Craig Jarrow had a great piece over at the Time Management Ninja today.  He talks about 21 things that most people don’t do, but you should do if you want a competitive advantage. As church leaders, we want to get as much done and be as successful as possible in our mission.  Here are some of the things Craig suggests that will give you the edge.  (and some private thoughts on how I’m doing here) 1.  Get up early.  Sometimes I do better at this than others.  This morning:  7:00 a.m.  I’d really like to change that to about 6:00.  I love the productivity I have early in the...

In a very large announcement, Mark Driscoll writes today at the Acts 29 Blog: Together, we decided, in light of all the complexity we’re facing, that the best thing for Acts 29 going forward would be for Matt Chandler to assume the presidency, move the network offices to Dallas, and select his Acts 29 staff. In light of this, I want to sincerely thank the people of Mars Hill for investing millions of dollars over the years in Acts 29 and the people of The Village for being willing to house the Acts 29 headquarters. As for myself, I want to humbly serve Jesus and his men in Acts 29 by doing whatever...

The annual Easter egg hunt in Colorado Springs had to be cancelled this year because of bad behavior. It wasn’t the kids that were behaving badly though.  It was the parents. Parents jumped the gun and broke over the barriers so their children could get extra candy. The rule-following parents who waited for the actual start of the egg hunt, lost out.  The hunt was over in seconds.  No candy for you. It’s funny what parents will do for their kids. Even for a piece of candy. As leaders, sometimes its easy for us to jump the line.  I mean, we see the candy.  It’s in plain site....

I saw an interesting notice on Vimeo last night. It said “We built you a new Vimeo.  Want to give it a try?” The two options were:  ”Try it Now”, and “I Hate Change”. As church leaders, that’s the choice that many people make as we make changes at our churches. We all know people that will give the change a try, and those that will kick and scream because they hate change. As leaders, the people who will give it a try are a blessing.  Those that hate change can be a curse… in fact, I’ve seen many a pastor’s demise by one or more people who...

If you’d like to hang out with seven outstanding pastors who are knocking it out of the park in transforming their communities for Christ on a limited budget, take a look at this video from Pastor Stacy Spencer at New Direction Christian Church in Memphis, TN These pastors each work with economically challenged reality, and yet they have each found significant breakthroughs that other churches can learn from – partnerships with their cities, community development corporations, grants, facilities with multiple use, and more. So all in one location you get the insider’s story of New...