I’m re-reading Good to Great by Jim Collins and the thing that stands out to me is that in great companies there’s no “one thing” that allows a company to make the leap from good to great. For church leaders, this is the most frustrating truth in the world. Because every church leader I talk to (including the one in my mirror) wants there to be some secret to taking a church to the next level. The truth is, it’s about doing a lot of things that takes a church to the next level. Is it outreach? in-reach? assimilation? teaching? … Read More
Set Your TiVo…
The story about Calvary Fellowship is going to air on Friday, May 11 @ 11PM (Right after the 20/20 special on “Faith in America”) on the Channel 10 news. The interview on Tuesday went well. They interviewed me and a couple of people from our church. Channel 10 sent a camera guy on Sunday to shoot some “B” roll during our 2nd service on Sunday. Now we’ll see how it turns out… If you miss it, I’m sure someone will get it on You Tube before to long… Update: It’s not going to run on Friday. It’s going to run … Read More
Now I want one!
After watching all the hoopla (here, here, here and here) over computer bags lately, I’ve officially gotten the itch to get a bag too. Just great!
Would you Pray…
Would you pray for my friend Bryon’s granddaughter Ali? She’s in the hospital and the situation is serious. You can read the updates here. Thanks.
Book Review: First, Break All the Rules
I am a big fan of Marcus Buckingham’s books. So I picked up First, Break All the Rules and it didn’t disappoint. Through an insane amount of data gathering and research that the Gallup organization did, they put together a book that is really helpful for people who desire to manage better. Honestly, I’m not the best manager in the world. Mostly because I manage people they way I want to be managed (something Marcus talks about in the book), that is, I want to be told what my parameters are and left alone. Not everyone works best this way, … Read More
I wish I was Invited…
My good buddy Bill who’s pastoring a great church in Hartford Connecticut (where the people there are 3 generations unchurched – hello!) had dinner with Rick Warren last night. In my tribe (Calvary Chapel), a lot of the guys like to take shots at Rick (probably because he’s getting it done and they aren’t) for doing things different than the CC way. The truth, is we’re on the same team. If you don’t agree with him, get over yourself. He’s doing what he feels called to do. He’s helping people all over the world. God is giving him influence in … Read More
Finally! Something Helpful for New Believers…
We’ve had over 100 people pray to start a relationship with Jesus since Easter. We’re pretty excited about that to say the least. But we’ve run into a problem in that we’re not happy with the stuff we’re giving them to help them on the journey. Most of the stuff I’ve read that’s labeled as “New believer” material has too many theological terms that the author doesn’t take the time to define. Theological terms are great. Just define them for those of us who didn’t go to Seminary. So we decided to write our own booklet that we give to … Read More
Guess who’s 12 Weeks Old?
I’m amazed at how my little girl is growing up so fast. She’s holding her head up, laughing all the time, and sleeping 10-11 hours a night (Hallelujah!!!). Being a dad is the best thing in the world!
Idol…Bon Jovi Style
I wish American Idol rocked like this every night! I could do without the Diana Ross, Tony Bennett, and whoever those British people were this season. Blake was out of hand. Carey and I actually rewinded the TiVo to watch it again! This guy is an artist. He’ll have no problem getting a deal once this is over. In fact, the worst thing that could happen to him is that he could win (See: Chris Daughtry and Taylor Hicks) Phil impressed me. I hope the song wasn’t prophetic 🙂 Lakisha was great. She’s got pipes. I’m not really into that … Read More
Channel 10 Interview
I just got done being interviewed by channel 10 for a story they are going to run on our church, next Friday (5/11). 20/20 is doing a story on “Faith in America” on the same night and we’ll be featured on the 11 O’clock news immediately following. The interview was good. We shot it at the theatre we meet in. They’ll be at the theatre on Sunday shooting some more footage. So as I mentioned on Sunday, “if you want to be on TV it’s a good idea to be there. If you’re wanted in another state, this might be … Read More
