As many of you know, I am helping plant a church with Pastor Larry Bettencourt. We are planting in Chippewa, PA. We are so excited about what God is going to do in and through this church.

We are actually launching this Sunday and having our first service! If you can, come out and support us! You can be there for the beginning of a great work for God!

Below is some information and some simple ways that you can help us have an awesome launch this Sunday!

If you would like more information or have any questions, let me know!

Champion Life Church is launching this Sunday, April 17th, at 10:30 a.m. at Blackhawk High School. Here is how you can help us have an awesome launch:

Let us Know You Are Coming – Click this link and let us know you are coming on our Facebook Launch Event Page

Invite Everyone You Know - Invite people you know that are looking for a church to attend! Invite people in person! Invite people on Facebook.

Bring a Camera and Take Pictures – We would like everyone to bring a camera and take pictures throughout your launch day experience. Afterward we would like you to post your pictures to our Facebook Fan Page and e-mail them to Ben Rath at brath@mychampionlife.com.

Come Expecting – Come expecting God to do great things. We’re expecting to see 25 people give their hearts to God on launch day.

Pray - Pray for God to move. Pray for Pastor Larry. Pray for the people coming. Pray for Beaver County. Pray for our team.

Directions to Blackhawk High School - Click this link to get directions to the High School

We are so excited about launching this Sunday. We are looking forward to seeing you at the launch! Thanks for all your prayers and support leading up to this moment. We could not have done it without you!

I read this quote in a Life is Good book once, and it helped change my perspective on life:

“Everything is a once in a life time experience.”

That’s a fact. We may go to the same places and interact with the same people on a consistent basis, but each interaction is a once in a life time experience.

Too often, we look at once in a life time experiences as things we can cross off our bucket list. Visiting a special place, meeting a celebrity, or accomplishing something great. While they are all great experiences, we will be very disappointed if we spend our lives only looking forward to “bucket list experiences”.

John Maxwell said, “Everything we do we should approach with a first time, last time mentality.”

Everything we experience we should experience as though it’s the first time we’ve ever done something or met someone, and when we leave, we should walk away as though it’s the last time we’ll ever do that again or spend time with that person.

If you want to start enjoying life more, develop this mentality: Everything is a once in a life time experience. You will become more thankful, more appreciative, and value everything and everyone in your life like you never have before.

I got an iPad in February. I wasn’t sure if I was going to like it or not because I just got a new MacBook Pro for Christmas. I wasn’t sure if I would have a need for it or not.

Two months later, I can definitely say I love the iPad.

I love it for a few reasons:

It’s a big iPhone - Since I got my iPad, I use my iPhone a lot less. The games, videos, and apps are 10x better on the iPad compared to the iPhone.

It’s Portable – It’s so easy to travel with! You don’t need to carry a lap-top bag or anything!

What You Can do On It - I use mine for e-mail, to track my to-do lists, to take notes, to show people documents and pictures when I meet with them, to browse the web, to read books, to read the Bible, to watch NetFlix, to play video games, to listen to music while I’m working out . . . I could go on and on. The possibilities are endless!

It’s a Post-Computer Device - Steve Jobs said that other companies that are trying to make their own versions of iPads are failing because they are trying to make them like a computer. The problem: it’s a post-computer device. Down the road, I think iPad’s could definitely replace the need to personal computers and laptops.

What the iPad Doesn’t Do:

It doesn’t replace a lap-top - I still love my MacBook Pro. I still do a ton of my work on my lap top. The iPad is a great product to have beside your lap top! It’s helped me become more effective.

A lot of people wonder if they need to get an iPad or not. I would say this, you don’t have to have one, but it sure is nice to have one!

Here are some of my favorite/must have apps for the iPad:

Productivity:
Evernote
Awesome Notes (For to-do lists)
Pages
KeyNote
DV Prompter
Drop Box
iMovie

Accountability:
X3Watch Browser

News:
CNN
Drudge Report
FlipBoard
The Weather Channel

Entertainment:
Netflix
TED

Books:
Kindle App
YouVersion

Social Media:
Twitter
HootSuite
Friendly (FB)

Fun:
Angry Birds
PLants vs Zombies
Dungeon Hunter 2
Infinity Blade