– I'm having a great time with my family.   – Loved teaching the "Pillars of a Healthy Church" seminar. Got to meet some great Pastors doing amazing things in New England.  – I ate at a place called Max Burger 3 times. I ate the same meal each time: A burger called the "Fatty Melt". It's a cheeseburger with 2 grilled cheese sandwiches instead of buns. The top grilled cheese sandwich has tomato and the bottom one has bacon. Amazing burger!  – I taught at Calvary Fellowship in Hartford. Great church led by Bill LaMorey who is knocking it … Read More

– We're kicking off a new campus in 17 days! I'm nervous and excited at the same time.  – My 13th wedding anniversary is on Monday. Who said 13 is unlucky?  – Contrary to popular opinion, I still think the ipad will actually boost Kindle sales. – The people we should be worried about is book publishers.  – Only a few spots left for my new coaching network that starts later this month. (Besides coaching, we're giving ever person in the network $600 in www.church-strategies.com resources!)  – Just downloaded Michael Gerber's new book to the Kindle. I read everything he writes.  … Read More

– Looking forward to our staff Christmas dinner tonight – If you haven't read "The Year of Living Biblically" by A.J. Jacobs, you're missing out on one hilarious and insightful book.  – It's hard to eat healthy during the holidays.  – I'm in goal setting mode right now. So expect some reflective posts over the next week. – I'm almost out of copies of Zero to Sixty. Our "You pay the shipping, we'll send the book for free" promotion is bringing out the bargain shopper in many people.  – I didn't read anything last week except for the Gospels. It … Read More

– Had a great time with a great friend last night.  – Times like these make me realize how important it is to have close friends you can talk about anything with.  – My kids are growing up so fast. I know they're young, but it feels like time is flying.  – I love the Kindle, but I miss reading "real" books. I need both in my life 🙂 – I know I've been obsessing over the "7 Deadly Sins of Direct Mail" seminar that I'm leading today, but I'm as excited about this seminar as I've been about anything … Read More

– Crazy week (and it's only Monday) – Sunday was awesome!  Taught Revelation 3:1-6. – If there's one church I don't want to be in Revelation 2-3, it's Sardis.  The "Weekend at Bernie's" Church!  – I went to a Nooma premiere last night.  It was great. The new Nooma (Corner), is crazy good!  – My friend Kelly hosted the event and he introduced me to Rob Bell.  He seemed like a really cool guy from the few minutes I got to talk to him.   – Got to see a bunch of people I haven't seen in years.  That was … Read More

The car industry is in trouble and they believe the problem is money. Wrong. More money is just going to keep them doing more of the same. I believe the auto industry would turn around if carmakers did the following: 1. Make better cars – I don’t own an American car and don’t plan to get one in the near future. Why? Because American cars aren’t as reliable as Japanese cars. Honda isn’t in the brink of disaster. Why? Better cars. Improve your product and things will get better. 2. Use your influence to make buying a car a better … Read More

– Crazy week! I just realized I didn’t do my normal “Sunday Stuff” entry. All went well if you’re keeping score at home. – I’m finding that Twitter is killing a lot of my normal blogging. If you twitter, I’m here. – Had a great time with Scott Hodge yesterday. The more I hang with Scott, the more I like him. Plus, hanging with him and his buddy Jamey gave me a great excuse to go to Versailles on Calle Ocho. Best Cuban food in town! -Working on something BIG for the church. Can’t go into details until I get … Read More

I realized I haven’t blogged in almost a week, so here’s what’s been going on with me: – We flew into Boston on Thursday evening and hung out at my sister’s house. – Friday I taught an assimilation seminar in Hartford, CT. Just over 60 church leaders were there. It was a great time. I’m from New England, so helping leaders that want to reach this area of the US is very rewarding. Also, hanging out with my buddy Bill was a lot of fun. – Saturday we drove into New York City and met up with Mark as we … Read More

– I had a great time hanging with about 20 Pastors in Tampa at a coaching network! Got to teach on Assimilation, which is something I’m really passionate about. Helping people take next steps is what our church is all about! – I broke my GPS today on the way home from Tampa 🙁 It fell off the dashboard and hit something and cracked! The problem: I’m going to be in Massachusetts, Connecticut, and New York in the next 6 days and I need it. So I bought a new one tonight. Frustrating! – Stopped in Barnes and Noble tonight … Read More

– Glad to be home from my trip to So. Cal. – Weather = awesome! I didn’t get to hit the pool as much as I wanted to, but the cool weather was refreshing – In n’ out burger = the greatest fast food place on the planet. No question! – Saddleback Conference – I had a great time meeting people. I learned a ton listening to Rick. Still processing everything that was said. But a great time. – Loved hanging out with this guy and this guy during the conference. – I saw James Cromwell at LAX when I … Read More