Busyness is next to Godliness…or not!

Its that time of year again where baseball, softball, and whatever spring sport the High Schoolers are doing (this year its track) take over our lives and leave us gasping for breath.  Add to that a Garage Sale, Moving our oldest home from College, Youth group activities, Michigan singers, and […]

A Dozen Ways to Kill a Great Idea | Exponential

Awesome, convicting, humorous, and true! A Dozen Ways to Kill a Great Idea Brandon Cox —  April 29, 2013 Ever watched a really good idea crash and burn? Me too. Here’s some brutal honesty… entire movements have gone down in flames because of boneheaded approaches to good ideas. This isn’t to say we can’t afford […]

Exponential quotes

Some of the most Tweeted and best quotes from Exponential 2013 Francis Chan: “Discipleship is ‘Follow my example as I follow Christ.’” Wayne Cordeiro: “Leaders can teach what they know, but they will only reproduce who they are.” Mike Breen: “Jesus made disciples and got the church; we try to […]

Exponential Notes 2013

These are my notes from watching the Exponential Conference Live via interenet…if they seem a bit unclear its because I am trying to keep up.  http://live.exponential.org/ Jim Putnam Shift to “You can do it we can help” from  “we can do it you can help” The Church Should be a […]

Virtual Handouts and Sources

Here are the handouts from my conferences at the 2013 360 Event in Lansing Michigan Effective Worship Planning (Powerpoint format) Social Media and the Church  (Powerpoint format)   Articles about churches and social media http://mashable.com/2012/07/31/churches-social-media/ http://www.churchleaders.com/worship/worship-articles/154143-how-to-use-social-media-effectively-in-the-church.html http://breakthroughchurch.com/withreach/chart.html http://www.internetevangelismday.com/church-social-media.php Worship Resources: Music: www.worshiptogether.com – Free songs each week, plus music you can […]