Travis Agnew

Travis Agnew serves as the Lead Pastor of Rocky Creek Church in Greenville, SC. His most recent book is Just (About) Married.

Looking Out for #1

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Passionate, honest day about being the church at North Side.  2nd week into our “5 Things That Will Kill This Church” series and we stated the 2nd thing that could kill this church: “Looking Out for #1.”  When selfishness infests a church, it is a dangerous place to tread. Today, we worshiped to: Kingdom Come – Travis Agnew Marvelous Light

Can American Idol Be Saved? (and What It Has to Do with Your Church)

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This year, American Idol’s ratings dropped severely.  Was it due to not as much talent as previous seasons?  Was it the arrival of Ellen?  Was it the soon-to-be departure of Simon?  Maybe it was that and a lot more.    The show’s viewership dropped 50% from 2006 (50.6 million) to 2010 (24.5 million).  Can it be saved from such a

Looking at the Wrong Scoreboard

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What a fabulous day with the North Side family! We kicked off a new series called “5 Things That Will Kill This Church.” Today, we worshiped to: How Great Thou Art – Paul Baloche Let God Arise – North Side Worship (Tomlin) Center – Charlie Hall Amazing Grace (My Chains are Gone) – North Side Worship (Tomlin) Amazing to hear

“An Adulteress Goes After Your Very Life…”

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Don’t lust in your heart for her beauty or let her captivate you with her eyelashes. For a prostitute’s fee is only a loaf of bread, but an adulteress goes after [your] very life. Can a man embrace fire and his clothes not be burned? Can a man walk on coals without scorching his feet? So it is with the one

Pray for Church Members (Part 2)

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As our worship team strives to be available by leading with presence, this month we have focused on praying for different sections of your church.  This week, I want you to continue to pray for church members, but I want you to do something unusual: I want you to pray for the ones you don’t know.  I have given our

Different Stages of a Parent

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I’m the father of two boys.  Two 2-year-old boys mind you. I constantly evaluate how I am parenting them.  Am I intentional enough?  Am I too hard?  Am I showing favoritism? Recently, Jeff taught on the four stages of a parent in one of our Men’s Fraternity meetings.  Life-changing stuff.  Here they are: Coach – During elementary years, children need

Unforgettable Worship Moments

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You know those moments.  It’s those times when you wish the song wouldn’t come to a close.  It’s those times you feel like you are going just to be caught up into glory.  It’s those times when you choose to worship when everything isn’t alright.  It’s those times when no one is around to impress, and you just get after

A Husband’s Job

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Husbands, love your wives, just as also Christ loved the church and gave Himself for her, to make her holy, cleansing her in the washing of water by the word. He did this to present the church to Himself in splendor, without spot or wrinkle or any such thing, but holy and blameless. In the same way, husbands should love

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