I found this new item today, and wanted to share it with you. There are several churches out there that see building technology as a legitimate ministry to the body of Christ. Mars Hill Church in Seattle is one such church. Two years ago, they decided to take their online presence one step further by [...]

This week, a friend Bryan read an old blog post of mine from this time last year about the state of video announcements. Some highlights…
“Everyone agrees that [video announcements] has gotten stale, but it’s hard to put a finger on why. Lots of reasons have been suggested, but I think that it has simply run [...]

Answer this question in one line:
Who will become the next generation of leaders in the local church?
Any ideas?

…so the good news is that we figured out how to rig the “sea of forgetfullness” setup.
…the bad news is that we set off the fire alarm in the process.
At 12:48 this morning, our new Walmart fog machine had been running for around 10 minutes near the front of the stage when the smoke detectors [...]

Right now, I’m wrestling with setting up the upper room for Pastor Joe’s message this Friday. We have this time at the end of the night when we all get to respond to the conviction of the Holy Spirit - and if so led - by writing our sins on a piece of paper and [...]

Interesting data on WSU admission applications:
…half of all WSU applications are submitted in January.
…the other half are submitted almost exclusively in November and December.
…the most popular day of the week to submit a WSU admissions application? Sunday. (23%) 
(data gleaned from Enrollment Management reporting)
Does this matter to campus ministries?  You bet.  Does it matter enough to make [...]

I feel like I have a very blessed life. God has been good to us, and being a part of a local church like LFF is a big part of that. Here are my top five things I did today:
5. Experimented with glycol and water on my stove, trying to figure out the best way to make [...]

Here is a great article written by Bill Hybals at the (historically) influential Willow Creek Church in Chicago.
http://www.buildingchurchleaders.com/articles/2006/060403.html
Some highlights:
on the value of staff volunteers…
“Volunteers need and deserve to be given competent leadership, sensitive shepherding, ongoing development, training, and tools to do their job. They’re supposed to be nurtured and coached by the staff into their full-redemptive potential. That’s [...]