It has been a while since my last post here, but that's been for a good reason. For the past month, I've been working on getting ready for Southside Church's first public information meeting. We held it last Sunday evening at McCutcheon High School here in Lafayette. For the past month, we have …
Free Resources for Church Planters
I recently discovered this website that claims to "love church planters." To prove it, they have provided free resources, and all you have to do is send them an email. I've sent the email, but haven't downloaded my stuff yet. Here's the link for …
An incredible leadership training opportunity
This past week, Jen and I had the privilege to attend the Willow Creek Leadership Summit via satellite. Over the past five years, I have been able to attend four of these events live at the South Barrington campus, and they have been remarkably impacting for me. This year, though, it was a little …
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Clayton Miller Band Video — clip 2
As I promised, here is my first (It's the second clip from the concert. Sorry it's out of order.) video upload for the Clayton Miller band (Cole and LD Miller). The harmonica work and the drum work are really good. For more, check out Lafayette's Independent Music Podcast at limcast.com. …
Clayton Miller Band (Cole and LD Miller)
America's Got Talent has put two Lafayette boys on the map. LD Miller is one of the most amazing harmonica players, and though criticized on the show, Cole Miller is a rather gifted musician in his own right. On the show, Cole was criticized for his guitar playing and his singing, but he admitted …
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Gratuitous Firefox Link
If you haven't tried Firefox as your web browser yet, you are certainly missing out! It has many benefits, but perhaps this will give you a flavor for how some Firefox users feel about their browser of choice: …
The 28 Day Evangelism Tract
While reading The Purpose Driven Life tonight, I had the thoughts run through my mind that went something like this: If I really want this book to affect me, I need to ponder it through my day. If I want to ponder it, I need to have it condensed into ponderable form. I really appreciate the small …
Free Cartoons and Videos
Another post for my own future reference... Sermon illustrations? http://www.nfb.ca/animation/objanim/en/index.php …
Great Design
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Free Fonts
I just found a couple free font websites. I'm putting them here for my own future reference. Urban Fonts dafont …
How to be a wise blogging pastor?
Colossians 4:5 says this: Be wise in the way you act toward outsiders; make the most of every opportunity. As a pastor who's got a blog, I've been thinking about how this verse relates to blogging. I've been blogging for over a year, and I don't yet have a "manifesto" like this guy on what my …
In God we Trust License Plates?
Yeah, I know what you're thinking. Religious license plates? Yep, that's right. I was really put off by the idea when I first saw the link, but I clicked anyway, and what do you know, the plates are really well designed! Check this out: If you live in Indiana, go ahead and vote for your …
In God We Trust License Plates?
I know what you’re thinking. I wasn’t too interested in this link when I first saw it, but to tell you the truth, the plate design simply looks good. I’d seriously consider putting these on my car. If you are living in Indiana, go ahead and vote for your …
What do pastors get paid?
The Southern Baptist convention does a study each year of church staff compensation based on a number of demographic factors. This year's study is now online: 2006 SBC Compensation Study They provide many different ways to view the study data. Choose customized report, enter your church …
ZOHO — 12 incredible, free, web applications
How do you collaborate with teams through the Internet? Web-based applications are the answer. I've found some killer web applications. Read on to find out more! …
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Dream Team Meeting
Tonight we had a dream team gathering over at our place and though we had a much lower attendance than at other meetings, we still had a good time. Here’s the summary: Singing We sang Beautiful One and then You Are My All in All Lesson Continuing our series on the early chapters of Acts, I …