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
Director (and no, not Spielberg)
This weekend I have the privilege of directing the worship services at Pantano. It’s a “Students Weekend” so there are teenagers everywhere, but I don’t mind! As director, I have to make sure everything is in its place and that everyone knows all of their cues. Not as exciting as directing Indiana Jones 4, but… Continue reading Director (and no, not Spielberg)
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
8 Questions for the American Church
Do you ever feel like you just don’t care? Like somebody is talking to you about something, and you know that you are “supposed” to care about it, but all you can manage is a good fake smile. I feel that way sometimes, and I even want to care, but I don’t. At least, not… Continue reading 8 Questions for the American Church
Am I Internally Motivated?
If I truly was, I wouldn’t have time to even ask the question. “The more I consider this, the more I think that true disciples who are truly doing the work don’t have a lot of time to think about their standing before God or their motivations or about their own sin. They simply go… Continue reading Am I Internally Motivated?
A Contrarian’s Guide to Knowing God
After reading this blog post, I felt disgusted with what this guy had to say. I was really disappointed to see yet another “emergent legalist” (I made that term up, but it fits nicely) damning churches, especially churches without membership, by-laws or elders. (What he said about worship, however, I mostly agreed with). The one… Continue reading A Contrarian’s Guide to Knowing God
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
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