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Church planting – Wrestling with multi-site models and consumerism
While this blog is silent (give me a week or two and things will pick up again), there’s a great conversation going on over at Ed Stetzer’s blog about multi-site churches and some of their challenges. Read Ed’s first post (Questions for McChurch) here. Read a response (Questions for “Questions for McChurch”) here.
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Wha..??
This is part of what I’m reading tonight and trying to make sense of: “The matres lectionis as indicators of historical vowel quantity. The matres lectionis not only indicate certain timbres, albeit imperfectly, but they also indicate etymologically long vowels, again imperfectly. Unlike the Arabic script, the Hebrew script does not use quiescent letters exclusively…
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Simple wins.
In The Paradox of Choice, Barry Schwartz writes that too many choices can actually be a bad thing. Let’s say Ted to buy a new television. He walks into his local Buy More and is confronted not with two or three tvs, but with a wall of options. Now, he knew he wanted a new…
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God & pain
I’ve been thinking about Steven Curtis Chapman and his family today. My heart is so saddened at the loss of his 5-year-old daughter, Maria. It’s odd to feel pain for a family you don’t even know, but I guess music can form a connection, too. In fact, a song of Steven’s helped me walk through…
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Catch some behind-the-scenes interviews on church planting and more
For those of you who may not follow some of the big blogs that are involved in it, Rick Warren is hosting a summit for a select group of pastors, and a group of bloggers has been busy live-streaming interviews all day. I just watched an interview with Rick McKinley and Bob Roberts – two…
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Spend money, get something.
I’m at a stage in life where I want less stuff, not more. But if you, say, have $10 laying around and just want to buy something with it, you need to check out SomethingStore.com. You pay them $10 and they send you, well, something. I like the Something Tracker, where you can see what…
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Quotage: Make commitments
“Unless commitment is made, there are only promises and hope, but no plans” – Peter Drucker Just a good thought on a Wednesday night. Posting has been sparse here because life’s been busy. If you want more updates, you can follow my twitter updates (which also have an RSS feed for you Bloglines or Google…
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Linkage: Distractions, unreal suits, and leadership
The distracted life – “Kevin….chill out. When it comes to listening, really listening….you can’t be demanding.” And I immediately thought, “Oh…good lesson #1. Listening requires patience. Chill Out Kevin. Wait on God.” WIRED on why Iron Man’s suit wouldn’t work in real life (or WIRED – ruining superhero movies since 1993) A Leader’s Legacy by…
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So these three theologians walk into a …
Seminary’s a weird place. You’re learning a lot about God. Some of it’s even useful and incredibly beneficial. But you also get stuck in this “other world” with terminology and ideas that can separate you from normal, everyday life. That’s why I love this joke a buddy sent me today. It’s the only seminary joke…
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Your greatest strengths are…
I was looking at some sample job interview questions online, and in the process found a list with “suggested answers”. I love that they tell you what you should say your greatest strength is …
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Becoming missional communities
I’ve been thinking a lot recently about what it means to be a “missional community” – how small groups can organize around outward mission that enables those relationships with God and each other to grow and be developed along the way. Alan Hirsch has a lot of great things to say about this here. The…
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I hope those Texans appreciate good art…
If you’ve been in our apartment you’ve seen some art done *ahem* in the style of a Vietnamese artist named Minh Son. We picked them up when we were in Vietnam a few years ago. I love his style – it’s unique, vibrant, modern, and still has a traditional feel to it. Well, NorthWood’s bringing…
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Worship leader wanted
I’m looking for a worship leader for an event in May. Here’s my dream list: female, piano-driven groove-like style, kind of a Sara Bareilles sound. If you know of anyone in the Pasadena area, let me know!
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Starbucks – refreshing the “original” third place
You know the story. Visionary leader builds a revolutionary brand. Visionary leader steps away and hands it off. Brand falters. Said leader steps back in to turn things around. The first big changes are taking place since Howard Schultz stepped back into the head spot at Starbucks, and honestly, I’m excited to see if and…
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Jon Sampson 