Happy divorce day

So today sucked.
I was generally minding my own business and letting the universe spin as it normally does.
Then I got word that an old friend of mine has pretty much done everything he can to screw his life up. Specifically he and his wife are about to be divorced. This is a guy who I’ve counseled a [...]

From the top down

Today I had a great lunch with Tony.
He got me really pumped up for the next three weeks at Legacy. I think this will be one of those game changing series at Legacy. This series is designed to very clearly lay out the future of Legacy and push you to make a choice about your [...]

The Rule of 30

So we have this problem. Colton hasn’t been doing his homework. And short of calling the teacher every day we have little way of knowing if he’s lying to us or not. He’s been hiding parts of his homework and just not doing it.
Side note: I did the same thing in school and fully expect [...]

The joys of bi-vocational ministry

Let me just go on record saying I’m not a fan of bi-vocational ministry. For those that don’t know, that’s where you work your tail off at a regular job and then do the same for the church.
The hardest part is that we don’t get the interaction that comes from being on staff full-time at [...]

Church isn’t really the place for honesty

I think I got in trouble for saying that one time during a sermon. But I meant it.
Church is one of those places where we are the least honest. We put on a show while there because we feel we have to live within certain standards and if we pretend long enough, that’s good enough. [...]

Sunday night mind dump

Every “pastor” blogger I know does a “Sunday night mind dump.” Because of that, I’m loath to do it too, but I’m so fried right now that I can’t think of anything else. So here you go.
Last week was very busy (hence the little blogging I did). This weekend was great, but I am dead [...]

Pastor Appreciation Month

Did you know October is Pastor Appreciation Month? I didn’t until yesterday when Tony called the staff on stage and presented us with some gift cards to some of our favorite restaurants.
We’ve been involved with Legacy for a couple of month’s now, but we’ve really only been here for about two weeks. We’re still discovering [...]

For the money?

I’ve been designing ads for newspapers since I was fourteen years old. Being in the creative business is all I’ve ever done. There’s something about the publishing business that is hard to explain. It’s high stress and always deadline driven. Until I started my own business it has never paid very well either. And yet [...]

Follow the leader

The Swerve Blog from Lifechurch.tv has a great post about leaders staying close to their passion (or vision). If the leader of a small group drifts from the vision God has given him, the group will stray as well and begin to atrophy. The same thing can happen with entire churches. This is why God [...]

Fit for ministry

Tadd is running a “Biggest Loser” competition for the men in his launch team.
This brings up something we don’t really like to talk about in the ministry. Staying in shape. I sound like a lot of guys on their staff. Certainly not grossly overweight, but I could definitely stand to slim down a little.
I’d like [...]

Guard your heart

Steven Furtick has a great post about guarding your heart.
The quote that got me was: “Be careful who you share your dreams with. Their negativity can contaminate the possibility before it ever has a chance to become a reality.”
This is incredibly important. God’s call on your life can often seem (even to you) like a [...]

Perry via Tony

The Churchplanters.com conference is going on right now. I really wish I could have made it. Not only is it affordable, it’s supposed to be really great.
Tony Morgan provides a great breakdown of Perry Noble’s sessions here and here.
Some of the highlights:
1. God does not give visions to committees. God never gave a vision to [...]