Therefore we do not lose heart. Though outwardly we are wasting away, yet inwardly we are being renewed day by day. For our light and momentary troubles are achieving for us an eternal glory that far outweighs them all. So we fix our eyes not on what is seen, but on what is unseen, since … More Take Heart
On Leadership: ‘A major difficulty in sustaining one’s mission is that others who start out with the same enthusiasm will come to lose their nerve. Mutiny and sabotage come not from enemies who opposed the initial idea, but rather from colleagues whose will was sapped by unexpected hardships along the way.’ – Edwin Friedman in … More Failure of Nerve
This video is a bit long, but one of my favorite worship leaders, David Crowder, talks about some ideas on the Future of Worship. It is not only informative, but also hilarious! He even uses an overhead projector, I’m not sure what an overhead projector is, but he definitely uses one! Check it out here … More The Future of Worship!
If our devotion is to the cause of humanity, we will be quickly defeated and broken-hearted, since we will often be confronted with a great deal of ingratitude from other people. But if we are motivated by our love for God, no amount of ingratitude will be able to hinder us from serving one another. … More What is your goal?
Wow, it has been an intense month of December! The last week I led eleven (11) services. That’s definitely a record for me! At any rate, I took a few days off, refreshed and renewed and am excited to see what this new year may bring for my family and me. I have two questions … More Impact
Being a ‘creative’ is an odd vocation. My job is to come up with ideas. Some are good. Some are not. But what is the response you get when you throw out ideas. Lately, for me, they fall into two categories: It’s either: ‘We can’t do that!’ or ‘How can we do that?’ The difference … More We Can’t do That!
I found out today that our Worship Facilities team at Grace won several awards this year from Worship Facilities Expo! These awards included: Best Technical Director for our own Daryl Cripe! Best Technical Production Team for Grace’s Production Team! Best Facilities Manager for our own Dave Wagner! For our new auditorium we were also awarded: … More Props to our Worship Facilities Team at Grace!!!
Monday I was stoked when the Catalyst Road team, LV and Ryan showed up at Grace and asked me to join them with my friend Brad Ruggles in an interview about what I am learning about ministry. Check it out!
Day two at the Leadership Summit! Yesterday was really an epic day of mental gymnastics and challenging, life changing, practical information. I look forward to this second day! Unfortunately, I had some work to do (crazy, I know!) So I ended up missing the first session this morning. However, I’m here now and ready to … More Leadership Summit Day 2
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