It was wonderful to be able to sit down with Ed Young Jr. and talk about creativity in the church, reaching the lost, and something Fellowship Church has come to know as Spontaneous Baptism.
Ed Young Jr. is the pastor of Fellowship Church mainly located in Grapevine, TX. It’s one church. Six locations. Over the last [...]
The first time I saw this video I laughed my head off. (I love this kind of humor)
Do you use models for the creation/tweaking/developing of your ministry? Models are key to any organization or company’s success anywhere. There are thousands of models out there that work for specific communities/churches. The question is, [...]
“Stuff Your Sorries In a Sack”
It is a classic line from the TV show Seinfeld where George has a hard time accepting an apology from Jerry. Really what George is saying to Jerry when he says, “You can stuff your sorries in a sack,” is your sorry means nothing to me without action.
This [...]
This morning the website for my new company went live. I would love it if you check it out at www.helpstaff.me.
For years I have been the one primarily responsible for finding new pastoral staff members for the church I serve at, The Oaks. In addition to that I have had the opportunity to help many [...]
Most people that know me know that I love connecting with people. Not just anyone, but people that have either a) similar interests as me or b) are an expert in something I want to know about. Well I’ve learned a new way to do this through the twitter search function. It is really cool.
Step [...]
I had the unique experience to join 10 other churches in a Multi-Site Leadership Community this week.
–Christ Fellowship, Miami FL
–Flamingo Road
–McLean Bible Church, McLean VA
–Menlo Park Presbyterian Church, Menlo Park CA (John Ortberg is the pastor)
–Real Life Fellowship, Corpus Christi TX
–The Crossing, Quincy IL
–The Journey Fellowship, St. Louis MO
–The Oaks Fellowship, Red Oak TX
–Willow Creek [...]
Continue reading about whiteboards, sticky notes, and oversized post-its
I always find it interesting when I read something that puts into words practices that I have tried to implement in my life. I recently read an article on a new way of thinking on productivity and I wanted to comment on it.
Here are four of them that stuck out to me.
1. Crank it out
Old [...]
So as everyone knows, tomorrow is election day. I know the title of my post is why I’m not voting, I actually did that as a shameless way of getting people to read this blog. I actually AM voting, what I want to post about though is a reasons why I don’t want to vote.
I [...]
All growing up you are told to read books and the expectation, especially in college, is that you finish the book you are reading. When I was at North Central University, you even had to sign a piece of paper saying that you read 100% of the book.
The older I get the more I realize [...]
I have to hand it to the week in and week out preachers out there. I’m preaching at The Gathering for the first time in 2 1/2 years thus needing to write a message for the service. I forgot how much time it takes to write something that is worthwhile for people to listen to [...]
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