Vince Antonucci: January 2006

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Learn more about me:

I used to be in a boy band!:

A TV commercial I was featured in:

Another TV commercial I was featured in:

My favorite "Idol" candidate ever:

The medicine I take everyday:

A news story about church services we were doing in a bar:

Some of the service projects my church has been involved with around the world:

People have “Speaking” pages on their blogs to show you that they’re so important people actually pay them to speak at things. Yes, I am that important. I am so very important it’s hard to estimate just how important I am, but I’ll leave that to people with advanced math degrees.

While they figure that out, I’ll be speaking at things. Our church here in Vegas is still in the pre-launch phase but once we start I’ll be speaking there most Sunday mornings. I also speak at other churches, conferences and conventions, and in Las Vegas at local comedy clubs.

So, if you would like to bask in my importance, I’d love to see you and hang out. Here’s some places I’m speaking in 2009 and 2010:

January 4 and 11, 2009: Forefront Church, Virginia Beach, VA
January 28 – February 1, 2009: D-Now Conference, AL
February 6 - 7, 2009: K2, The Church, Salt Lake City, UT
February 10 – 12, 2009: Kentucky Christian University
February 21-22, 2009: Discovery Church, Simi Valley, CA
February 23 – 25, 2009: ELI Cultivate, Austin, TX
March 1-2, 2009: Westbrook Christian Church, Chicago, IL
March 7-8, 2009: Heritage Christian Church, Atlanta, GA
March 22-23, 2009: Canyon Ridge Christian Church, Las Vegas, NV
March 28-30, 2009: Cedar Ridge Church, Kansas City, KS
April 20-22, 2009: Exponential Conference, Orlando, FL
April 25-26, 2009: University Christian Church, L.A., CA
May 2-3, 2009: The Journey Church, Muskegon, MI
May 23-24, 2009: Kensington Community Church, Troy, MI
May 30-31, 2009: Real Life Church, Los Angeles, CA
June 20-21, 2009: Gateway Church, Austin, TX
June 27-28, 2009: Adventure Christian Church, Sacramento, CA
July 15-17, 2009: Mien Christian Youth Camp, Sacramento, CA
July 18-19, 2009: Revolution Church, Canton, GA
July 25-26, 2009: Southbrook Church, Dayton, OH
August 9, 2009: Gracepoint Church, North Vegas, NV
August 22-23, 2009: The Refinery, Phoenix, AZ
September 5-6, 2009: Oak Leaf Church, Cartersville, GA
Oct 31 - Nov 1, 2009: Savannah Christian Church, Savannah, GA
November 28-29, 2009: Summit Church, Orlando, FL
December 19-10, 2009: Central Christian Church, Las Vegas, NV
February 27, 2010: Proem 20 Year Celebration, Simi Valley, CA
June 13, 2010: Real Life Church, Los Angeles, CA
June 27, 2010: Savannah Christian Church, Savannah, GA
July 7-8, 2010: North American Christian Convention, Indianapolis, IN
July 11, 2010: Gateway Church, Austin, TX
August 8, 2010: New Life Christian Church, Centreville, VA
September 4-5, 2010: Palm Valley Church, Phoenix, AZ
October 11, 2010: Southwest Baptist University, Bolivar, MO
October 18-20, 2010: Vault Church Planter's Lab, Las Vegas NV
November 3-5, 2010: National Outreach Convention, San Diego, CA
November 27-28, 2010: Discovery Church, Simi Valley, CA
February 21 - 23, 2011: Preaching & Teaching Convention, Ozark Christian College
June 25, 2011: Nuts & Bolts Conference, Cartersville, GA
June 25 2011: Oak Leaf Church, Cartersville, GA
June 26, 2011: Revolution Church, Canton, GA

About

I have that typical story, told too many times: Guy grows up in home with Jewish mother and gambling addict father, guy becomes a Christian in college by trying to prove the Bible isn’t true, guy leaves career in law to become a pastor, guy starts church in Virginia Beach that grows from four people to hundreds, guy leaves church in Virginia Beach to move to Las Vegas to start church on the Vegas Strip.

Yeah, it’s kinda clichéd, but it’s my story so…what can I do?

In addition to that basic boring story line I also am part of a non-profit that is doing humanitarian aid work in remote villages in Vietnam, and am part of starting a new non-profit that will be doing community service to meet needs on and around the Vegas Strip. Almost forgot to mention, I'm in a stand-up comedy show here in Vegas.

I also have an amazing wife named Jennifer, two incredible kids, and one s

tupid dog. I grew up in a small town but now live in Sin City. I hate math but love the Counting Crows. I also love Cameron Crow movies, but that’s the extent of my affection for anything crow-related. I haven’t been named People Magazine’s Sexiest Man of the Year … yet. I love The Office but hate working in offices. I have a fantasy football team named the Screaming Debutants. I love the Los Angeles Dodgers, Mongolian barbecue, and cream soda. I have never seen Oprah Winfrey’s show, but my weight tends to fluctuate like hers’. I love Snow Patrol, but avoid snow at almost any cost. I root hard for the University of Illinois (where I went to Law School). I love to write, and … my father was on America’s Most Wanted. (So at least I’ve got that going for me.)

Yup, that’s me.

This blog is mainly me sharing my journey and about trying to make a difference in Vegas.

Books

I Became a Christian and All I Got Was this Lousy T-Shirt
by Vince Antonucci

Many people find themselves asking, "Is this it?" "We all read about the life Jesus

describes and are painfully aware that our lives don't match his words," says Vince Antonucci, a disarmingly funny and edgy pastor. Raised by a Jewish mother and abandoned by his professional poker-playing father, Antonucci found Jesus at age twenty after studying the New Testament. When he finally went to church, he was disappointed to discover a "boring, stale religion."

Through provocative storytelling and raw honesty, Antonucci unearths the life Jesus lived and wants us to experience, challenging us to move past spiritual boredom into a faith that's exciting, beautiful, and powerful. Recommended for all Christians thirsty for a fresh perspective on Christianity.

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Guerrilla Lovers
by Vince Antonucci

Everyone is trying to change the world. Whether it's bringing justice to Darfur, figh

ting global warming, building schools, or rebuilding cities, people are flocking to causes bigger than themselves. They are dissatisfied with the status quo and are sacrificing their time and money to change it. God's people should be at the forefront of this movement. But we're not.

Author and pastor Vince Antonucci challenges you to take part in changing the world, and shows you how to do it by adopting the strategy Jesus used: becoming a guerrilla lover. Just as a small group of people who deliver surprise attacks in close proximity can change the course of a war, you can change the course of this world with love. With engaging true stories of everyday guerrilla lovers, Antonucci will inspire you to wage war on complacency and surprise the people around you with acts of love.

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