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.
Welcome. I write for church leaders on topics like strategy and communication. Since this is your first visit, don’t forget to subscribe to my RSS feed.I’m always addicted to a couple musicians. The names change, but the temporary obsession is almost identical. They’re usually worship leaders, but sometimes riff-raff like John Mayer or Jason Mraz [...]
I don’t like to use my personal blog to publicize client projects, but this one is different. Besides, it’s less of a client project and more of a friend’s project that Updatable got to help with, so I don’t feel bad for this announcement.
The site is WeTheChurch.org and it’s completely new. In fact, it just [...]
After I posted the offer to do free Wordpress installs for church leaders, I received dozens of requests. “Dozens” may not seem like a lot to an uber-blogger like Los or Tony, but for a little guy like me, it was fun to get a great response.
About a week later, Cory from iThemes.com and Church [...]
This is the best video that the Catalyst Road-Trip guys have done so far. Specifically, Matt Keller hits a home run during this quick, logical rant on the potential of the Millennial generation to reach the world with the Gospel. More discussion below the video.
Catalyst Voices - Matt Keller from Catalyst on Vimeo.
I have a [...]
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 and more…risky.
My questions is this: what happens when a church has been lulled into a riskless culture of safety and security? How does a church [...]
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 was going to title this post “How to be a To-Do Ninja,” but then realized my own distaste for the hyper-use of the word ninja. The way this system works is like magic. You’ll find yourself thinking, “How did I accomplish anything before Scott changed my life with his ‘How to be a Task [...]
Perspective is shaped by so many factors. However, as skewed or inaccurate as a person’s perspective may be, it doesn’t diminish the influence that perspective has on their perception. And, if you’re unaware, perception is reality.
Understanding the perspective of your audience is crucial to understanding their reality. Understanding a person’s reality is the first step [...]
I wrote a couple days ago on The Evolution of Purpose. It was a simple post establishing the reality of our purpose’s openness to change. I think it went over well. No OldTruth.com guys showed up looking for a fight, so I guess that means it wasn’t too controversial.
However, I left it hanging for a [...]
Purpose has been a buzzword for a while now. Rick Warren made it a super-buzzword when he authored The Purpose Driven Church. Then it became the uber-buzzword after he published The Purpose Driven Life. However, amidst all the buzzing, I haven’t heard much about change. I haven’t heard or read anything discussing whether a purpose [...]
