– I still can’t get over Thursday night’s Red Sox game! The Sox are still alive. I wish I could be there on Saturday night. If the Sox win on Saturday, I may try to talk Carey into driving to St. Pete for game 7. – Someone gave me 2 tickets to John McCain’s rally at FIU in Miami today. Couldn’t go. Too much to do. – Reading “Speak like Churchill, Stand like Lincoln”. It’s a good read. – My church planters tele-coaching network is starting to fill up! I’m totally blown away by the response. If you’re interested in … Read More
What are you Looking for?
One of the things I’ve learned is that most people find what they’re looking for. – Leaders see leadership opportunities in what they see, hear and watch. – The heresy hunters find heresy in just about everything they see, hear and watch. – Christians see God at work in what they see, hear and watch. – Atheists see randomness in what they see, hear and watch. – Learners find something redeemable in most things they see, hear and watch. – Musicians see a song in the making in what they see, hear and watch. – Preachers see a message in … Read More
Church Planter Tele-coaching
If you’re a church planter looking for coaching so you can launch large in your area, I’m going to be starting a church planter tele-coaching network in November/ December in conjunction with Church Leader Insights. Each session will be a 2-hour phone call where we will discuss the principles laid out in Launch: Starting a new church from Scratch. The great part of tele-coaching is there’s no plane tickets, no rental car, and no hotels expenses. Just pick up the phone and learn to launch larger and quicker than you thought possible! Here’s some of what we’ll discuss in our … Read More
Hanging in Atlanta
I’ve had a great time during my brief Atlanta trip. I’ve been able to hang with my good friend Jason which has been a lot of fun. Jason was the best man at my wedding and I was his best man, so it’s been great to hang out. I got here Monday evening and recorded a podcast for Catalyst with Nelson Searcy on the subject of church planting. I’ll let you know when it airs. Tuesday Nelson and I taught a Launch Conference for church planters. It was great connecting with a bunch of guys who are going to be … Read More
Church Planting Pitfalls
Last month, Nelson Searcy and I recorded a resource for Church Planters entitled, “Church Planting Pitfalls”. It’s being released this week! In this resource, we talk about the 10 most common pitfalls (plus a few bonus ones) that church planters fall into. You can order the CD version here or you can get the MP3 version here. Either way, I think this is going to be a really helpful resource for church planters and Pastors in general because we can fall into these pitfalls at any time in our ministries.
Launch Conference!
Just an FYI to those thinking of coming to the Launch Conference in Atlanta on September 30th from 9AM-4PM. The price for the conference goes up on Sunday, so register today if you want to get the get the discounted rate. The link is here. This is going to be a great conference that has already helped 1,000’s of Pastors. A church planter should get every bit of info he can before he launches. If you don’t, you’ll be kicking yourself later. BTW – I’ve gotten lots of responses for church planting tele-coaching network that we’re forming. If you’re interested, … Read More
The 100
September 22nd marked the beginning of the final 100 days of 2008. Carey and I have been talking about our goals for 2008 and what we can do in these last 100 days to reach them. Here’s some questions to ask: – What are the 3 most important things I’ve wanted to accomplish in 2008? – How close am I to accomplishing those goals? – What could I do right now to accomplish those goals? – How many of my goals could I realistically reach by the end of 2008? – Who could I ask to help me reach a … Read More
Launch Conference in Atlanta is 2 Weeks away!
I’m so excited that the Atlanta Launch conference is 2 weeks away! I can’t wait to spend the day investing in church planters and helping them launch large! If you haven’t registered yet, click here and do it now! This is going to be a great time of learning, networking and meeting other people that are in the trenches as well. I’m also excited because Nelson Searcy will be there we’ll be teaching the conference together. The seminar is being held at Avalon Church in McDonough, GA (a suburb of Atlanta). All the information is here. See you on September … Read More
Attention Church Planters
I’m really looking forward to being in Atlanta on Tuesday, September 30th for our one day Launch Conference. The other thing I’m excited about is that I’m going to be leading a tele-coaching network specifically for church planters. If you haven’t launched yet or are within the first year of your church, I want to encourage you to be part of this 8 month network with other church planters as we talk through the practicalities of launching a church and the realities of your first year. I want to share why I’m doing this: Our church start wasn’t easy. We … Read More
My last week…
– Things have been pretty quiet on the blog because I’ve been in Mexico with my family. – It was my first time in Mexico. Must say, I liked it and loved how strong the dollar was there 🙂 – It was great to spend a few days just with my family. We spent most of the time in the pool. My daughter loved the pool! It was a great time. – Being the capturer of precious moments that I am, I brought the charger but forgot to take the still camera or the video camera. Genius! – The place … Read More
