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Archive for May, 2008

Now I understand preaching in a weekend service is slightly different than Steve Jobs introducing a new Mac product.  But just in case you’ve woken up early this morning wondering, “How can improve my sermon today?” Here’s a short video with some speaking tips from Steve Jobs! Here’s an article highlighting the same info.

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Death. My prayer for you is death. That you would die to every notion of position, pride and right. That death would not bring an end to your future, but actually usher it in. Fire. My prayer for you is fire. Not fire that destroys, but fire that consumes. A fire that compels you to [...]

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I just wanted to say a BIG THANK YOU and give a SHOUT OUT to those that have linked to this blog! Bill Kiger Brandon Watkiss Chris and Kate Griffin Chris Gibbs Chris Hezlep Craig Riggle Daniel Day Dave Martin David Van Hal Greg Krowitz Jack Thomas Jeff Leake Joe Schafer Josh Pearman Mike James [...]

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A few weeks ago I had the opportunity to meet with the new student body president at Central Bible College and we were discussing different styles of leadership.  There are those that strong-arm their power onto others and then there are those that lead through relationship.  I tend to do the second and I think [...]

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Following up my previous post on Growing Yourself through blogs, here are some suggested books on similar topics: Marketing Purple Cow by Seth Godin The Tipping Point by Malcolm Gladwell Church Structure/Process The Purpose Driven Church by Rick Warren Simple Church by Thom S. Rainer & Eric Geiger (You can read my synopsis here) Leadership [...]

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In our weekly MCM pastor’s meetings at Panera we are currently discussing different growth barriers that keep our churches from reaching their full potential. The barrier we working through right now is ‘Growing Yourself’. One good way to grow yourself is by following different blogs, especially those that deal with weaknesses you have. Below I’ve [...]

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Twitter has become a new phenomenon and is actually pretty cool!  WIth that said, Perry Noble wrote a great post today answering the question, “What If Peter Used Twitter?” – check it out, it’s some good stuff!

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Almost 2 months ago now, we launched our 7th church plant, BridgePoint Church, but for me it was the first one I was a part of from beginning through the launch.  With that said, I just wanted to post some things I’ve learned up to this point going through the process: There is no set [...]

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Weekend Wrap-Up

This has been a pretty busy, but really good weekend! Here’s a quick rundown: Friday Night we had our monthly MCM Pastor’s Gathering at BridgePoint Church with Ron Johnson – I love getting together with our pastors, it really feels like one big family! Saturday we had our MCM Leader’s Summit for ministry leader’s at [...]

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“Imitation is the greatest form of flattery” as the famous quote says.  If that’s true, then Chick-Fil-A should feel pretty flattered!  McDonald’s has introduced a brand new sandwich they call their ‘Southern Style Chicken Sandwich’, which looks an awful lot like Chick-Fil-A’s chicken sandwich. I’m reading a book right now called Mavericks at Work.  It’s [...]

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