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Saturday was one of those days. The details were great. We all woke up early, but we were settled into a pace that didn’t press us. I made pancakes and bacon for the family, which it turns out I love to do. We had a couple of things to take care of for the morning…
In the business world, if someone claims to have control over something unrelated to their product or even something that is just beyond control they are laughed out of the industry. For example, if I said I can make one million people buy the iPad or make the same number of people hate Mark Oestreicher,…
I wonder how it became standard that small groups in churches decided to study a book together. It’s not that I think there is anything wrong with reading a book together, but with the decline in books on paper and the trend in younger people to only read what they have to and mostly (that…
I’ve spoken about discipleship for a while, and I usually begin most of those talks with two questions that qualify discipleship as the type of relationship that invests the kingdom in someone else through a close relationship. In other words, what Jesus did with his disciples. The first question: “How many of you have been…
I have been working on my first book (which I have been planning to make available as an ebook) for some time now. The process is not all I have expected, but the biggest challenge for me is the style of writing I want to use. I decided early on that I wanted the book…
I have been thinking madly about this MBA program that Seth Godin is offering that I applied for yesterday. After reading much of the information on the site, I think it would still be an amazing thing to be in that program, but I have thought more about what I would do if it did.…
At least that’s my hope. I just applied for his MBA program where you spend a week with him and some other lucky applicants. If you’ve read anything I’ve written or know me at all, you will know that this would be the American Idol moment for me. Seth is one of the most forward…
It would seem obvious, but relationships are key in ministry. I’m not proud of it, but I used to force a lot relationships out of obligation. There are many expectations that go with ministry positions and not all of them are healthy or reasonable. What I found in different positions I have held is that…
I saw the Hurt Locker last night. This movie started me out with and anxious feeling that really never left. Though I really liked it, I was left wondering how mediocre the rest of the movies of the past year must have been if this was considered the best out of the lot. It was a…
So since my posting fast, I have noticed something about myself. I don’t really do ministry like I used to. I mean I REALLY don’t do it at all like I used to. To compare: Used To I used to spend hours and hours preparing how I was going to present something to youth. I…
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