Have you ever been somewhere different for the first time?  In the past I've encouraged pastors to go play Bingo for an evening to give them a sense of what First Time Guests feel when they come to their church.  At Bingo there is a series of social norms, funny...

Negative feedback is better that none. I would rather have a man hate me than overlook me. As long as he hates me I make a difference. - Hugh Prather Does your ministry regularly seek out feedback from the people it's serving?  How are you looking for ways to learn from your...

I'm still trying to put into context the last few weeks have been.  It's been a wild ride here in Jersey.  Some bullet points to try to bring you up to speed ... Monday Oct. 29th // Superstorm Sandy - the largest Atlantic based Hurricane ever on record - makes...

How does your church leverage Facebook? Are you creating compelling social content that is drawing in your community and propelling your mission forward? Facebook represents a massive missional opportunity for your church ... did you know that: 1.5 million local businesses use Facebook to reach their customers? people spend 1...

I admit it ... I'm a fan of Andy Stanley and North Point Ministries.  I still remember the first time I visited their Alpharetta, GA campus nearly 10 years ago.  It was one of those perspective shaping experiences.  I came away from that interaction with North Point looking at "church"...

What if we took a week where we deliberately stop learning and just applied what we already knew?   Rather than searching for that perfect strategy or idea we actually took to put into action the information we already had contained within us? Instead of reading another blog post about...

"If people are lining up to give you money ... you are doing something right." - My Dad It seems like every 6 months Apple does it again.  Somehow they are able to capture the imagination of literally millions of people to get them to line up at their stores...

I'm thinking a lot about momentum these days. Organizational momentum is a tangible asset that we need to cultivate, foster and steward in our churches.  Watch the first 44 second of this classic Jim Collin's video to get a sense of what I'm talking about. Here are some factors that I've...

Dear Church Leader, I've wanted to write this letter to you for a while now but I've never knew exactly how to say this.  However, we're heading into an incredibly critical season as a church and want to be as clear with you as possible.  Just because you passionately build...

I bumped into this article from Forbes magazine about the Olympics and leadership lessons that can be drawn from it.  I thought it might be worth commenting on it here as we reflect on our leadership in our churches. 1. Branding: As the closing ceremonies come to an end for...