The Noticer is what I would most accurately describe as a modern day fable. But unlike a typical fable that helps children learn the lesson of what happnes if you cry “Wolf” too many times, The Noticer leaves you with wisdom that could possibly change your life. Don’t be mistaken – this book is a…
Month: May 2009
“How’s your church doing?”
When I hear this question, I know what’s being asked. How many people showed up on Sunday? What is the giving like? What percentage of your congregation is serving at the church? What kind of “Big Days” did you pull off? As of recently, I’ve been wanting to answer that question like this: “Well, the…
Book Review: Missional Renaissance
“Missional” is just another spin at Christian-ese. A new generation of ultra-hip, establishment-abortionists with their mac computers and iPhones has come up with a new “catch-phrase” to label their definition of what they think church should be. Why “missional?” Can’t we just say we are biblical? This is what I used to think when I…
Clear Expectations and Follow Through
Communicating expectations you never follow through with is a leader’s wost mistake. To forget is human. To neglect is to fail. It’s not enough just to tell people where to go. You must take them there. More than that – you must be decidedly committed to going where you want to lead, and you must…
Missional huh?
Today I got my copy of Reggie McNeal’s Missional Renaissance: Changing the scorecard for the church. To be honest, I don’t really know with this book is about. As a new member of the staff at Maple Grove Evangelical Free Church I know that this was a book that I was encouraged to read, since…
Set Up for Jealousy
I’ll admit. This guy stirs all kind of musical lust jealousy inside of me. And any guy who has played guitar for Steve Perry is cool with me! What even proked this post? This video. [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B300gQkgDS0] Then I bought this album. “Dear Lord…make me a guitar player please! Amen.“
The Road to MGEFC: Part 1
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Chick-Fil-A and Culver’s
In two weeks I leave the wonderful state of Florida to be part of the “Frozen Chosen!” I had a friend of mine on facebook talking about fried cheese curds and it got me thinking about food (which isn’t a hard thing). So I thought to myself, “What am I going to miss about Florida,…
Book Review: Revolutionary Parenting
Going through my library I have found a couple books that I have reviewed in the past in an older blog, and this is a book that I wanted to share with you again. So here’s a review of a really great book that had the priviledge of reading a couple of years agod. June…
Book Review: Foreign to Familiar – A Guide to Understanding Hot and Cold Climate Cultures
As we’ve been preparing for our move to MN, we’ve been getting together with some friends for final farewells. I had borrowed this book from one of those couples and had actually forgotten that I still had it. So when I found it while packing I decided to give this book a review before it…