Archive for April, 2008
April 28, 2008
We launched a new series this morning titled “Phobia,” and appropriately introduced our new friend Lucky to C3. Here’s a little of the backstory - Byron is deathly afraid of snakes, so for this series he’s decided to speak with a 6ft Burmese Python on the platform.
The band covered “Work” by Jars of Clay and we [...]
Categories: c3, church, faith
Tags: jars of clay, one prayer, work
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April 23, 2008
One thing I have to constantly guard against is spending all my time working IN it - meaning I get so involved in what it takes to do a job or accomplish a task, that I forget to evaluate whether I’m doing the right things.
As a church staff, we face the same challenges. One of [...]
Categories: c3, church, family, leadership
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April 21, 2008
Awesome Sunday today - here are a few highlights:
band launched with a cover of “Beverly Hills” by Weezer - nice touch to close the series, and Rivers Cuomo better watch his back for Josh Wilson.
blew another sub - I believe that’s all 4 in a matter of a few months
launched online giving today - check it [...]
Categories: c3, church
Tags: weezer, rivers cuomo, joe sangl, financial learning experience
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April 17, 2008
I’m a few years behind on this one, but I finally got around to reading The Search - How Google and Its Rivals Rewrote the Rules of Business and Transformed Our Culture by John Battelle
This was a fascinating read and I highly recommend it if you have any business or IT leanings. Google’s mission is [...]
Categories: books, church, culture, leadership, technology
Tags: the search, john battelle, google, eric schmidt
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April 14, 2008
Talking about money at church is always difficult - and that’s what we’ve been doing the past few weeks in our Big and Rich series. You have to overcome religious television, the health and wealth/prosperity mindset, and a few other bad apples. It’s been good for us as a staff to wrestle with these topics [...]
Categories: c3, church
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April 11, 2008
Blogging has been a great addition to my already busy life for one reason - it forces me to organize and process how I exist in the world. The discipline of blogging has required me to:
convey controversial issues to a broad audience
engage and entertain with my words
broaden my sense of community
articulate how God is shaping [...]
Categories: culture, leadership
Tags: blogging, seth godin
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April 9, 2008
Today is Ansley’s 4th birthday, and I’ll spare you the discourse on time flying and how quickly she’s growing up - but really, time does fly and she has grown quite a bit. Here are just a few reasons we love our middle child:
She lets us know when it’s bedtime.
She breaks her daddy’s heart when she [...]
Categories: family
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April 7, 2008
I’ll be rooting for Memphis tonight in the National Championship Game for two reasons:
I have them winning it all in my fantasy bracket
Because of the this blog that I posted BEFORE the basketball season.
Great leaders are willing to take great risks to accomplish great things - GO TIGERS!!!
Categories: church, leadership
Tags: church, memphis, john calipari, ncaa national championship, leadership, basketball
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April 7, 2008
We were back at our Sunday home today, better known as the Regal Cinemas 20 at Waterford Lakes. While on the subject, I need to give a shout-out to Regal’s management team and employees. Today marked 3 months of C3 taking over their space every Sunday and they have been more than accomodating and understanding. They have been incredible [...]
Categories: c3, church, money
Tags: c3 church, finances, regal cinemas, spell checker, wordpress
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April 2, 2008
If you read this blog, you know my family and I are on vacation at the Ron Jon Resort. The only way we can afford said vacation is via a discount given in exchange for listening to a 90 minute timeshare presentation. If you know me at all, I loathe sales pitches. So here are [...]
Categories: family, money, vacation
Tags: jesus, ron jon resort, timeshares
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