Pastor, Church Communications Guy, Church Website Designer & Blogger
If you've ever watched a space shuttle launch, you know that it's an enormous production. A ton of preparation goes into the event, potentially millions of eyes are watching, and there is a tremendous risk being taken that results in the payoff of having a shuttle in orbit. And when you see the shuttle on the …
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This past Sunday was an exciting day for us. We've spent months dreaming and planning for the planting of Grace Hills Church. We hauled our belongings across the country, then stayed with some friends while waiting for the closing on our home purchase. We booked a storefront meeting room at South Walton Suites, …
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My friend, Stephen Gray, has recently made a comment on Twitter that has really hit home with Angie and I...
Church multiplication is a spiritual decision of a church to put the needs of a desperate world before self-preservation.
And that reminds me of another thought offered by my mentor, Grady …
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Priorities are a continuing struggle for most of us. For people in ministry leadership, this struggle usually doesn't result from a lack of commitment, but from a lack of clarity about our commitments. That is, we're either over-committed or we're committed to mutually exclusive priorities. We are all given 168 …
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One of the amazing aspects of the structure of Saddleback Church is that there isn't much of an organizational chart to speak of. Some feel frustrated about this, but the reason is that people are empowered to make decisions at the lowest possible level to avoid having to climb any ladders of authority. …
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Seth Godin wrote a book about Tribes that every Pastor and leader should read. It's all about leadership, but it skips past all the corporate, motivational, zen stuff and gets down to the root of the issue...
It turns out that it's tribes, not money, not factories, that can change our world... ~ Seth Godin …
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I had the privilege of talking with Jonathan Pearson with The Sticks conference about utilizing social media in smaller communities...
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The phrases "thought leader" and "thought leadership" seem to be everywhere today. What exactly is a thought leader?
It's tricky because the phrases "thought leader" and "thought leadership" are new and trendy. Some such phrases have "stickiness" meaning that they stay around for a long time, possibly even …
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Joshua the son of Nun, who stands before you, he shall go in there. Encourage him, for he shall cause Israel to inherit it.
~ Moses, speaking in [youversion]Deuteronomy 1:38[/youversion]
Before the beloved leader Moses passed off the scene, he made sure that he did one thing well. He prepared the …
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Mentoring young people has been a consistent part of my business model since I started my company 14 years ago. It has guaranteed that my skills stay sharp, my slang stays current, my tweets fly across mobile phones, and that the market of tomorrow will know, like, and trust me. If nothing else, another way to …
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I'm madly in love with Angie Cox and my two kids. And I'm loved and forgiven by an infinitely gracious God! I'm a Pastor, Church Planter, Editor, and Community Facilitator.
