So I was reading this morning in 2 Corinthians 2 and I came across this passage: 14But thanks be to God, who always leads us in triumphal procession in Christ and through us spreads everywhere the fragrance of the knowledge of him. 15For we are to God the aroma of Christ among those who areContinue reading “Encouragement from 2 Corinthians”
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Ch-Ch-Ch-Changes!
As I sit and enjoy my bite-sized Mr. Goodbar, I feel a general sense of excitement for what’s coming down the stretch. 1. I just informed my boss at Cutter & Buck that my last day will be Dec. 1st. It’s a bummer but it’s good too because I will be able to be homeContinue reading “Ch-Ch-Ch-Changes!”
Secret Shopper
So this past Sunday we had a friend’s day at church. The basic premise is that you invite friends to church. (As an aside, shouldn’t every sunday be friend’s day? Yes.) When your friends arrive they are greeted warmly, We talked about why friendship is so important. We had some food afterwards. Everything went reallyContinue reading “Secret Shopper”
Word of Mouth Outreach
Found this great post from Church Marketing Sucks. Some of the easy and sometimes free things I liked were: Identify the Connectors (see Malcolm Gladwell’s Tipping Point) in your church and encourage them to do what is natural. Encourage your church marketing evangelists to tell two friends about you, not just one. Create experiences. YourContinue reading “Word of Mouth Outreach”
Risk-a-phobia
I think the reason that people are fine with things the way they are is because they are afraid of risk. And more importantly they are afraid of failure. I have stuggled with that fear. I used to always want to be other people, or have their ministry or their giftings. But God has reallyContinue reading “Risk-a-phobia”
Friendship Matters
So we are doing this new series at Creekside about friendship. And, it’s a different kind of series because Don, Dan and I are all talking about friendship both week. It’s going to be fun. What I’m really praying for though is that folks would really see that their friendships are valuable and that relationshipsContinue reading “Friendship Matters”
Zeke
So I’m reading in Ezekiel about how his life is an example to people of what God is going to do. More than the other prophets I think God uses Ezekiel as a metaphor. But here’s this guy, who has to do these crazy outlandish things for God, and he does them. He lives theContinue reading “Zeke”
Innovative Church
Found a great post from the Innovative Church Conference, thought I would share a link to it. This is some great advice for ministry. “In conclusion, Mark encouraged us with these thoughts: Enjoy the journey. Be yourself. I tried being a pastor, and now I’m trying to be me. Stop criticizing. I’m tired of theContinue reading “Innovative Church”
Busy, Busy, Busy
So the fall is ramping up and I’m working on my first talk for transit. It starts tomorrow. We are studying Ecclesiastes, I love this book, it’s hard and raises questions and you actually have to wrestle through it. Sounds like life doesn’t it. But this is one more thing that I am going toContinue reading “Busy, Busy, Busy”
Great Leadership Article
I came across this great article at Leadership. Give it a read here
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