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John Ortberg says, “Disciples of Jesus cannot be mass produced – they have to be hand crafted.”  As church leaders we often take personal responsibility for mass producing disciples from our congregations.  The challenge is that discipleship requires an individual to take personal responsibility for their development and a leader to provide individual attention, accountability [...]

Andy Stanley is one of my favorite speakers and soon you will actually be able to hear him live online.  North Point will be (kind of) starting a web campus similar to Lifechurch.tv and others as they launch their online worship experience on August 16th.  The video below will give you the scoop is a promo of what [...]

Social media is changing the way we maintain relationships, connect in the workplace, and even beginning to change the way we do ministry. The Christian Web Trends Blog recently posted a some great Q&A discussion about social media that you may want to check out: Post 1: Social Networking Consumption Post 2: Social Networking For Organizations Post [...]

I don’t know if you saw the pilot of the new show on Fox, Glee but it was pretty cool.  However these kids from PS-22 in NY got em beat.  Check out their version of Don’t Stop Believin.  The group has performed for celebrities and even for members of congress.  Their videos have been viewed by [...]

Every so often I have a conversation with my Dad that makes me think about my life and lessons I’m currently learning.  During our morning coffee out by the pool he asked me what this time off has been teaching me.  It took me a moment to answer but here is what I came up with, [...]

  It took us a full two days but we made it to Florida!  Unbelievable with two toddlers.  The boys were so good through the whole trip.  We kept their bellies full with McD’s and The Cracker Barrel and that seemed to keep them pretty happy.  The postcard at the top of the post is an old [...]

After a great week with some of Shelli’s family we will be heading on a road trip!  I am sure it will be quite an interesting time for us, as this will be the first one of its kind for our kids.  Bringing two toddlers in the car to Florida will be quite the experience… [...]

If you are a part of our church family then you know that our church had its Grand Opening of our new worship facility last Sunday. I am currently on sabbatical but I am so proud of our team and I feel so privileged to serve here. I miss you all and look forward to [...]

Just heard about a new tool that allows the use of twitter for live experiences in a more efficient way. Catalyst has actually used it at some one day events and Catalyst West.  Often the issue with live interaction has to do with having an approval process for use.  This way you are able to [...]

If you were following my blog last week then you know about Kem Meyer’s new book.  Kem planned on having an after party interview on tokbox with Shawn Wood but the system crashed.  However, she was still able to answer some questions through video so if you want to hear her talk about Tony Morgan, learning [...]