Leadership

What a great 2 days I had in New England with Josh and Jennifer Gagnon, pastors of Next Level Church of New Hampshire (NLC-NH). I flew into Boston, MA on Saturday morning and Josh picked me up at the Airport. From there we went downtown to Fenuiel Hall which has an open air walkway, and…

Hey everyone, I just wanted to let you know that the next stop on my study break/vacation took me to Boston, MA and Fenway Park, Home of the Boston Red Sox. Of course, most of you know that I’m a huge baseball fan, and since moving to Southwest Florida have become a big Red Sox…

Alright, last year, I stayed real low key about my birthday, but this year… no can do!!! 2 Weeks from today is my birthday! That’s right, I’ll be 32 years old and I am going to be celebrating the entire month of June!!! Please feel free to begin thinking / praying about what it is…

Anytime I get away, I love to take several books with me so that I can devour as much information as I can. (Bill Hybels calls it a “Study Break.” A time every year when a pastor gets away from the rigors of the weekly routine and can rest, relax, reflect, study, pray, connect with…

Hey everyone, Sarah and I are currently in Columbus, OH visiting our friends Scott & Kirsten Drummond. As many of you know from my last post, last Sunday we spent the day at the Indy 500. It was rainy and wet but still a ton of fun. It was great to see my brother, mom…

So I’m headed for the Indy 500 this weekend, and I’m so excited! This will be my 20th year of attending the Memorial Day race! It’s really become a family tradition for us. Each year my dad and I (and other family members as well) wake up early drive to the track in Indianapolis and…

Ever since the Monday, May 21st, post when I wrote the statement, “I don’t just want the blessing of God on Next Level Church, I want the attributes of God to be present at Next Level Church,” I have found myself really wrestling with that whole idea. Here are a few of the ways it’s…

Last night was our Connection Group that Sarah and I host for a group of young leaders at NLC.  It was by far the most powerful time together we’ve had yet.  The idea of the night was that, “Just as every organization or business has to have a Vision in order to stay focused, be…

So yesterday’s blog about “Big League Leadership” & all that I am going to have to do in order for us to get there is convicting the daylights out of me!!! This morning during my prayer ride, (if you haven’t read Mike Ash’s blog about “Unpopular Thoughts #2, click here) anyway, this morning while I’m…

My first bloggish thought ever on this site centered around the idea that God is positioning Next Level Church to break into the Big Leagues in the near future. Consequently, as of late, I’ve really been praying about what that means for me personally as a leader. This morning I was on my “prayer ride”…