Praying and asking all our Eastside family to join me in prayer for our neighbors.

So worth a minute and a half of your time.

Merry Christmas from the Appel family to you and your loved ones!🎄🎄

I sense as we enter 2024 that exhausted and frustrated people are hungry for God, hungry for meaning, hungry for worship. On New Years Eve we had one of our very largest church attendances of all 2023. 🙌 Jesus is still changing lives and I’m here for it in 2024. #HappyNewYear

Such a meaningful day w/ my friend Vance Pitman & the key pastors/spiritual influencers of Send Network, planting thousands of churches everywhere for everyone. I love this grp & it was an honor to serve & encourage them. They in turn blessed me. Thx @DrLoritts for the prayer.

Thankful after a marathon event like #SuperBowlLVIII that I live in the pacific time zone. Who's with me?

Barbara and I had the privilege to see an advanced screening of Ordinary Angels and we laughed and cried and were moved. So well done! So inspired!

I still have no words for what we witnessed this wkend. These are the greatest days of spiritual hunger for Jesus I’ve ever experienced in over 40 years of ministry. Celebrating with each of the 417 people who said yes to Jesus and baptism this Easter at Eastside 🙌🙌 #MadeNew

Our daughter mathmama2016 ..Alayna Towne share a courageous and vulnerable message on #SustainingFaith for Mothers Day. To watch the entire message go to eastside.com/online-sermons…

My friend Rusty George has done it again with another must-read! Find it on Amazon.

I’m praying fervently and I hope you will too for all our nation’s leaders, their families, and for the healing of former President Trump and our nation. I grieve with those who lost someone they love today. Violence is never God’s way. Be a #PeaceMaker and a #PrayerWarrior.

I'm so happy for #UNLVFB Rebels. First 3-0 start since Randall Cunningham in 1984. 3-0. 2 wins over Big-12 teams. And 2 proud grads at our house.

The UNLV-Boise State MWC Championship game on Fox averaged 3M viewers, making it the most-watched MWC Championship game on any network in history. #vegas #unlvfb

Merry Christmas to all our friends, loved ones and Eastside family! We are so grateful for you! —Gene and Barbara.

🙏🙏 Praying for our southern California neighbors and friends impacted by the horrific fires. And praying for our courageous firefighters and first responders.

I want to invite you to join me on Instagram live tonight at 6:30 PM pst for a brief prayer gathering for all those impacted by the California fires. BBC

Fired up for important conversations happening at Amplify 2025!

I probably should be sued for pastoral malpractice, but I have found this counterintuitive truth to be true for most churches.

I’m excited to be speaking at the Amplify Conference in 2 weeks at the Wheaton College Billy Graham Center! Amplify gathers leaders passionate about sharing the gospel in everyday spaces. 📷 Learn more and register at amplifyconference.org

If you’d like to join us for our final Christmas service, here’s the link. #BeholdHim Merry Christmas, everybody! live.eastside.com