Casey Ross over at Catalyst Church reviewed my book “Watermark” on his blog. Enjoy!
Any Programmers?
If anyone out there is or knows someone who is a php programmer, can you email me @ bob [at] calvarywired [dot] com? We are in need of someone who’s got the skills to pay the bills in php.
Book Review: Growing an Engaged Church
My friend Nelson recommended this book and I am so glad I read it. Growing an Engaged Church by Albert Winseman is a really good read for many reasons, but here’s why I liked it the most: it challenged the church to get back to what’s most important – reaching people with the Gospel! He really drills down on why people attend church but never engage the church. He uses a set of 12 key points/ questions to push the idea home. It’s great stuff. The church exists to glorify God and our mission is to reach people with the … Read More
Mini-Vacation Highlights
On Sunday, Carey, Mia, and I drove up to Orlando for a couple of days. It has been amazing! Here are some highlights: – Taking Mia into a pool for the first time (pictures coming soon) – Reading 1 book cover to cover in 2 sittings (review forthcoming) – 1/2 way through a 2nd book – Having lunch at Earl of Sandwich (Cannonball!!!) – Staying at a Disney resort I’ve never stayed at (I have a goal to stay at all of them. Unfortunately, I’ve officially stayed at all the cheap ones now 🙂 – A chocolate double scoop cone … Read More
Book Review: Saving Your Marriage Before it Starts
I know it’s weird for a guy who’s been married for over 10 years to read a book for engaged couples, but I’ve been looking for a book to give to our premarital counseling couples for a while and Saving Your Marriage before it Starts by Les and Leslie Parrott has won the honor! What a great book! Married couples can learn a lot from this book, but it is invaluable for couples that are about to be married. The book is built around 7 questions couples should ask about their future spouse and relationship. I underlined quite a bit … Read More
No Human Available…
Man, I am having the worst time getting a human being on the phone today! “Thank you for calling. Please listen carefully as our menu options have recently changed…” Give me a break. If there’s a bank that will put a human being on the phone from the get-go, I’ll switch today! Technology is a wonderful servant, but a terrible master… I think I understand what John Conner was going through… It’s the rise of the machines!
Watermark Review
My good friend Jason Reviewed my book Watermark on his blog here. My original intent was just to write the book for our church and explain baptism in very simple terms. But what has been exciting is how many other churches are using it for those who want to be baptized. Shameless plug alert: If you want to order multiple copies, don’t pay Amazon.com prices. Email me and we’ll hook it up…
Who are you trying to make it easy for?
“To make it easy for them, it’s going to be a little harder for us.” – John Solaroli (Assistant Pastor @ Calvary Fellowship with Yoda-esque wisdom) Our goal is to see people take their next steps in their walk with Jesus. So we try to give people opportunities to do so (Baptism, small groups, classes, etc…). So we give them different ways to sign up and take that step (email, web, connection center @ church, our connection card). Does this make the system more effort to manage? Yes, but we think it’s worth it because our desire is to make … Read More
Secret Shoppers…
A couple of bloggers visited our church on Sunday: Bill LaMorey, who used to be on staff with us and is now the Lead Pastor of Calvary Fellowship in Hartford, CT. Here’s his thoughts… Lew Graff, who is on a church tour of sorts, shared on his experience at CF. Here’s his thoughts…
Get Your Own!
The the challenge that every generation and person faces if the lure of living our lives out of the past. Instead of encountering our own experience with God, we live off of someone else’s faith, someone else’s stories, and someone else’s relationship with God. I think that church leaders are primarily susceptible to this. Because our history is so rich, we can rely solely of that and not on where God wants to take us next. It’s so easy for this to happen. We start making decisions like this: – “What did they do back then?” – “How would they … Read More
