I’m the boss. (that’s kinda weird to see in print) I’m the guy burdened with the weight of making employment decisions for our church. Including difficult decisions like promoting a part-time employee to full-time status. The reality is that not every part-time employee dreams of a full-time job in your deal. Sometimes part-time employees actually [...]
Okay people, let’s talk recruiting! FACT: a church who can’t recruit won’t grow. I can’t underscore how big of a deal this is! A leader’s ability to effectively recruit is one of the biggest determining factors in measuring the success of that leader. Think about it: a leader isn’t a leader unless he is able [...]
Church meetings stink! When I began Kinetic Church, I vowed that we would care enough about our members to save them the torture of death-by-meeting. So we didn’t meet. You know what’s worse than meeting? Not meeting. Over the past three years, I’ve learned that if it’s worth doing, it’s worth meeting. Not meeting is [...]
Listen, I didn’t choose this topic. So far, these have been pretty crappy topics to blog about. Anyway, this is my second post for the church planter blogging tournament. You can vote for me if you want by clicking here. If you don’t vote for me, my feelings won’t be hurt…I promise. Anyway, below here [...]
The more I get to know about people, the more I understand that everyone is broken and am surprised that the church even functions. Let me explain: I know one Christian woman who is terrified of men. Even the slightest hint of anger, fortifies her defenses. Maybe some traumatic event from her past caused her [...]
Today I met with Joe McGrew. Joe has been leading our Frontline ministry for about a year now, and is doing an amazing job. Anyway, Joe had a revolutionary idea that I think is going to transform Frontline ministry. (I say “revolutionary” because of its potential impact on Frontline) Joe asked,” what would it look [...]
