As a follow up to the Late for Church? post, I’m going to share with you a story someone sent to me today. It seems that sometimes it is good to be late.
Archives for August 2007
Why People Leave
When someone leaves a church to go somewhere else, they are almost never leaving solely because of the reason they give on the way out the door. They are leaving for a cluster of reasons. They’ve been disappointed a number of times with the direction of the church. Their core beliefs have been dinged up […]
August 27, 2007 by 13 Comments
Late for Church?
In I Sold My Soul on eBay, Hemant Mehta describes a number of experiences he had while visiting churches across the country. He visited all different kinds of churches from the very small to the mega variety. What makes this book so interesting to me is that Mehta is an atheist. His descriptions of each […]
August 23, 2007 by 29 Comments
God is Real
Last night we took the training wheels off of Elijah’s bicycle. It was past time. I had already raised them so high that they only touched when he rounded corners in our neighborhood. As we were taking them off, I told him that once they came off they weren’t going back on. This was a […]
August 21, 2007 by 12 Comments
Inspirational Leadership
Here are some notes I took on Bill Hybel’s talk on Inspirational Leadership at the Leadership Summit last week. I really liked this talk and needed to hear it. Inspirational Leadership: As a leader, it is your job to keep yourself motivated. How to stay motivated:1. Stay crystal clear about our calling from God.2. Leverage […]
August 17, 2007 by 3 Comments
Pan’s Labyrinth
Last night I watched Pan’s Labyrinth. Good, good movie. Very dark, but beautiful, with a dash of gospel thrown in at the end. The Pale Man was one scary character. If I had seen a picture of him when I was a kid I would have never slept again.
August 14, 2007 by 5 Comments
Leadership Summit
I’ve been at a satellite gathering for the Leadership Summit. It’s only about 20 minutes from my house. Hybels was good. The interview with Fiorina was very interesting. I had trouble staying with Flake. Buckingham was awesome.
August 9, 2007 by 7 Comments
Shepherd Selection Process
One of the biggest APE’s (Anxiety Producing Events) for Churches of Christ is the Shepherd/Elder selection process. When this process is handled poorly–as it sometimes is–the direction of a church can change almost over night as a new wave of shepherds find themselves leading a church. They start making the changes they’ve been longing to […]
August 6, 2007 by 22 Comments
Random Declaration #12
A long time ago my cell service was with AT&T. Then it became Cingular. Now it’s back to AT&T. This confuses me greatly.
August 3, 2007 by 14 Comments
Crossing Bridges
So tell me, have you been more aware of when you’re driving across a bridge today?
August 2, 2007 by 3 Comments
Telling Stories, Asking Questions, Learning Lessons