Besides our Christmas Eve-Eve service on Friday, my preaching year is done. But I think it ended on a high note. I feel great about the series we just completed. I spend 5 weeks going through Ruth in a series called, "Love Story". We feel like it’s the best series we’ve done as a churchin our 5-year history! I’m very proud of the messages and all the other elements were great! Our band has never sounded better. The video intros each were fantastic! I’m looking forward to January and a new series on what the church is. We’re calling it … Read More
I’ve Had It!
:::::Warning: Major Rant Ahead::::::::: OK, I’ve had it! I am SO sick of "Christians" talking crap about each other! We wonder why people’s opinion of the church is at an all-time low. Give me a break! I don’t blame them. The church is the most dysfunctional family I’ve ever seen! One of my best friends, Bill LaMorey, is planting a church in Hartford, CT and is working his butt off trying to serve the Lord in an area that desperately needs the Gospel. This blog has decided to "critique" (Read: talk crap) about Bill’s outreach efforts and nitpick Bill’s sermon … Read More
Hiring from Within!
Those of you that read this blog on a regular basis know that I love the Red Sox more than a well-adjusted adult should. But something happened happened yesterday in Red Sox Nation that I believe can encourage us as Pastors and leaders to do something that we already know. The new co-general managers of the Red Sox were hired from within the organization, even though the Sox ownership interviewed many people with tons of experience from other teams. Why did they stay in-house with 2 guys that are 31 & 32 years old respectively? Because “They understand the type … Read More
New Elements Review!
Bryon Mondok over at Calvary Jupiter, (a church that helped us tremendously as we were getting started) wrote a very kind review of my book "Elements" on his blog. By the way, you should add him to your Bloglines. You can read the review here…
Great Meeting!
I just got back from having dinner with Alex McManus from Mosaic in Los Angeles. Myself and 4 other Pastors met Alex at Larios on Miami Beach. The food was good and the conversation was great! Alex talked to us about some of what God is doing in other parts of the world and his vision to establish a mentoring network in Miami. His belief is that Miami is the capital of Latin America and our city could become a "Hive" to train Pastors and church planters to reach the Spanish speaking world. It was great to meet with Alex … Read More
World Baseball Classic – And the Winner is…
…The Dominican Republic! There’s no question about it. Let’s go over the starting lineup for the DR is this new baseball tournament: 1B – Albert Pujols/ David Ortiz 2B – Alfonso Soriano 3B – Adrian Beltre/ Alex Rodriguez SS – Miguel Tejada C – TBA LF – Manny Ramirez CF – Jose Guillen RF – Vladimir Guerrero Starting Pitching: Pedro Martinez Bartolo Colon Daniel Babrera Bullpen: Francisco Cordero Julian Tavarez Antonio Alfonseca Jose Mesa Friends, This thing is over before it starts! I can’t wait!
What Pastors Need Most…
Tony McCollum continues to knock the ball out of the park with another great post about encouragement. This is so huge. Check it out here. And if you don’t have Tony in your Bloglines, what are you waiting for?
A Hard Teaching!
"On hearing it, many of his disciples said, "This is a hard teaching. Who can accept it?" (John 6:60) There’s times in the life of your church when it’s time to comfort and other times when you have to give a hard teaching. Sunday was one of those times when I had to give the hardest message I have ever had to give. I had to talk about apathy and complacency. I talked about what it really means to put God first and to walk with Jesus. We talked about laying down our gods and giving God all of us … Read More
Pastors, we need to get this one right!
Perry’s post today…WOW!
Nice Crib for Sale
If you’re interested in buying a home, a great place in Downtown Boston has just come on the market. Just blocks away from Fenway Park, Manny Ramirez, Boston Red Sox leftfielder and 2004 World Series MVP has decided to sell his crib. It’s a 4,500 SF penthouse pad atop of the Boston Ritz-Carlton hotel. Asking price: $6,900,000. You can see the place here and get a virtual tour. So this is what 20 million a year buys you!
