Is there a new holiday I don’t know about? I’m thinking today might have been unofficial “Anti-Rick Warren” day and no one informed the rest of us. I have heard so much smack talk about Rick Warren lately that’s out of control. Yes, he sold millions of books. Yes, he Pastors a big church. Yes, he has a passion to reach people that don’t know Jesus. Yes, he is using the money he earned from his books sales to help plant churches and relieve the pain of those suffering in Africa. I know these are all reasons to hate. 🙂 … Read More
3 Thoughts for your Thursday
Here’s a few things I’m thinking about: #1 – I’m excited about teaching at Ridge Stone Church (Home of the Legendary Gary Lamb) on July 16th. These guys are blowin’ up in Canton and I’m hoping to drink some of the cool-aid while I’m there! #2 – I’m hooked on a new show: America’s Got Talent. This show is totally lame, but it has me mesmerized. And my TiVo recommended it, so how can I say no. Also, I missed all of House last season and now I’m catching up. Which brings up a question, “Why do we love shows … Read More
My Point in Teaching…
I was talking to a friend of mine last week and he was asking me about my teaching style and what I’ve been teaching lately. I told him some of what I’ve been sharing lately and he said the most interesting comment I’ve ever hear about my teaching. He said, “It sounds like you’re teaching people how to be human.” I said, “Huh. I never thought about it that way, but I think you’re right.” People reaching their full human potential as intended by God… I like the sound of that!
Who Can Do this Job Well?
I was at the Red Sox/ Marlins game today (Which I enjoyed thoroughly as the Sox won 4-3) and noticed something odd. There was a bit of a ruckus between some Red Sox fans and Marlins fans. So much so, that security was called. So who showed up? A 60 year old woman and another woman that was about 5 feet tall! Now, I don’t mean to sound chauvinistic, but come on! You’ve got 6 half drunk grown men getting rowdy and “Grandma” is going to settle this? Bless her heart, but she didn’t do much to help the situation. … Read More
We have a Winner!!!!
We have a winner to the “Be the 1,000th commenter on my blog” sweepstakes!” Chris Goeppner, youth Pastor at Calvary Chapel Jupiter felt the freedom to cheer the Marlins on my site (Which is normally OK, except they’re playing the Red Sox this weekend). Chris wins a copy of my book “Elements: Starting a Revolution in your World.” Congratulations Chris, and thank you to all who have commented over the last year. Seriously, I’ve gotten to know so many great people who are like-minded for the kingdom through the blogosphere. So I look forward to who I’ll run into in … Read More
The Red Sox 10 Minutes from my House
It was great to see my team, the Boston Red Sox playing at Dolphin stadium against the Marlins tonight. A couple from our church got Carey and I luxury box tickets! It rocked. I loved eating free ribs, chicken, and beverages and watching a ball game. It was awesome! The game wasn’t so pleasant as the Red Sox traded for a chump starting pitcher who gave up 5 runs in the first 2 innings! David Ortiz got robbed of a home run in the 9th inning, which was heartbreaking. But all in all, it great to see my team. Also, … Read More
The Sounds of My Past…
I was in a couple of bands before I went to Bible College and went into the ministry. One was this band, which was Christian. It’s amazing people still are into the band. The other was a band called Amboog-a-Lard that I was in with my friend Jeordie, who later left to become Twiggy from Marilyn Manson. Anyway, I just saw that he posted all of our stuff on his website. Some of the stuff I didn’t play on, because I joined the band later. But you can check out our stuff here. The mp3’s are free if you want … Read More
A Great Time with Some Great Guys
I had a great time meeting with a couple of Pastors from Flamingo Road Church in Cooper City. They just started a satellite venue in Doral (That’s in Miami, for you out of towners). I am so glad they called and wanted to get together and talk about doing ministry in South Florida and specifically Miami. I was shocked by a statement that a speaker made at a conference they attended: “The new southern-most border of South Florida is Broward county because Miami is totally lost!” I couldn’t believe it! That’s why I give Flamingo Road mad props. They didn’t … Read More
Book Review: The Multi-Site Church Revolution
I just finished reading “The Multi-Site Church Revolution” by Geoff Surratt, Greg Ligon, and Warren Bird. I really enjoyed it. I think what I enjoyed the most was that the book fired me up to go multi-site. In a city like Miami, the idea of buying a huge piece of property and building a big building isn’t really reality. Plus, the traffic isolates sections of the city, so I think this is a vision of the future for us. How and when I have no idea. But I will say this, when I decide to go multi-site, I will read … Read More
Keeping the Creative Juices Flowing
I’ve been thinking about the “Innovation Bell Curve.” I first saw this a few years ago in the book “Living the Life you were meant to Live” by Tom Paterson. Ever since that day, I’ve wondered where I am on the bell curve, but I’ve always considered what happens to people and/or movements as they become more set in their ways. Basically the curve works like this: 5% are innovators – 13% are early adopters – 34% are early majority adopters – 34% are late majority adopters – and 16% are laggards (They’re called “Nostalgic” now because that sounds nicer). … Read More
