Leadership

I’m just wondering if a Blogger (like me) stops blogging and instead just does twitter and facebook, would the world really miss my blog? I mean really… Would they?  I swear I’m not looking for petty little “Aw, Matt, you’re so awesome and wonderful” sentiments either.  I mean, what if twitter is the new “Insta-blog”?…

So this is the view inside the terminal at O’hare Airport in Chicago, IL. It’s beginning to look alot like Christmas. We shared our first meal as a team at a very “Mission Friendly” restaurant called, “Macaroni Grille.” It was great. By the way, special thanks to Ishana’s “Hard workin’ husband” for picking up the…

Hey everyone, So this is the official site of the Next Level Church India Trip 2008. Below is a picture of the 8 of us in the Fort Myers Airport. It’s gonna be an amazing trip! Here are some specifics of the trip: Leaving Fort Myers: 11:15 am Monday, November 17th, 2008 Leave Chicago, IL:…

Seth Godin says on page 44 of his book, “Tribes” that… “In every organization everyone rises to the level at which they become paralyzed by fear.” Shut up! If you lead an organization like I do, you know how true that is. Fear is the single greatest limiter on our potential in life! I meet…

On Monday, myself and 7 others leave on a Missions Trip to India. This will mark the first time that I have been to the other side of the world. 2 Things I need you to do for me: 1. Check this blog daily. (Or you can just subscribe by hitting the link to the…

In Seth Godin’s new book, “Tribes” he throws out another great quote on fear. “The levers are here. The proof is here. The power is here. The only thing holding you back is your own fear!” That is so true for so many of us today. We have been given everything we need to succeed,…

I am rereading Seth Godin’ new book, “Tribes” for the third time and this time it’s really starting to get good. In one portion of the book (he doesn’t use chapters) he writes about fear. The stuff is so good I just couldn’t resist writing about myself. Seth says on page 42… “Fear is the…

#3: Seeing Others Shine is the Greatest Joy! Do you remember how the Apostle Paul said in a few of his writings to his readers: “You are my joy and my crown”? Well, I had the chance to feel that way this week. Barry and Christina Rice, who are church planters from Orlando, FL, came…

Over the last week, Next Level Church hosted 4 church planters for the 1st ever, R9 Church Planter’s Residency Intensive. Each of the Church Planters are in the pre-launch phase of their churches. In fact, they are all launching on the same day: February 8th, 2009. The R9 was designed around 1 primary theory: Church…

5. Give Encouragement Constantly. Encouragement must be a constant in our leadership. We can never take our foot off the gas pedal when it comes to encouragement! It’s one of the most important things we do as leaders everyday. People gravitate toward encouragers. Have you ever noticed that? If you can find ways to keep…