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Game Changer

I’d love your input!  I’ve been invited to speak at a conference where the theme is “Game changer”.  I’ve been reflecting for a week now on some game-changers in my life…and I’m not sure what to choose.
There have been a few, but I really want to find one that resonates.
Sooo….

What’s been a game changer for [...]

It’s Worth It (Really)

Need some encouragement to keep going in ministry?
A few times every year I see a passage that I swear someone added to the Bible since the last time I read it.  It just pops out…I just missed it before.  Had one of those experiences this morning.  I hope it encourages you.

From childhood we have [...]

Where are the Leaders?

Where are the great leaders in this generation of church?
I’m not talking about the handful we twitter about, follow, admire or whose books we read and conferences we attend.  I’m talking about what happened to great leaders leading in churches in every province, state, city, town and even village?
Maybe it’s just nostalgia, but [...]

One Key to Innovation

In 2011, more than half of all of Apple’s revenue will come from products that did not exist four years ago.
That’s impressive.
What amazes me about Apple is how it produces products that dazzle many of us over and over again.  When I picked up my iPhone 3Gs last summer I thought – I don’t know [...]

Seven Questions to Help Engage the Culture

It’s so easy to become culturally irrelevant.  I don’t even need to try.  One day you’re doing some awesome worship music, playing Modest Mouse and serving bold coffee, and the next minute it sounds like polka music to the next generation of kids.  It happens so fast.
At Connexus Church, we do a weekly service programming [...]

What People Really Want From You

So I like Apple.  True confession.  (And no surprise to anyone who knows me.)  Last week they taught me a key lesson in customer service I’m going to share, but first, the back story. 
When I entered into Apple world three years ago, I assumed Apple would have exceptional reliability.  That’s their reputation after all.  For sure, [...]

Nothing Is Actually Free

Years ago, one of my best friends told me "Nothing is actually free."  We were talking about a free lunch I won.  He said, "Sure, it’s free to you. But somebody paid for it."
Never forgotten that.  And it’s completely true. 
That free CD you got – somebody paid for it.  That free ticket to the show? [...]

One Thing That Will Fuel Your Passion

Earlier this week we had a look at seven things that won’t fuel your passion, which leaves this lurking question:  what will fuel your passion?
Here is one thing I’ve found that answers that question better than anything:
Above all else, guard your heart, for it is the wellspring of life. Proverbs 4:23 (NIV)
Face it, there are [...]

Seven Things That Won’t Fuel Your Passion

The longer you’re in leadership, the more aware you become of what really fuels passion over the long haul.  The question that drives me (a lot) these days is this:  How do you stay passionate over a long period of time?
Some things fuel passion in the short term, but they don’t last.  Two things often [...]

How No Leads to Yes

The longer I’m in leadership, the more I realize so much hangs on the ability to say no.  
I don’t like saying no.  It’s hard to say no to your kids, to people you like.  Honestly, it’s even hard to say no to the people you may not be as fond of.  
As a leader, [...]