Ministry is like surfing. I’ll admit, I’ve never surfed. But I do like the beach, so I guess I qualify to make the comparison. Here’s what I’ve noticed: skilled surfers have developed the skill that enables them to surf longer and catch bigger waves than their novice counterpart. They have learned the art of identifying [...]
Everybody thinks about leaving the church at some point. Heck, I’ve thought about leaving the church…and I’m the one leading the deal. Somebody ticks me off, rattles my cage and I begin looking for the nearest exit door. I guess that’s natural. Actually, leaving is natural. And sometimes it’s even necessary. When it comes to [...]
Recently, our small group coaches began a discussion about side door entry into church. (coming into the church through small group involvement) It didn’t take long for me to realized that Kinetic has a lot of doors: front doors, exit doors and side doors. Below is our discussion on side-door entry: QUESTION: What do we [...]
While walking through the Harris Teeter, I ran across this amazing concept for marketing Breakfast Cereal: Haircuts! I would have loved to been on the creative team that thought of this one. That meeting would have been so much fun! Cause nothing goes together like breakfast cereal and haircuts: GENIUS!
Have you noticed that we discard and ignore everything without value? Think about it. The endless junk mail we receive: IGNORED. The lotion evangelists at the mall: NO THANKS. The tele-marketer’s call: GOOD-BYE! The gum wrapper on the sidewalk: INVISIBLE. It’s human nature. If we don’t perceive value, we’re done. Jesus confirmed this idea when [...]
Clothe Charlotte has received a ton of press over this past weekend! It is exciting to be a part of this amazing opportunity to impact Charlotte by attempting to collect enough coats, hats and gloves to accommodate every homeless person in the entire city (estimated at 5000) Saturday night, FOX and Charlotte News 14 both [...]
