Twitter church

Here’s a question for you.
Would the church function better as a community if everyone used Twitter?
I think it would. It’s turned into a great way to keep track of people in the church and how their days and weeks are going. Good, bad or ugly it allows us to know what’s happening and hopefully feel [...]

Quick Notes 7-30-08

I woke up this morning to zero e-mails. Usually I have at least 15 from overnight. I just assumed the world ended and I missed the whole party.
The next three days will be consumed with a magazine deadline (in which I will hate everyone involved only to remember how much I love them when the [...]

More

We don’t use any pre-made curriculum for the kid’s ministry. I prefer to instead keep a finger on the pulse of the kids and see what they need spiritually. The last two weeks we’ve been talking about how God changes hearts. Last week we got into how having more of God changes us even more.
I [...]

The hidden gem of accountability

As the staff of Legacy, we’re required to fill our weekly accountability reports. They are a mix of questions about our week, our relationships and things along that line. I’m not going to lie, sometimes it gets tedious.
But, even in the tedium I still love them. They provide an opportunity to look back on my [...]

Knowing why you’re there

Through our marriage we’ve had a few hospital visits between having kids and surgeries. Never have we had a completely great set of nurses to take care of us until this weekend. I wrote about them here.
I’ve been thinking of why this experience was so great and I think it boils down to the fact [...]

My life versus her’s

Meet Annette. I discovered her through Anne’s blog when she went to Uganda. According to Anne, Annette only makes a profit of $1 a day from her business as a cook.
I’m currently teaching the Legacy Kids about money. The biggest part of the lessons is looking beyond themselves and helping those in need. As an [...]

Pray for the launch

UPDATE: The site is now live. Read all about it here.
WeTheChurch.org will be launching Monday morning. Please pray that the launch will go smoothly (from the technical side) and that it would make an impact in the ministry world.
I’m really excited about the potential it has. Look for a lot more here on Monday about [...]

Teaching love, not money

In my years at church I’ve heard money taught on mostly as a mathematical formula.
God gives you X. Multiply X times .1 and that’s how much you give to the church.
Does that seem cold to anyone else?
I’ve been going through a series on money for the Legacy Kids. Instead of starting with formulas or even [...]

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 [...]

Magenta Squirrel update

I’ve officially completed the design for Magenta Squirrel and sent it off to the code monkeys to work their magic. I’ve set up a Twitter page for it. The site even has a teaser on it (at least it should soon). But I’m not telling where it is yet.
I’m going to send an early look at it [...]

Magenta Squirrel is a go

I’ve been praying about an idea for a new site for a couple of weeks. As with most things the initial idea gets me excited, then it kicks around in my head for a while as I mull through all the options and possibilities.
With the help of Scott, I think one of those ideas is about [...]

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 [...]

Quick Notes 3-30-08

After last week and this weekend, I’m tired. Hopefully I’ll get some rest this week.
In between getting rest, I’m also hoping to get completely caught up before the next big project hits.
The latest issue of The Business Journal comes out next week.
Pastoring at a small church is exhilarating, frustrating and challenging all at the same [...]

Outside the doors

I’ve been reminded this last week that so much of ministry happens outside the church. That’s the important part. Church is just there to bring the family together to connect. You can’t have deep relationships with people if you see them for an hour on Sunday’s. It takes an investment of time to get to [...]

Easter Sunday

Today turned out to be a really great day. We broke a Legacy attendance record and it’s fun to see that many people fill up the building. It’s also great to see a few people stepping up and serving in various areas. It feels like things are really starting to come together.
So today was huge. [...]