Here you’ll find the journal of an average man wrought with joy. One day you’ll find this diary in libraries across America between copies of Anne Frank and A Million Little Pieces.
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Steven Furtick wrote an article (that his assistant published) about risk-taking. He simply stated that, as churches grow, they incur more liabilities (assets, salaries, reputation, etc). Therefore, risk becomes more [...]
I use the term “minister” with the purpose of being interdenominational. This post is about me wearing two hats; church & business.
The first time I read/heard about intentionally bi-vocational ministers was while reading a book by George Barna called Revolution. It’s a book that’s much like his other books. It’s based on research that tells [...]
First, I installed Wordpress 2.5 RC2 last night and, at first glance, it looks awesome. It’s a welcome and thank-worthy change. I’ll give you a real review in a couple days after I get a little more time with it.
Now, on to the topic of this article. Many of you know that I’m a worship [...]
I feel like this blog is becoming a 37Signals fan site, but I promise that’s not the aim. I don’t work for 37Signals, nor do I receive kickbacks or incentives or whatever. Those guys (and a gal) are just plain smart.
They just posted an article covering the questions they ask themselves “before, during, and sometimes [...]
If you’ve been reading here for very long, you know that I’m a little infatuated with 37Signals, a little web development group in Chicago that’s making a big impact on the web economy. Aside from their insanely useful web apps, one thing that I love about them are their video demos/tutorials.
Since this is mainly a [...]
That’s why 70% of church plants fail.
The leader doesn’t fit the led. When a 50 year old man gets fed up with his church and starts his own church to “reach” a younger, religiously displaced generation. The problem is that he’s not young or religiously displaced. As far as his “target” is concerned, he’s oblivious, [...]
Today’s article is the third in a three-part series on being remarkable. The first two are here:
Being Remarkable: What it’s Not [1 of 3]
Being Remarkable: What it is [2 of 3]
Today, we’re going to look at some helps, hints, and hacks to help your blog be remarkable.
Offering value on a regular basis is no [...]
I posted an article on Wednesday about being remarkable and some common misconceptions about it. Today’s article will discuss the true essence of being remarkable. The final claim of the previous article was that there is one reality that dictates how remarkable your blog or church will be. Drum-roll please.
Value.
People remark about things that place [...]
I posted an article on the Updatable blog last week about Seth Godin’s book, Purple Cow, but deleted it immediately. I also posted it here on ReadScott.com for about 30 seconds before realizing that the article sucked altogether and didn’t belong anywhere. You may have seen it in your feed reader and, if so, I [...]
Preaching, like blogging, is a specific art. It takes planning, thoughtfulness, creativity, and sustainability to communicate on a regular basis. The similarities are so plentiful that I needed to make a chart for it.
I strongly believe that church leaders should take every possible chance to communicate with whoever will listen. Blogging is one of the [...]
