Let’s just start out by laying out the fact that Andy Stanley is a beast! The guy just blows me away every time I hear him speak. Session #2 was on creating relevant environments. He mentioned the 3 components that make an environment relevant: Context, content, and presentation. Context is where the material is presented Content is the material that is being presented Presentation is how the material is presented The key to having an environment that is relevant is to have all 3 of the factors in operation. At dinner tonight, our staff discussed where we are strong and … Read More

I can’t even begin to tell you how challenged I have been over the last 2 days. This has been like drinking water from a fire hose. Reggie Joiner taught session 1 and challenged every church leader to institute radical change. He shared that incremental change never works, even though we try it, hoping that we can fly under the radar. He says that what is needed is nothing short of radical change. Whatever it is that needs to change in our churches, we already know what it is, we just need the courage to do it. He ended his … Read More

I got to sit in church today.  It was a nice feeling.  It has been almost a year since I just sat in a church service.  But I got to visit Northpoint Community Church in Alpharetta, GA.  This is my 3rd time at Northpoint, but it was still great.  These guys never cease to amaze me.  It was so impressed with their creativity, commitment to excellence, and focus.   Andy was great as always.  I’m looking forward to attending the Drive conference tomorrow.  It’s going to be great! (Photo taken from my treo)

I’ll be flying to Atlanta to attend the Drive Conference this weekend, but in my place we will be having Jason Anthony (AKA The Chalk Guy) to share a message using the arts.  This guy rocks!  We normally don’t bring in outside speakers very often, but his message is so powerful that the folks in our church asked if we could bring him back so they could invite their friends to see him.  It’s a great entry point into our ministry.  You can check out his website here.    Calvary Fellowship people reading this:  Invite everyone you know!!!  This is … Read More

One of the things I forgot to mention about this weekend’s service is that we are going to 2 services starting September 18 (That’s our 5 year anniversary). I can’t believe it’s almost been 5 years. But our new service times will be 9:30AM & 11:00AM. This transition should be pretty easy since we’ve been preparing for it for a while. We just need to make sure that we end on time, which we have gotten much better at. But it’s an exciting time for us and I believe this is going to open up some new opportunities to reach … Read More

Well, we unveiled the new name and logo today.  It was great!  People just went nuts over it!  "Whatever it takes" was the title of the message and we talked about being sacrificial in our giving to get into our new facility.  People were very open to the message and were up to the challenge.  I pastor the most amazing church ever!  If you’re interested, the message is up.  You can download the mp3 here…

I’m working on my message for Sunday and I’m losing my mind I’m so excited about all that God wants to do on Sunday. If you’re a CCML regular, do “Whatever it Takes” to be there. You won’t regret it!

Dan Kimball has an amazing post about the 10 stages of church members and their relationship to the local church (Thanks Jason).  Thank God not everyone goes through this (Or I would have ended up in the ‘HaHa’ house long ago), but it’s so accurate with some.   Read it here… Let me know what you think.

We’re looking to do a redesign of our church website. So I’m asking for your help. I’d like to know what you think the best websites on the web are (Church or not). I’d like to check them out and get some ideas. I appreciate the feedback…

As you’re wondering who sang that song (The Pointer Sisters by the way), I am so excited abut this weekend’s message at CCML. I’m teaching a message called, “Whatever it Takes” as we talk about the future of our church and the amazing opportunities that are before us. So I’m excited about finishing up that message. Also, we’re planning a brand new series called, “Message in a Bottle.” (Will we play the song? Who knows?) But I’m really looking forward to what’s in store. I’m so glad to be the Pastor of this church!