I've heard a lot of stats since I've been in ministry…  20% of the people do 80% of the work.   Half of all marriages end in divorce. 85% of people who become Christ followers do so before the age of 18  67% of all statistics are made up on the spot…   Well, maybe not [...]

Yesterday was one of the busiest days we’ve had in a while. I came home last night and crashed at 8:30! But it was also one of the best days in the life of our church. Here’s the rundown: •Jeff Bush did a great job leading worship on his first official day as our Worship [...]

I was cleaning around the office the other day and ran across a stack of index cards that I had written some quotes and leadership principles on.  Ever so often I would scroll through the stack and find a quote or two that would cause me to think, stretch, adjust or do something.  I call [...]

Yesterday was shaping up to be one of those dreaded days we all hope never happens.  Things didn't work the way they were suppose to…We couldn't use the lights yesterday because there was no power.  We had some key volunteers not show up–or not tell me us they wouldn't be there… so a few minutes [...]

I'm starting something new today on my blog.  Each Friday I'm going to point you to an article, blog or book that I've come across and I think can help add value to your life.  Sometimes I may summarize the article, other times I may rip it off completely (giving credit of course) and sometimes [...]

I wish I had a quarter every time a pastor said "you don't want to miss this weekend at _________ Church".  I wish I had a quarter every time I said it!  I'd be rich! But I'm saying it!  You don't want to miss this weekend.  We have a HUGE announcement we are making this [...]

Just finished reading You Were Made for This by Bruce Wilkinson.  You may remember him as the "Prayer of Jabez" guy.  This book is all about how God wants to use us to deliver miracles every day.  I have to admit, I was pretty skeptical at first.  But I read the introduction to the book and [...]

Busy day for us yesterday at Journey. The band was awesome. I preached James 3 about the power of our words… VERY relevant.  Lots of good feedback saying they thought I was speaking directly to them… that' a win!   I've said it before, but this has been my favorite message series EVER! I'm excited [...]

I drank from a fire hydrant yesterday at the Nines.  Thanks to Todd Rhodes and Dave Travis and Leadership Network and the Folks at Catalyst for putting all this together.  I took notes as fast as I could, had to step away a few times and didn't get to hear several of the speakers… but [...]

Today is 09-09-09.  at 9:09 am I connected with thousands of other leaders at The Nines conference.  It's going to be all day long and include some of the best leaders in the country.  It's going to be like drinking from a fire hydrant.  I'm going to post my notes tomorrow.