IMAGINE

Little Feet, Big Steps, God’s Mountain

ronklabunde@gmail.com — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 09:34:50 +0000

This is from Stefani’s journal on October 25, 2009. It recaps our story so well, I feel it worthy of posting here… At some point yesterday, I wondered if I had climbed a mountain – my feet were tired, my muscles ached, I was tired from head to toe. Yes, I had climbed a mountain. Today, [...]

The Canvas Revealed

ronklabunde@gmail.com — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 00:39:17 +0000

There comes a time in the pursuit of every dream that all that can be done has been done. A point in time that the outcome is pre-determined before it is realized. A point in time that the painted canvas is complete, but not yet revealed. At this point, the outcome can no longer be controlled, [...]

Restore’s Beginning

ronklabunde@gmail.com — Fri, 16 Oct 2009 17:59:34 +0000

People are asking how Restore got started. Here is part of the story… My family and I moved to Northern Virginia (NOVA) in January 2008. We took 6 months to determine to best community in NOVA for establishing a new non-profit organization and church. We we’re looking for one of the youngest family communities in NOVA, [...]

Extreme Generosity

ronklabunde@gmail.com — Mon, 12 Oct 2009 02:17:52 +0000

Restore is giving away several thousand dollars in pre-loaded Restore Community Church debit cards to people in the community on October 17th and 25th. The purpose of these cards is to inspire and empower you to unleash generosity on families who are in need. The cards are in the amounts of $20, $50, and $100. When [...]

Thank You!

ronklabunde@gmail.com — Tue, 29 Sep 2009 16:02:28 +0000

Generosity and Success

ronklabunde@gmail.com — Wed, 23 Sep 2009 17:55:27 +0000

Help is available to every Sterling family that needs help getting their kids back to school this year. Sterling, VA – Through the collaborative efforts of Restore Community Church, Enrich NOVA::Generosity Can, Kids R First, and generous community members, every child in Sterling that comes from a family in need can receive necessary school supplies [...]

FREE Family Day… at the Waterpark

ronklabunde@gmail.com — Tue, 04 Aug 2009 22:12:56 +0000

We believe generosity should be a way of life! And we live it! Restore Community Church (www.restorenova.com) is sponsoring a FREE FAMILY ADMITTANCE to Downpour Water Park at Algonkian Regional Park with donation of one new back-to-school backback. The backpacks will be donated to Kids R First to help families in need get their kids [...]

In 6 Days…

ronklabunde@gmail.com — Tue, 28 Jul 2009 01:16:07 +0000

In 6 days… Restore Community Church… Distributed 932 pounds of food to area food pantries Served a week of meals to over 100 under resourced families Moved a single mom from a hostile situation to a safe environment Provided $2500 of daily necessities to families coming out of homelessness Helped a family start a new business Increased generosity throughout Northern Virginia [...]

Missional Marries Attractional

ronklabunde@gmail.com — Sun, 26 Jul 2009 22:38:02 +0000

Doug Foltz goes over goes over the top in articulating our conversation on missional verses attractional churches. Let’s start living a “both / and” model of church. Here is Doug’s blog. It says it all. I love all the chatter in the blog world about missional churches and attractional churches. A good healthy debate is always fun. My [...]

10 Way to Create Margin

ronklabunde@gmail.com — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 14:11:17 +0000

Mark Batterson has published a great blog on how to create margin. Read below. One of the quantum challenges leaders face is this: as the organizations they lead start experiencing organizational growth they stop experiencing personal growth. Why? Because of the demands of the organizational growth. They start leading the organization and stop leading themselves. And [...]