History of North Point Church

1. History of North Point Church

My wife Rachel and I started this church in September 2003. We began meeting in the former Town & Country Theater on North Kansas Expressway. Our purpose was to start a church in order to serve the north side of Springfield. Our dream is to help people...
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What to Expect

2. What to Expect

North Point Church is a unique church with an extraordinary vision. Our services are designed to be relevant, enjoyable & meaningful. We have a passion for the arts, so music, drama and media are a big part of the way we communicate. We connect,...
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Current Series “In God We Trust: Green Peace 2″

3. Current Series “In God We Trust: Green...

Quit letting your money tell you what to do, and start telling your money what to do! This series uses Dave Ramsey’s proven plan for financial fitness and specifically focuses on how you can save fast, budget your finances effectively, dump debt quickly...
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About Me

4. About Me

I am the lead pastor of North Point Church. Born and raised in Texas, I began my ministry career as a Youth Pastor. After serving churches in Arkansas, California, Texas, and Missouri, my wife Rachel and I decided to plant a church in Northwest Springfield....
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My Family

5. My Family

My wife Rachel and I have been married for 18 years. We have two children David and Christian. This family picture was taken in the spring of 2009.
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Comfortable?

Comfortable?

Posted by Tommy on 03 10th, 2010 | 2 responses
What do you think of this statement?      “Comfort the disturbed — disturb the comfortable” What is the balance between getting people out of their comfort zones and not calling the...
In God We Trust: Green Peace 2

In God We Trust: Green Peace 2

Posted by Tommy on 03 8th, 2010 | no responses
Quit letting your money tell you what to do, and start telling your money what to do! This next weekend we start a brand news series “In God We Trust: Green Peace 2.” This series uses Dave...
Where The Streets Have No Name

Where The Streets Have No Name

Posted by Tommy on 03 7th, 2010 | no responses
This week, at North Point, our band performed U2’s “Where the Streets Have No Name”.  Bono’s lyrics for the song were based on the notion that it is possible to identify a person’s...
Trip to Haiti

Trip to Haiti

Posted by Tommy on 03 4th, 2010 | 5 responses
  I just got back from my 3 day trip to Haiti with Hal Donaldson and Convoy of Hope.  This weekend at North Point we will conclude the series “Lost” with an interview between me and Hal...
Spiritual Hunger

Spiritual Hunger

Posted by Tommy on 02 26th, 2010 | 5 responses
This might make you a little uneasy as a Christ Follower, but it is important to know the spiritual discussions that people are having.  I believe that people are as spiritually hungry as they have ever...
“real Jesus”

“real Jesus”

Posted by Tommy on 02 25th, 2010 | 2 responses
Here is a quote from Brian McLaren: “The popular and domesticated Jesus, who has become little more than a chrome-plated hood ornament on the guzzling Hummer of Western civilization, can thus be...
Kid Point

Kid Point

Posted by Tommy on 02 24th, 2010 | no responses
I feel like we have the best kids environment and ministry in the country at North Point Church.  We call our kids environment - “Kid Point” (birth - 5th grade).  The values that guide...
Saturday Night Fever

Saturday Night Fever

Posted by Tommy on 02 23rd, 2010 | 3 responses
Our service times at North Point are Saturday 5 & 6:30pm and Sunday 9:30, 11am, & 12:30pm. We get really crowded at 9:30 and 11am.  You could really help the church by attending a Saturday night...
Lost

Lost

Posted by Tommy on 02 19th, 2010 | no responses
This weekend we continue our series “Lost” with the topic “Losing the People.” We will answer two key questions: (1) How do we define “lost”? and (2) How should we...
Making an ImpACT

Making an ImpACT

Posted by Tommy on 02 17th, 2010 | no responses
As part of our 2nd Saturday outreach program, North Point partnered with Champion Athletes of the Ozarks and Convoy of Hope. Champion Athletes of the Ozarks serves children and adults with disabilities...
What books have made a difference in your life?

What books have made a difference in...

Posted by Tommy on 02 14th, 2010 | 6 responses
I just purchased my copy of “A New Kind of Christianity: Ten Questions that are Transforming the Faith” by Brian McLaren.  I have not read the book yet, but when I get done with “The...
Monkey Business

Monkey Business

Posted by Tommy on 02 10th, 2010 | 3 responses
Sometimes I feel like this! Sometimes I feel more like this. Sometimes I am a little irritable. Sometimes I over react. But here is what I know …. no matter what I am going through or how I feel...
Focused Vision

Focused Vision

Posted by Tommy on 02 9th, 2010 | one response
I have found that in ministry, if we try to be everything to everyone, we end up being an inch deep and a mile wide.  Lately I have been thinking about the power of having a vision that is extremely focused. “To...
Recovering Pharisee

Recovering Pharisee

Posted by Tommy on 02 8th, 2010 | one response
This weekend, in my talk, I mentioned a book called “12 Steps for the Recovering Pharisee (like me)”. I thought I would list the 12 steps.  Here you go. 1. We admit that our single most unmitigated...
Let it Be

Let it Be

Posted by Tommy on 02 5th, 2010 | one response
Whisper words of wisdom …… let it be.

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Born and raised in Texas, Tommy began his ministry career as a Youth Pastor. After serving churches in Arkansas, California, Texas, and Missouri, Tommy and his wife Rachel felt the Lord leading them to plant a church in Northwest Springfield. Tommy and Rachel have two sons, David and Christian.

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