So far, Catalyst has been a life changing experience. Andy Stanley kicked things off with a powerful talk about a leader’s integrity and how everything that might look like God isn’t necessarily God. His thrust was how as leaders we are tempted to compromise our integrity for the sake of progress. 1 Samuel 24 was his text. Great stuff. I’ll update more later…
Who’s your “Customer”?
Brandy Autopsy has an amazing series of posts about Starbucks tribal Knowledge, but this one really got me thinking. They posted the organizational chart that you see posted here on the left. In the business world recognizing your customer is very easy. But in church world, who’s the "customer"? Many will say, "Those that attend your church!" I disagree. The "Employee" box is everyone that calls your church home (Pastors, staff, volunteers) and our role is to reach those that don’t yet know Christ (our "customer"). The moment church leaders begin to see our primary "Customer" as church members we … Read More
Attention all Staff Members!
My wife Carey has a great post on her blog about being on staff at a church. This is a must read for everyone who works at a church or aspires to. Read it here.
Top 5 Reasons I Hate Airplanes
Well, Carey & I have landed in Atlanta and I’m remembering why I hate flying: #5 – Because the people who test out the seats to see if they are comfortable are the size of an Umpa Lupma… #4 – Because the guy behind me looks like a cross between Steve Perry from Journey and former New York Mets reliever Jesse Orosco. (I didn’t really hate that, it was just funny) #3 – Because the fact that every seat comes with its’ own barf bag should bother EVERYONE! #2 – Because no one really sleeps on planes. A few simply … Read More
Off to Catalyst!
Well, tomorrow Carey and I are off to Catalyst for 3 days of soaking in God’s Word and getting alone with God for a few days. We totally need this. We just got done with a Couples’ Retreat that was anything but a retreat for us. We were more tired when we left than when we got there! But I’m planning on posting some notes about the conference, now that I got my Treo back. I missed it so much. I had forgotten how happy we were together (That was before I dropped it on the floor and cracked the … Read More
Baseball’s Postseason Begins…
Well, I made my predictions a few months ago about which teams would be in the post season. So I thought I’d share who made it compared to who picked: AL East: (I picked) Boston (Actually won it) NY Yankees AL Central: (I picked) Chicago (Actually won it) Chicago AL West: (I picked) Los Angeles (Actually won it) Los Angeles AL Wild Card: (I picked) NY Yankees (Actually won it) Boston NL East: (I picked) Florida (Actually won it) Atlanta NL Central: (I picked) St. Louis (Actually won it) St. Louis NL West: (I picked) LA Dodgers (Actually won it) … Read More
Book Review: Now, Discover Your Strengths
I bought this book because so many bloggers had this on their reading list and I heard Marcus Buckingham on a CD that I got from Last year’s Leadership Summit. Let me say: Now,Discover your strengths is a must read for every person on the planet. This book isn’t just for managers and CEO’s. This book is for anyone who wants to discover their strengths and spend their lives doing what they have created uniquely by God to do. The part that really stood out to me was the section on 5 ways to deal with your weaknesses. This is … Read More
Couples’ Retreat
Right now I’m in Naples, FL as we are hosting out second annual couples’ retreat. We are suffering for Jesus at the Ritz Carlton golf resort. The place is amazing. Our featured speaker is Mark Balmer, who is the Senior Pastor of Calvary Chapel of Melbourne, a church that has grown to over 6,000 since its’ inception in 1992. This has been a crazy amount of work for our staff but we are seeing great fruit in all the couples that are attending. Carey and I came up a day early and got to lay out by the pool and … Read More
