Saying No to “NO”

Phil Cooke has a great piece of advice that serves as an excellent followup to a recent post of mine, Working In a “NO” Culture. Most “no” people have taken the job because they don’t know how to inspire or motivate people – so they figure they might as well be good at something –… Continue reading Saying No to “NO”

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Working in a “NO” Culture

I’m not really a huge fan of Jim Carrey (especially in this decade), but Yes Man was actually a pretty decent romp. I haven’t seen it recently but the idea must have been incepted (inceptioned?) into my mind… or, it may have just been a recent post by Craig Groeschel that got me thinking (specifically,… Continue reading Working in a “NO” Culture

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insert obligatory apology here

Obligatory Apology (thanks to Matt, btw, for the update post format I’ve borrowed) Wow, I’ve become fantastically awful at blogging regularly. I hear that the less you blog, the more likely your friends will remove you from their blogrolls and feedreaders. Hey, at least we’ve seen some pic postings from Jenny at various big events… Continue reading insert obligatory apology here

It’s Official – I have no idea what I’m doing

I sometimes receive incoming links from random blogs of random people I’ve never heard of – the blogosphere is mind-bogglingly large and interconnected. I also hear kudos from my friends, family (even Grandma) for the content and how intelligently I write. So now it is time to remind everyone that I have no idea what… Continue reading It’s Official – I have no idea what I’m doing

Organic Church

This is a follow-up to Carl Cherry’s thoughts on Organic Church. I’m reading Organic Church, too, and I’m starting see everything we do at Pantano as having organic tendencies and possibilities. Our life groups could and should be organic and self-reproducing. Many of them are a great model of a church, actually. Launching new sites… Continue reading Organic Church

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Culture Tribes

I attended a great conference earlier this week in San Diego – The Coast-to-Coast Multi-Site Conference. Presented by Leadership Network, Seacoast Church, Community Christian Church, and North Coast Church, it featured speakers such as Dave Ferguson, Larry Osbourne, and Mark Driscoll. The recurring reasoning for sending their churches down the multi-site path (as opposed to… Continue reading Culture Tribes

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