Month: November 2009

Church

Break

This week you won’t be hearing much from me by way of the blog. My family and I are heading to Florida for a short get away trip. Taking the girls to Disney!! I am looking forward to a short break from work, but will still be with the church […]

Church, Personal

It’s turkey time!

We all know what time it is, right? It’s turkey time! That time of the year when we gather with family to gorge ourselves and watch football. Sounds awesome to me! But this week, in all your gluttony (which by the way is a sin), take some time to thank […]

Church, Leadership

Barriers – part4

One of the hardest things to do is to look objectively and honestly at yourself or your organization for what might need to change to break a barrier. If you want to lead a church or an organization of a larger size, then you must take a hard look at […]

Church, Leadership

Barriers – Part 3

One of the most difficult things for a person with vision and drive to do is to sit still. I struggle with it all the time. I always want to be moving forward. But just because we want that doesn’t mean we are moving in that direction. Often we will […]

Church, Leadership

Barriers – Part2

This week I am talking about growth barriers, especially as it applies to the church. But I believe you can approach it the same in most any organization or business. What many don’t realize is that there are CHANGES that need to happen to move beyond these growth barriers. The […]

Church, Leadership

Breaking the Barriers

This week I hope to get some more time to blog about something that has been on my mind for a while now. It seems there are cycles of church growth where you hit what are called “barriers”. These barriers are not just unique to churches, but I would say […]

Church, Sermons

The Truth Kickoff

This past Sunday we launched our 3 weeks series called The Truth. Many have been praying and fasting for this series and already we have seen God move in amazing ways. We saw many people surrender their lives to Christ in just the first week. I don’t know about you […]

Leadership

Know your type

This week I’ve had all of our staff take the Myers Brigg Personality Profile test. It’s amazing how answers a series of questions can pinpoint people’s personalities. These test can be fun, but it is what we do with these test that is important. As I read the description for […]

Leadership

Are you self-aware?

This past weekend I spent some time with a leader of a large growing church who continuously kept imparting to me SELF-AWARENESS. As I keep replaying those conversations in my mind, I am beginning to realize what it means to be self-aware. What I have found is that most of […]