After watching last night’s thrilling game 5 of the NLCS and watching Albert Pujols hit a monster shot that I don’t think has landed yet, I started to think about how Albert is getting most of the attention, but other people helped make him the hero. This is so true when we are leading our churches or ministries. There are other people who “set the table” for the leader to hit the ball out of the park. Not much is being said of David Eckstein’s 2-out base hit or Jim Edmonds walk. But it only becomes a 3-run homer if … Read More
Too Important?
I need to get something off my chest: I’m taking the hotel shuttle to the catalyst conference last week and I’m listening to the people on the shuttle talk (I believe the term is eavesdropping). The guy behind me says, “I wish I could turn my cell phone off. But I’m on call 24/7 at church.” Then his phone rang and he took the call. That reminded me to turn my phone off before I went inside. About 30 minutes into the morning session I hear a phone ring. I look up and it’s this guy. He’s sitting in the … Read More
Why are we so judgmental?
Once again, the Christian community has shown itself to be the most judgmental people on planet earth. Frankly, I’m so done with this. Having seen this post talking smack about Granger Community church, I’m just shocked at how rude Christians can be in the name of being right. People, if you don’t have anything nice to say, __________________________. We can probably fill in the blank…I think. My deal is this: If you don’t agree with the way someone is doing something, fine. This is America and everyone is entitled to an opinion. But can we please stop shooting people that … Read More
Elements is out!!!
Well, my book is finally released. I’ll be sharing this with our church this weekend. I am really excited about this. This book took months to write and the process of editing, design, and proofing takes forever! But it’s all worth it becasue it’s finally out. The book is a walk through the life of John the baptist. The premise of the book is that John was a revolutionary person and he had elements that made him the great man ever (Matt. 11). So if we can discover these elements and implement them into our lives, then we could live … Read More
Leaving Rain-lanta
I don’t know what the deal is. While I am a huge Atlanta fan, I can’t wait to go home Saturday morning. It has rained ALL DAY for the last 3 days. If you aren’t aware, I hate rain. That’s why I love Miami. It rains everyday, but only for 45 minutes. So I can usually get involved in something for that long and before I know it, it’s over. I haven’t seen the sun since Tuesday. This is really messing with me…B-O-B phone home…
Catalyst Session 6
Bill Hybels shared his journey and Willow’s story over the years. It was great. I appreciated his honesty in sharing how there were times when he wanted to quit. He challenged us to step out and do what God is calling us to. He spoke of how whenever we step out and follow the Holy Spirit, God always meets us. I love Bill’s passion and commitment to reach lost people.
Catalyst – Session 5
Erwin McManus kicked things off today with an amazing message out of John 9. Erwin challenged us to not just be better leaders, but to make sure we are moving in the right direction. I loved one phrase in particular: “I don’t try to teach the Bible on Sunday. I try to share my life with God using the Scriptures.” He proposed 5 key words that should describe the church: #1 – Uniqueness – Jesus didn’t save us to clone us. #2 – Creativity – We have to move from a visionary community to a visional community. #3 – Diversity … Read More
Catalyst Session 4
john Maxwell spoke to us as the elder statesman that he is about the stages of a leaders life and what are the characteristics of a person that God uses. Here they are: #1 – They have Passion #2 – They develop a team #3 – They have a niche #4 – The understand the times John spoke to us from the perspective of a person that is in the latter years and is challenging us youngsters to make the wise choice because we will spend the rest of our lives managing the decisions we make at this stage of … Read More
Catalyst Session 3
Donald Miller rocked the house. He spoke about 13 paradigms that the church needs to understand if it is going to reach the world. It was basic stuff, but it was profound. By the way, he only gave us 3 of the 13. But here they are: #1 – Other people exist #2 – Nobody will listen you unless they know you like them #3 – People want to know if they are lovable He was hilarious. He challenged me to look around and see that there are hurting people are around. Too many times we are looking for people … Read More
Catalyst Session 2
Louie Giglio dropped a bomb on us right before lunch about what a real worshipper is. He contrasted a consumer worshipper with a “consumee” worshipper. This session is why I came here. God met me here in a huge way. I was challenged to answer the question of, “Am I really living?” Apart from church world and leadership, am I living the life of a worshipper? Huge stuff to consider and pray through…
