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my clifton strengths finder results

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 [...]

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You Are Here

This is the opener for Catalyst on the West Coast this past month.  Strong.  Check it.

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Social Networking and the Church

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 [...]

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Review: Killing Cockroaches

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 [...]

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Francis Chan at Exponential

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 [...]

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Francis Chan’s Intro

I’ve got several posts coming recapping some stuff from the week at Exponential Conference in Orlando this past week as well as some other stuff.  In the meantime, I wanted to share this video.  It was from Thursday morning and they did an extended intro for Francis Chan before he got up to speak (which [...]

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Exponential Main Session 2

Exponential Conference Main Session 2

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Exponential Breakouts from 4/21/09

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 [...]

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Exponential Conference Main Session 1

Exponential Conference Main Session 1

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web campuses and social networking integration

I am constantly blown away by the innovations coming out of LifeChurch.tv.  They have invested much in bringing on talented and innovative staff for their web development, also known as Team Digerati.  The interface for the web campus is armed with several top social networking tools.  If you get a chance, you should really check [...]

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