One of the scarier things about being in seminary and pursuing a role in church leadership is how elevated and revered some pastors are. I don’t just mean by their own congregations, because there are plenty of pastors out there writing books and doing the conference circuit who many people idolize but have no connection…
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The Numbers Game
We’ve all had plenty of conversations that go somewhat like this: Friend: Hey where do you go to church? You: Well I go to First _______ of Suburban America. Friend: Oh cool, I’ve never heard of it. How many people do you having going there? You: Well we usually have 3,000 people or so on…
Seeker Sensitive
Last Monday I gave a presentation in my Principles and Practices of Worship class on “seeker sensitive churches/worship services.” You can download the power point presentation by going here: Seeker Sensitive Powerpoint Presentation I would define a seeker sensitive church this way: Using the weekend services to reach the unchurched through high quality music, media,…
The Best of The Nines
Yesterday I was in and out of watching The Nines, a church leadership conference that took place entirely on the web. From what I know of, I think it was the first of its kind and will likely be replicated more and more in the future. In most cases I eat stuff like this up.…
3 Ways to Keep Up With Change // Gary Hamel
I’m at a satellite location of The Leadership Summit (#tls09) in East Portland today and tomorrow, basically all day. It is the one event that my church consistently attends and makes time for throughout the year. This is actually the first year in over 9 years that we haven’t hosted a feed of the Summit.…
Le Tour de France and Church Ministry
This year I watched almost every stage of the Tour de France. On a whim I just decided to record 2-hour play back of stage 5 and then I watched every stage after that, becoming a bit of a bike racing junkie in the process. In fact it is a sport that I wished I…