January 2010
146 posts
How big a church can you build? Depends on how... →
How many toilet flushes per churchgoer was the central question considered by the Frederick County Board of Appeals on Wednesday during an appeal by the Global Mission Church to build a sanctuary…
2 tags
WatchPlan B - by Pete Wilson
2 tags
“I still can’t believe this! All this hype for something so ridiculous!...”
– A MacRumors commenter back in 2001, talking about the launch of the iPod.
4 tags
“My best advice is to always hire someone more competent than yourself.”
– Jessica Livingston, Co-founder, Y Combinator
4 tags
“Salvation is free, … but discipleship will cost you your life.”
– Dietrich Bonhoeffer
3 tags
5 Reasons Pastors Should Blog →
Pete Wilson writes: While I obviously don’t think blogging is for every pastor I do think it can be a valuable tool for many. Here are five reasons I choose to invest a portion of my time in…
5 tags
“Leaders…trust me, we CANNOT underestimate the power of saying “thank you.” -”
– Perry Noble on Staff Relationships
2 tags
“People don’t prepare for success. They have a plan for failure. Some people fall...”
– Erwin McManus, Pastor of Mosaic LA
3 tags
What We Learned About Apple Yesterday →
Ingenious, really. Why doesn’t the iPad have a camera, multi-tasking, and a phone? It’s all for a reason.
1 tag
Types of Fasting (and Scripture to back them up) →
In the same way that God appointed times and seasons to fast, he also designated several types of fasts. Because of certain medical problems and physical needs, there are different types of fasting….
1 tag
1 tag
What is your Current Greatest Leadership Challenge →
Brad Lomenick shares a great question: What is your current greatest leadership challenge? Brad admits that his is delegating. Mine, I think, is perfectionism. I can way overwork a project,…
3 tags
Is Past Success the Mortal Enemy of Future Success →
Pastor Mark Beeson writes: Maybe past successes challenge future success, but isn’t it also true that past successes give you a foundation of experience and skills often demanded by future success?…
2 tags
Should Focus on the Family Sponsor the Super Bowl? →
The decision has some people cheering, and some people jeering. The decision by Focus on the Family to sponsor an ad during the Super Bowl is polarizing many people even before it runs in the big…
3 tags
“Anything that God has ever done at any other time, He can do now. Anything that God has ever done anywhere else, He can do here. And anything God has ever done for anyone else, He can do for me.” - A.W. Tozer
3 tags
“To lead a continually growing and impacting ministry demands that I develop more...”
– Pastor Brad Powell, on some of the leadership lessons he learned last year.
3 tags
After Three Months, Only 35 Subscriptions for...
In late October, Newsday, the Long Island daily that the Dolans bought for $650 million, put its web site, newsday.com, behind a pay wall. The paper was one of the first non-business newspapers to take the plunge by putting up a pay wall, so in media circles it has been followed with interest. Could its fate be a sign of what others, including The New York Times, might expect?
So, three months...
1 tag
2 tags
WatchDave Ferguson on THE SHOW today, talking about “Exponential Movements of God”
3 tags
How Haiti is Changing Mars Hill Church →
Jamie Munson writes: The Mars Hill elders felt it was important for Pastor Mark to share the story of his trip to Haiti with all of our campuses yesterday. At our request, he worked hard to put the…
2 tags
Ten steps to planting a megachurch →
Thanks to DJ Chuang for this link. This was written by an ‘armchair megachurch planter’. Humorous, and yet interesting!
4 tags
“If you want to change people, you must create enough leverage to encourage the...”
– Seth Godin
3 tags
How to Keep the Momentum Going →
Shannon O’Dell writes: Momentum is a powerful adversary for any organization. As a leader you will either FEEL momentum or FUEL momentum. You have only a moment with momentum, unless you can learn…
2 tags
“When you have pastors thinking of themselves as CEOs, it’s hard to tell...”
– Jonathan Walton, Assistant Professor of Religious Studies at the University of California, Riverside. (What a skewed quote from an academic… P-Diddy? Really?)
2 tags
“From everyone who has been given much, much will be demanded; and from the one...”
– Luke 12:48b (think on that for a bit!)
2 tags
“I find it an interesting observation that all Christians think they are true no...”
– From a letter to the editor in a local newspaper. I understand his point… but doesn’t everyone think they are right on most things? Good criticism of Christians or not?
2 tags
For Better Productivity, Try Communicating Less →
You might think that involving a bunch of people in every company meeting and email keeps everyone on the same page. In reality, it’s a productivity killer that hinders rather than helps employees…
3 tags
When Do You Know It’s Time to Leave Your Church? →
David Foster writes: Just because you’ve been the pastor in 2007 doesn’t mean you need to stay there. Trust me, you don’t need the work. The same God that employed and brought you there can take care…
3 tags
Average age of churchgoers in the UK is now 61... →
That compares with the population as a whole where the average adult age is 48.
1 tag
On June 12, 95% of Churches Will Break New Federal... →
I don’t know… do you believe this? Beginning June 12, 2010, most churches will be breaking Federal Law and face prosecution unless they make a costly change to their wireless microphone, instrument, wireless in-ear monitor and hearing impaired systems. //Has your church made any changes in this area? Here’s the link.
3 tags
1 tag
How to “Re-Plant” a Church →
Listen and watch as Dustin Neeley and Jason Martin from Acts29 talk about how to ‘re-plant’ a church.
What do you think? Have you ever tried a re-plant or a re-start? What…
3 tags
How do you measure Sermon Length? →
What do you think of this quote: “Sermon length is not measured in minutes; it is measured in minutes-beyond-interest, in the amount of time the minister continues to preach after he has lost the…
2 tags
Why Can’t You Get More People To Volunteer at Your... →
Vibrant churches are very reliant on the power and number of their volunteers. Mark Beeson, the pastor at Granger Community Church has written a piece on why good people volunteer. His insights may…
4 tags
“The most important thing in communication is to hear what isn’t being...”
– Peter F. Drucker
1 tag
Christian TV Program Gets RickRoll’d →
2 tags
Pastor Calls for Boycott of Houston →
A Pastor in Texas is trying to get people to sign a petition in support of his boycott of the city of Houston. Pastor David Grisham is upset about Houston’s new openly gay mayor and a new Planned…
2 tags
The Six Stages of Vision →
Imagination Stage- This is the fun stage where you get to think outside the box and dream about possibilities. Typically you’re focused on solving a problem that is close to your heart and…
3 tags
4 tags
3 tags
How Churches Should Respond to the “Competition” →
What do you think? For more, read Dave’s comments here.
Todd
2 tags
Matt Carter on The Missional Church →
3 tags
“If you want a phone, cigarettes or a teenage girl you can get them here in Port...”
– Mark Driscoll, describing some of what he saw in Haiti just days after the devastating earthquake.
3 tags
“It only takes a relatively small number of people on the fringe to undermine the...”
– Brad Ruggles on Pat Robertson’s recent comments and how they reinforce the stereotypes so many people have of Christians.
4 tags
“If you want to change the culture, you have to change the stories.”
– From a Harvard Business Review article (via Kem Meyer)
Is Your Church's Logo Really All That Important? →
Let’s be honest…most churches do not take their logo seriously. Many churches have no logo at all, those that do had it designed or cobbled together 25 or more years ago…and it looks like it.
2 tags
Creative Use of Generosity in Church Haiti... →
The church is giving each member of their congregation an envelope with anywhere from 5 to 100 dollars… Church members are then supposed to try make a profit with that money and bring the money…
2 tags
Success Is 99% Failure →
Thomas Edison was a prolific inventor. He had over 1,093 patents to his name, but failed repeatedly in his attempts to invent the light bulb.
3 tags
“43 percent of church technology leaders said participation in social networking...”
– From a research study “Church, Christians, and Social Networking”