// 9:24 PM henryjz – bill’s done 9:20 PM henryjz – Questions to ponder: What do your followers and collegues see in you? Do they see someone filled and at peace? Do they see someone washed out? 9:19 PM henryjz – Do whatever you need to do each day to get a “full bucket.” Let … Continue reading
This year my church is hosting the Global Leadership Summit, which is today and tomorrow. If you don’t know what the GLS is, you can check it out here. I will be live blogging as many of the sessions as I can, so check back here. I missed out on the Lead Summit, so I’m … Continue reading
http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=7189718&server=vimeo.com&show_title=1&show_byline=0&show_portrait=0&color=ff9933&fullscreen=1The above clip is from one of my favorite TV shows, CBS Sunday Morning. My wife and I record it and watch it on Monday mornings while sipping our coffee on my day off. Anyway, I was floored by this story of what this taxi driver did for one of his regular, yet grumpy customers. … Continue reading
http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=6928257&server=vimeo.com&show_title=1&show_byline=1&show_portrait=0&color=&fullscreen=1I found the above video on Tony Morgan’s blog (HT: Tony Kummer) It’s a video put out by Granger Community Church when they asked the kids at the church to write down prayers to God. I didn’t know what to expect when I hit play. It’s only been a few minutes since I watched it, … Continue reading
(picture originally uploaded to Flickr by Merry~Blues) It seems that everyone and their mother who is involved in ministry is always looking for the next leadership book by the next leadership guru. While I do enjoy reading books on leadership, I think that we miss out on a well-rounded leadership development when we narrow what … Continue reading
(photo originally uploaded to Flickr by PrASanGaM) A couple of days ago, Mark Batterson posted this on his blog about a book assigned to one of his children at school with what he deemed as inappropriate content. He doesn’t mention the title of the book but does cite his concerns over inappropriate language and sexual … Continue reading
My wife is brilliant. For some reason she went against her better judgement and married me (yes, that was sucking up). I’ve always thought she had a unique perspective on what it’s like to be a wife and mom. It’s been a long time coming, but she has finally started a blog. It’s called Finding … Continue reading
// (photo originally uploaded to Flickr by giovanni_giusti) As I interact with different people like Amy Dolan, read blogs like Andrew Marin’s and watch what is happening with culture it is apparent that the Church (especially children’s ministry) will have to directly interact with families who are part of the GLBT (Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, and … Continue reading
http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=6926988&server=vimeo.com&show_title=1&show_byline=0&show_portrait=0&color=ff9933&fullscreen=1 Some of you may be familiar with WorshipHouseMedia.com. It’s one of the many clearing houses for church media. Our worship pastor uses it to find stuff for weekend services sometimes. Well, they have put together a site called WorshipHouseKids.com! Our worship pastor told me about it. The site contains video shorts, song tracks, countdowns, … Continue reading
(picture originally uploaded to Flickr by brownpau) Almost eleven years ago, my wife and I found out she was pregnant with our first child (we now have 4 and are done!). At the time, we were making very little money and had just recently moved to Oregon where she had a full time job and … Continue reading
