Archive for October, 2008
Comedy Night – Michael Jr.
Posted on 30. Oct, 2008 by frank.
Michael Jr is a hilarious comedian that is going to be performing for our comedy night on Friday, November 14th. Comedian George Wallace offered Michael his first break when he took him to the legendary Comedy & Magic Club in Hermosa Beach, home of Jay Leno and “The Tonight Show” staff. The club’s owner slipped [...]
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Congrats to the Phillies
Posted on 29. Oct, 2008 by frank.
Bundled up in the cold, after a postponed game due to weather, the Phillies finally brought their fans the big win. Philadelphia is proud and I heard car horns, fireworks, and people shouting outside my window for about thirty minutes straight. You just gotta love Philadelphia!
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It’s Candy Time!
Posted on 29. Oct, 2008 by frank.
Tomorrow Michael gets to dress up for the costume parade at his preschool and on Friday we will be heading door to door for some candy. As you can see below, Spiderman and Nemo are ready for some treats!
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Just Plane Farts
Posted on 28. Oct, 2008 by frank.
Ok, sorry about the potty humor but my brother Dave (who works for Disney) just started blogging. I look forward to seeing his work and hearing about his life in LA. Here is one of his recent posts: Click here to visit Dave’s blog.
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Online Bible For Kids?
Posted on 27. Oct, 2008 by frank.
The team over at Lifechurch.tv has already put out a social media Bible study tool called YouVersion. It has a ton of great features and if you read the Bible on the web I would encourage you to check it out. Now they are trying to figure out how to proceed with how to help [...]
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Top Ten Leadership Mistakes
Posted on 24. Oct, 2008 by frank.
Kem Meyer recently posted this list that made me think a bit. Here are the top ten mistakes leaders make: 1. The Top Down Attitude: The number one hang-up 2. Putting Paperwork Before Peoplework: Confessions of a type A personality 3. The Absence of Affirmation: What could be better than a pay raise? 4. No [...]
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Group Life Conference Highlights
Posted on 20. Oct, 2008 by frank.
As the conference progressed this year, Dave Treat posted video highlights of each main session. To get a feel for some of the great speakers we had this year click on each of the links below: Session 1 – John Burke Session 2 – Mark Batterson and Heather Zemple Session 3 – Will Miller Session [...]
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Group Life Conference 2008 – Wrap Up
Posted on 18. Oct, 2008 by frank.
The conference was a great experience for me this year and I had a good time participating on the panel discussion around social media and community. I really believe the church is going to need to embrace technology on a deeper level or they will miss out on some significant opportunities to connect with this [...]
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Bill Search – Simple Small Groups
Posted on 17. Oct, 2008 by frank.
I had a great discussion this morning with Bill Search (author of Simple Small Groups) and Chad Allen (from Baker Books). We talked about a variety of issues around community and group life. How open should groups be? We landed around empowering leaders to make decisions for our groups. Intimacy can be disrupted in group [...]
