Just read this. Read this excerpt from “The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People.” “Suppose you have a teenage son and your normal conversation is something like, ‘Clean your room. Button your shirt. Turn down the radio. Go get a haircut. And don’t forget to take out the garbage!’ Over a period of time, the [...]
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29 Oct
A Fictional, Yet Plausible Story
A man walks into a church looking for something he hasn’t had his entire life. He’s not real sure what it is exactly, but he’s been trying to find “it” for two years now. Life is crappy. His marriage died. His kids are living in Rhode Island with his ex-wife and his parents both died [...]
10 Aug
Student Leadership Philosophies
Last week I went to lunch with a Sonoma State University student who has been coming to New Vintage Church for a few months. He is part of the student leadership at the university and talked about a couple of leadership philosophies, that are specific to campus leadership, I hadn’t heard about. I thought I’d [...]
19 Jul
Brazil Team (AbbaTeen) 2010 – The Video
We’ve been showing that LOVE MOVES for the past few weeks and this video tells the story.
2 May
one sentence changed it all…
I remember going to the Drive Conference in 2006. It was the first time I had ever been to or even heard of North Point Community Church or Andy Stanley. The sentence that changed everything was this, “We should not make it difficult for the Gentiles who are turning to God” (Acts 15:19). Andy Stanley [...]
17 Apr
random leadership stuff from leith anderson
Andy shared some leadership notes that he took while spending time with Leith Anderson a few weeks back. I thought I’d dump them on here for you to take a look at. Help me process this stuff…what do you think about it?– There are chapters in a church. There are times when a Pastor needs [...]
16 Apr
Conference Chat with Todd Fields
Yesterday I had the opportunity to join in on a conference chat with Todd Fields. Here are some notes I took during the chat… North Point Values for their Worship Leaders: Servant Leadership Humility Authenticity Preparedness (in your heart and musically) Excellence People are ready to engage in singing after they’ve had fun. The minute [...]
18 Mar
Are You Dedicated?
When I ask the question, “Are You Dedicated?” I don’t mean did your parents “dedicated you to the Lord” when you were a baby. What I mean is…are you committed? Are you sticking out the hardships, lulls and valleys that come your way because of your dedication to something? Sunday night Erica got a call [...]
2 Mar
Who do you learn from/with?
Every month I attend two coaching conference chats. One with a bunch of SPD’s (Service Programming Directors) from other North Point Strategic Partners and one with Ryan Fitzgerald who works for North Point. Here’s a confession, I’m not a good SPD. These guys are awesome. They know how to create sets, execute technical “stuff” and [...]
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