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Thanks a lot, Mark Driscoll… see what you started?
Now that Mark Driscoll’s new book is out, it seems everyone has to weigh in on sensitive topics. Please… CBN producers, don’t let Pat Robertson talk about oral sex again. Thanks, Mark. Todd
read more8 Things That Caught My Eye this Morning
Here are 8 things that caught my eye this morning. Most notably: Yesterday was the first Sunday since the split at the Crystal Cathedral. Looks like about 100 people left the building to join Sheila Schuller Coleman and Jim Penner’s new church plant. Attendance at the Cathedral (which changed back to their traditional worship service) rose to about 1,200 (over two services). Take out all the media, out of town visitors and tourists, and they probably had about a hundred people as well. Anyway… here are some interesting...
read moreBasketball Fans Kill Two Birds with One Stone
Wow… free basketball and pizza with your vasectomy… this month only. (And I like the fact that he said the surgery was ‘minimally invasive’. Uh… let me go on record as saying… it was WAY invasive.
read moreOld Guys Rule
At Bethel Church we affirm our older generation as people we admire, look up to, and want to emulate. This video celebrates the culmination of a sermon series titled, Old Guys Rule:
read moreEd Stetzer at The Gospel Project Webcast
I had the opportunity on Wednesday to participate and live-blog The Gospel Project Webcast, live from the LifeWay headquarters in Nashville. This event included Matt Chandler, J. D. Greear, Ed Stetzer, and Trevin Wax talking about the new Gospel Project that LifeWay is putting out. There was a ton of great nuggets during the 2 hour webcast. I’ll share some notes in three separate posts. Here are some of the raw notes I took on Ed Stetzer’s talk: Theology, Gospel and Mission and why they Matter YOU are the project… the gospel is...
read moreJ. D. Greear at The Gospel Project Webcast
I had the opportunity on Wednesday to participate and live-blog The Gospel Project Webcast, live from the LifeWay headquarters in Nashville. This event included Matt Chandler, J. D. Greear, Ed Stetzer, and Trevin Wax talking about the new Gospel Project that LifeWay is putting out. There was a ton of great nuggets during the 2 hour webcast. I’ll share some notes in three separate posts. Here are some of the raw notes I took on J. D. Greear’s talk: How to we ground our applications and ministry in the gospel? The gospel is not...
read moreMatt Chandler at The Gospel Project Webcast
I had the opportunity on Wednesday to participate and live-blog The Gospel Project Webcast, live from the LifeWay headquarters in Nashville. This event included Matt Chandler, J. D. Greear, Ed Stetzer, and Trevin Wax talking about the new Gospel Project that LifeWay is putting out. There was a ton of great nuggets during the 2 hour webcast. I’ll share some notes in three separate posts. Here are some of the raw notes I took on Matt Chandler’s talk: There are massive amount of 20 and 30 somethings that have kept the rules of...
read moreThey Like Me…They Like Me Not
Today, I’m pleased to introduce you to my pastor, Pat Schwenk. Pat just started at my church here in Ohio a couple months ago, and I’m glad that he’s agreed to share some thoughts here at the site from time to time. His first post is about leadership and the different between pleasing people and people pleasing. I hope you enjoy! Pat writes: I have never met anyone who liked being disliked. I suppose if such a person existed they would not be fit for ministry. However, I have met thousands of people who either liked...
read moreAndy Stanley & Craig Groeschel: A Twitter Showdown
In honor of Catalyst One Day, here’s a Twitter Showdown between Andy Stanley and Craig Groeschel:
read more7 Phrases a Pastor Should Regularly Say Off Stage
Ben Reed has written a great piece I think you should check out here: 7 Phrases a Pastor Should Regularly Say Off-Stage Added in Leadership on 03/12/2012 Source: BenReed.net Though this is important, there are also things that a pastor should regularly be in the habit of saying. And not the passing, “Good to see ya” that every pastor says. Not the trivial phrases that everyone expects. Read More…… What would YOU add to the...
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