Archive - May, 2009

One Prayer – Round 2 – God is…

May 19, 2009 in Church Culture with 0 Comments

OnePrayer.com

LifeChurch.tv started a movement last year called One Prayer that united churches around the idea of doing the same series on prayer for 4 weeks.  Last year the One Prayer series focused on messages about what one prayer you would pray to God for all Christians around the world.  This year the focus is on preaching about God is…..


Check out this video about One Prayer 2009:

Friday Five

May 15, 2009 in Friday Five with 0 Comments

Here are my five favorite blog posts from the week:

OrangeLeaders.com – Multiplying Yourself – I love the new Orange Leaders site and look forward to the blog posts on there.  This is a great one about developing leaders.

Passion City Church – Extravagant Worship – I link to this because Louie mentioned that he wants Passion City Church to be a church that thinks outwardly first and inwardly second.  Love that.

Steven Furtick – You Don't Want To Know – Interesting perspective I hadn't really thought much about before.  I sort of want to know everything :)

Mark Batterson – Remember When – Great reminder on the importance of remembering God's faithfulness in the past……with a great Chris Farley reference as well.

Vince Antonucci – But Why Would….(Pt 1 of 3) – The first in a series of three posts that Vince wrote about why unchurched people would be interested in helping launch a church.  Parts two and three are here and here

Backsliding and Recovery

May 13, 2009 in General with 0 Comments

Last night I exercised for the first time in over 2 weeks.  I had a rhythm going for about 8 weeks leading up to that.  As I exercised last night it was obvious that I had regressed some in just those 2 short weeks.  I noticed it when working out with weights and that made me especially concerned about the cardio portion.  I do HIIT for that, and cardio kills me because of how out of shape I am.  

I could only do 3 sets whereas I was doing 4 just 2 weeks ago.  I clearly backslid.  I was thinking about how that relates to spiritual growth.  Unless you're perfect, you backslide from time to time.  Maybe that's falling prey to a specific sin or maybe it's a lack of spiritual growth.  Fortunately, recovery from backsliding starts with a single action.  Exercising last night reminded me of how I actually do have time for it and how much I enjoy it.  Hopefully one single step will completely reverse the backslide.

Oddly enough, I've backslid on some of my spiritual disciplines as well.  Looking to have that resolved by the time you read this by taking one single step as well.  The old Chinese proverb that says "a journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step" applies to backsliding as well.  It's amazing what one step in the right direction can do.

Parody Q & A with John Maxwell

May 12, 2009 in Fun with 0 Comments

 If you liked the parody Q & A with Craig Groeschel you might like this one with John Maxwell. 

Friday Five

May 8, 2009 in Friday Five with 0 Comments

Here are my five favorite blog posts from the week:

Catalyst – Simplified Missional Living – Jennifer and I are both trying to do a better job of living missionally and this blog post has some simple, good ideas.

Craig Groeschel – The 4 D's of Leadership – Great series of posts based on the life of Joseph

Steven Furtick – I Am Not Ashamed – We shouldn't be ashamed either

Perry Noble – Humble Confidence – I think that's a key component of great leadership and is just like what Jim Collins' refers to as "Level 5 Leader" and Thom Rainer refers to as an "Acts 6/7 Leader".  

Q & A With Craig Groeschel

May 4, 2009 in Fun with 0 Comments

This is a hilarious video the Catalyst team put together to introduce Craig at Catalyst West Coast:

Friday Five

May 1, 2009 in Friday Five with 0 Comments

Here are my five favorite blog posts from the week:

Catalyst – Catalyst West Recap Blogs – Get a feel for what took place at Catalyst West, if you're like me and didn't attend.

Anne Jackson – Women Church Planters? – Dave Ferguson asked Anne if she knew any, so she threw it out on her blog.  I was surprised at the lack of debate, since a question like that would usually bring it out of people.

Sccot Rodgers (LifeChurch.tv) – Teachability Is A Must – Great perspective and reading it made me question how teachable I am.

John Maxwell – It's about time! – John's thoughts on leadership are always practical and helpful.  

Inside North Point Kids – Family Birthday Celebration – A cool look at how North Point celebrates children's baptisms.