Yesterday I introduced you to my ministry team. We were invited to teach a lunch session at Orange about collaboration. I think the five of us all had some great things to say about collaboration, but more than that we just told...
Read MoreThis is my ministry team. Oh, I have more than one. I have my staff, who I LOVE working with every day! This is my peer ministry team. They’re Children’s and Family Pastors from across the country. We all met on the...
Read MoreSo, why are you posting notes about a College Ministry session on a Children’s Ministry website? Technically my role is the Next Gen pastor and it’s my job to oversee College Ministry. This is why I did this...
Read MoreLast week it was my privilege to take my staff to Orange. Perhaps you saw them. Last year I attended Orange just a few days before coming on staff at Gateway. It was very hard to not want to just jump in and making 101 changes...
Read MoreAlmost a year ago I wrote this post. It was about a church in Michigan that integrated twitter into it’s services. Just the other day Time did a story on this church. Read it here. I’m challenged by what this church...
Read MoreHere I am with the Stuff Christians Like blogger, John Acuff. This guy is the read deal. I’ve been reading his blog since he began and I get a kick out of it every time. I’ve you’ve been a Christ follower for a...
Read MoreHere I am with Karen Tolmich, the winner of my “Think Orange” give-away. We actually played twitter tag for two days to connect, but it eventually worked out… she got her book. I bought a dozen of these books...
Read MoreThis session was led by a previous White House Communication Director. He had many great things to say about communication. Communication is about understanding people and having conversations. It’s about content and...
Read MoreFive basic things to take ownership of their faith and make it personal 1. Navigate the Bible Children should know how the smaller stories within the Bible work together to tell God’s bigger story. The Bible is a place...
Read MoreReggie asked about sermon prep: Andy prepares all day Wednesday, half the day on Thursday and reviews most of Saturday evening. Perry was elusive. He said he downloads Andy’s message. It seems that Perry’s schedule...
Read MoreNancy Beach spoke on women in leadership. It was a message worth speaking. Going into ministry with half of the team on the leadership sideline is like sending and army into war with one arm tied behind their backs. Deborah from...
Read MoreI walked in just a few minutes late but Francis was already talking about human and child trafficking. He imagined if it was his daughters. What would he do? He’d be outraged. He’d do anything. They’re not your...
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