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Online Print Companies (Updated in 2017) Here are some other online print companies that I have discovered and/or tried along with my brief comments. Personal Recommendations nextdayflyers.com (My number 1 choice) overnightprints.com (My number 2 choice) churchink.com (Was my number 1 …
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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 …
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 …
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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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 …
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 …
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 …
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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Prompted by an article on pastorhacks.net I've been a Palm Pilot PDA user since my mom bought me one when I graduated from seminary. (Palm Vx, and awesome tool!) The best feature of the Palm is the ability to have my contacts and calendar on my computer at home and also on a device in my pocket. …
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No one came to last night's Bible 101 study that I had scheduled at our house. In light of that, I've determined to not focus on programs that aim to "get people to come" and instead, focus on meeting people one-to-one to key in on evangelism and discipleship. In light of that, I've decided to put …
Today, Jen and I took the kids to the Mall of America because our conference doesn't start until tomorrow and what else do you do in St. Paul, Minnesota? (Actually, I think St. Paul and Minneapolis are really cool, and I have seriously thought about moving here at times.) Have you heard about the …
Since I'm spending today as a "Sabbath" to focus on some spiritual things, I've spent some time this morning looking at some church plant websites, and here are a few that I've come across. jonathan herron of catalyst.church LifeChurch Acts 29 Network --- specifically, be sure to check out this …
According to the "Enneagram," I am an Enthusiast. Here are some quotes from the website: The Busy, Fun-Loving Type: Spontaneous, Versatile, Acquisitive, and Scattered Easily become accomplished achievers, generalists who do many different things well: multi-talented. Practical, productive, …
I don't know if you have this problem, but I am a procrastinating distracted creative learning computer geek I generally have between 10 and 20 projects going on all at the same time, but I almost never finish any of them because I get new ideas and set to work on the new ones forgetting about …
One of the truths about church planting is this: We aren't competing with other churches. We are competing with all the unspiritual ways people spend their time. But sometimes it's hard to really believe it. This last weekend, Jen and I found on our door a flyer that seems to be for a new church …
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Here's something I learned from my recent meeting with a church consultant---nothing that he taught me, but some things that I perceived in the way he handled the meeting with me. One of the most important things a person in leadership can learn is how to offer constructive criticism to an employee …
