Archive | October, 2008

30 October 2008 0 Comments

Comedy Night – Michael Jr.

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 [...]

29 October 2008 0 Comments

Congrats to the Phillies

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!

29 October 2008 1 Comment

It’s Candy Time!

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!

28 October 2008 1 Comment

Just Plane Farts

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.

27 October 2008 0 Comments

Online Bible For Kids?

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 [...]

24 October 2008 0 Comments

Top Ten Leadership Mistakes

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 [...]

21 October 2008 1 Comment

What’s Up With Twitter?

While at the Group Life Conference I had the privilege of sitting on a panel with a bunch of other talented people to lead a discussion on Social Media and Community. One thing we spent a ton of time discussing was Twitter and I feel the need to post on it because I have been [...]

20 October 2008 0 Comments

Group Life Conference Highlights

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 [...]

18 October 2008 0 Comments

Group Life Conference 2008 – Wrap Up

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 [...]

17 October 2008 1 Comment

Bill Search – Simple Small Groups

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 [...]