confession: I have a draft in my draft folder of my blog called “The Cussing Pastor”….it’s been there for around 8 months. It’s not about anyone in particular at all, but just a growing trend that has emerged among pastors, leaders and communicators. I didn’t finish the draft and probably won’t. I think Ed Young [...]
Saw this quote in a post from Perry Noble today and I’m still chewing on it. “God is ALWAYS setting His church up for a WIN…we’ve just got to be willing to listen to His voice and do what He says.”
Today I was reading through Proverbs 4, and there was a series of verses that just grabbed me….I mean as soon as I read them it was like a tractor beam. These are verses that I had read and even underlined. I knew them well. Before I tell you what they were, I need to [...]
I’ve heard a lot of good things about the Clifton Strengths Finder test and wanted to take it to see what it said about my strengths. I was a little nervous in taking the test..you know, the whole pointing the mirror at yourself introspection. As I was taking it, I was waiting at any moment [...]
This is the opener for Catalyst on the West Coast this past month. Strong. Check it.
I was reading a Nielsen report on social media networking (facebook, twitter, etc.) and some of the highlights struck me. Your can download the full report here but here are some bullet points: The number of American users frequenting online video destinations has climbed 339 percent since 2003. Time spent on video sites has shot [...]
I’ve been meaning to post this for several week and finally go around to it. I finished reading Tony Morgan‘s Killing Cockroaches and wanted to write a quick review. I love the way this book is laid out. I’m not sure what I like more: the chapters that are like blog posts in book form [...]
Here are my notes from Francis Chan’s message at Exponential last week. Good stuff. Church planting doesn’t have to be a miserable experience. It can be great, even when there are stressful times here and there. Always struggled with the book of Acts because it looks so different from today. Acts 4:13 – they recognized [...]
The first breakout from yesterday (4/21/09) was okay, but it could have been 30 minutes instead of 1 hour. It was on taking care of yourself as a leader. Here are the big points: 1. Take care of your spiritual development (spiritual coach) 2. Take care of your soul (read and listen to preaching from [...]
