Twitter Suspended my Account!
Yikes. Twitter just suspended my account. I’m in Twitter withdrawal! Anybody have any ideas on how to cope with withdrawal? For those of you who got kicked off, how long did it take until they un-suspended you?
Strategic Planning for Dummies
Strategic planning can sometimes be difficult to explain. This diagram I developed has helped me easily explain the process I call strategic planning for dummies. Strategic planning for dummies The outside circle represents the process of strategic planning. Plan what you want to do Train and communicate to those who will carry out the plan
What a Guy Who’s been on a Ventilator for 20 Years Taught Me
About 3 months ago a guy wheeled into our church strapped into a motorized wheelchair and breathing on a ventilator. I didn’t learn his name nor begin to learn his story until about a month ago. I spent an hour with him this week and was deeply moved by his story. It all began when
If you Knew you’d never again see someone you love, what would your parting words be?
If you knew you would never see someone you loved again in this life, what would you say? I’ve move as a pastor/teaching pastor from two churches in the last 20 years, and I’ve shared these 10 parting thoughts to those people I loved, not knowing if I’d ever see them again. 1. Say thank-you
What I Learned about Team from 3,000 People Last Weekend
This past weekend, between Thursday and Sunday, over 3,000 people volunteered to pack over 500,000 meals for Haiti at our church. It was an incredible collaborative effort between people from five churches, the community, and local businesses. We partnered with a Christian organization called Feed My Starving Children whose sole purpose is encapsulated in its
Mashed Potatoes, Pride, and God’s Eyes
First impressions often stymie how God wants us to perceive others. Recently we vacationed in Mississippi to visit my wife’s dad and sister. Our visits there have become quite routine. Each day I get up, run, take a shower, go to a buffet, take a nap, watch TV, go to bed, and then the next
Titherosity: Motivating others to Become More Generous
Every Every pastor must deal with the money issue in his or her church. I stumbled upon a simple way that inspired our church to give more generously than it ever did. Two years ago in January our offerings were tanking. For some reason January giving seems to always drop. My unscientific analysis tells me
Mac and Cheese & Paying Attention to Others’ Needs
A very successful businessman inadvertently taught me a lesson about paying attention to other people’s needs … with macaroni and cheese. Recently I ate breakfast at my favorite diner with one of our church’s key leaders. He owns a flourishing business and gives quite generously to our church. As I enjoyed the blue plate special of
Is too much Knowledge Hindering your Evangelism?
A simple game devised by a Ph.D. at Stanford in 1990 has bearing on how effective we communicate the Gospel. I just finished the book Made to Stick by Chip and Dan Heath. I highly recommend it. They refer to a study where assigned people were given one of two rolls: a ‘tapper’ or a
Making the Most of the Next 10 years: A Simple Self-Evaluation
H. B. London, VP of Pastoral Ministries for Focus on the Family sends out a weekly email to pastoral leadership. It’s quite good. He gave me permission to post an article from the Jan. 8 edition. Call them ‘new year’s resolutions’ if you like, but what he said made me think as I enter into