Church Planting

I just finished the book, Made to Stick, by Chip and Dan Heath. I mentioned this book in an earlier blog last week, but I’m done now. So here are a few of my thoughts… 1. Their book is insightfully sticky. Which I suppose it should be, based on the subject matter. 2. Some of…

Often, people will ask me what books I’m reading, so here goes one: I just finished reading “Three Signs of a Miserable Job” by Patrick Lencioni. Here are my thoughts in random order: 1. Overall Rating: 7 – It’s not his best book, (5 Dysfunctions of a team is) but it’s got a great, simple…

This is one of the 154,000 quotes I took away from the Catalyst Conference last week. Patrick Lencioni said it, and I absolutely love it! What a great reflection for me as a communicator. One of the primary line items on my job description has to do with weekly communication to a group of people.…

So I’m at the Catalyst Conference in ATL, GA this week! It’s so great to get to spend a few days away with the staff and some other off the charts leaders from NLC! When it comes to the conference, the bottom line is, I don’t even know where to start. It’s going to take…

I mentioned a couple of days ago, that I had lunch with Gary Cox, the senior pastor of First Christian Church in downtown Fort Myers, FL. I wanted to share a few of the teachable insights he gave me during our lunch. What a great guy. I am so humbled to have learned at his…

I had the privilege of having lunch with Gary Cox today. Gary pastors First Christian Church in downtown Fort Myers, FL. I came into the meeting excited to be able to ask questions of a guy who has been in the area doing what I’m doing for more than 18 years. I consider Gary a…

So we’re rolling now… the book is, “Beyond Buzz,” by Lois Kelly. Here’s what she says in chapter 2: “Emotions strongly influence whether a person will believe or take action.” Wow. Did you catch that? Emotions strongly influence whether a person will BELIEVE…” We have to move people on an emotional level in our church…

In “Beyond Buzz,” Lois Kelly, gets it done when it comes to making the message of our businesses (read churches) known in our communities. She of course is writing to a business context, but I think we can learn much from her as it relates to our ability to provide “Meaningful Conversations” about what God…

If you’re just joining the party, you might want to back up and catch the first 2 installments of the Conversational Marketing conversation we’ve been having. We’re disecting a book called, “Beyond Buzz,” by Lois Kelly, and I’m unpacking what I think it’s got to do with the world of NLC, church, and church planting,…