Jon Sampson

From Perry Noble: “To those who think all religions are the same…please read this. Folks–if you make the claim that all religions are the same and that we are all basically taking different roads to the same place…then that tells me two things about you… #1 – You have never taken the time to seriously…

Via Tony Morgan : ‘People don’t engage on strategy. They engage on the personal. You have to win their hearts and minds… I always ask people to recall a memorable speech. Dollars to doughnuts what they remember most is a story–not a fact or a chart.’ John Baldoni, author of How Great Leaders Get Great…

Emotional Maturity: “The ability to express one’s own feelings and convictions balances with consideration for the thoughts and feelings of others.”– from Stephen Covey’s The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People

Is it odd to anyone that Blogger’s spell checker doesn’t recognize the word “blog”?

Check out this excerpt from a blog post by Ryan Bolger on Workplace Evangelism and the Emerging Church: “… I went on to describe a few of the changed practices of emerging church Christians (on their best days!). Because of an emphasis on Jesus and the kingdom, and the recognition that the sacred/secular split ought…

Click above to watch a six minute excerpt of a recent keynote by the author of Blink and The Tipping Point. Gladwell talks about how sometimes, taking information away helps individuals make better judgments.

<br&gtPowered by Castpost Grete and I attended a great CD release party last night for the one and only Amy Nobles … worship leader extraordinarre who leads worship at Deer Creek Community Fellowship near Fort Worth. Grete got a little ‘bootlegged’ video of the rockin’ worship, so I thought I’d post it here (complete with…

Sometimes I find articles that are interesting, but I don’t have anything exceptional to add to them. So they find there way here!Guy Kawasaki on “The Art of Schmoozing” – great thoughts on how to really connect with people by looking first to meet their needs, not your own. Since I’ve been looking at Fuller…

I just finished the promo cards for a new series we’re starting at the TCU BSM. Starting March 20th, we’ll be talking about the things we chase after in life. From success to looks and from money to sex, we’re all chasing after something. And ususally, it’s one (if not all) of those four. So…

Sometimes you just need a little diversion. So check this out. If you’ve seen the Simpsons, you’ll recognize this. It’s their intro done entirely with live people!

Check out this article for a great look at some churches meeting in creative places to reach people where they’re at. It features, among the group, National Community Church and Mosaic (a church I visited last weekend in LA…).

You never know when you just might need to find your way around Mars. Thanks to Google, you can explore before you go. Check out Google Mars. Truth is, I have NO IDEA if this is Mars. They say it is, but I’ve never been. It’s a cool feature, but after a few seconds, I’m…

I’m currently reading Transformation by the one and only Bob Roberts, Jr. and will post some thoughts on it soon. But for now, check out this recent quote from Bob’s blog. “Bob, what would you say to a younger pastor?” I told him the main stuff, but when it was all said and done, I…

I’ve been watching recently as a number of pastors and leaders are either turning off comments on their blogs or responding to criticism about their ministries. Most make a simple point: “I’m too busy doing what God has called me to do to take the time to try and please everyone. It’s not going to…

I’ve been linking to other people’s thoughts a lot more recently, but sometimes I run across people who are saying things that connect with what’s been running around in my head. So, they get linked to here. Why reinvent the wheel? But here’s a great conversation from a Fuller student about how the church should…