.
2. PARKING – for those in Clayton please park as far away as possible so that the prime parking spots closest to the worship center are available for our guests.  And the same for Raleigh.  Please park at the back of the parking deck.
3. BRINGING – over the next few days invite and bring your neighbors and friends to attend one of our 6 services.  Offer to take them out for a meal before or after. You can do this personally through email, phone, facebook, twitter, or face to face!
4. ATTENDING… SATURDAY NIGHT! – If possible please consider attending one of our two Saturday night services in Clayton, 4:30pm or 6:30pm. Our services on Sunday morning will be overflowing and we need to free up as many seats as possible for our guests on Sunday morning.
5. SERVING – if you are available to serve we have opportunities for you.  Just let us know by contacting us at [email protected] or by calling the church office 919-934-3551.

You will notice that the title is the C3 Church twitter address.  You can sign up by going to twitter.com and begin getting updates.  You can also follow me @mattfry or keep up with the C3 Church Raleigh @c3raleigh.  But most importantly let’s keep following Christ and believe that this weekend is going to be the best ever!

JOE CHAMPION - ALL ACCESS

The All Access Conference is only a couple of weeks away! Registration is ahead of where we were last year and we are expecting approximately 1500 pastors and church leaders from around the country and even the world. As we prepare I want you to get know one of the guys I have the privilege of serving with on the Leadership Team with the Association of Related Churches. Joe played football for LSU and I can tell you he’s the real deal. I am so blessed to have him as a friend and to plant churches together. Joe and his wife Lori are the founders of Celebration Church in Austin, TX, a dynamic church with 5000 attending on the weekend. You will be blessed and challenged when he speaks during the conference. Check out what Joe has to say about All Access 09…

“In just a few weeks, ARC’s All Access conference is coming to C3 church in Raleigh, N.C.! Our team is counting the days! Why? Because of all the awesome conferences we attend each year, nothing is more relational, inspirational and hands-on than the ALL ACCESS conference. Our church, Celebration Church (Austin), was 18 mos. old when we attended our first ARC meeting seven years ago. We were struggling with barely 100 people, and were blown away by what God was doing in other church plants. We drove back to Austin, full of inspiration and ideas! We applied the strategies and principals and tripled in size within six months, even in our 6000 square foot, store-front building! The momentum has continued over the last seven years, and Celebration Church now has over 5000 members, has built two buildings on 110 acres on I-35! All Access changed our lives and our ministry! We continue to grow through the awesome and encouraging relationships we’ve formed through ARC. Each year, this conference energizes our staff to do more and to reach more people through creativity and life-giving ministry. We wouldn’t miss it, and this year is going to be THE BEST EVER!!!”

If you haven’t registered, it’s not too late. Check out AllAccessConference.com for more information. See you in a couple of weeks!

C3 Church Raleigh Highlights and Pics

 What an incredible Grand Opening for C3 Church Raleigh.  Both services were full and God moved in a powerful way.  So many came up to me after the service and expressed appreciation for starting C3 Church Raleigh in their area.  Some had tears in their eyes as they shared their story.  Our attendance for our first service was 544 which is amazing considering that the largest theater only holds about 290 maxed out. We also had 6 people begin a relationship with Jesus Christ and 2 begin a fresh start.  There are so many people to thank!...  The C3 Church Kingdom Builders, Rod and Amie Gray, C3 Raleigh launch team, C3 staff, Billy Hornsby and the Association of Related Churches, Jonathan Falwell and Thomas Road Baptist Church, Milton Hollifield and the North Carolina Baptist, Greg Surratt, Geoff Surratt, and all of my ARC friends and pastors who have inspired me and prayed for me.
A new chapter has begun at C3 Church and I can’t wait to see all that God does in the coming months and years.  I’m praying Ephesians 3:20 for all of the churches in the triangle area... Let’s build His kingdom together.