Sunday was a big day at The Journey – and you know how I love Big Days! We’ve been gearing up for this Big Day with Kerry Shook for over a month and it really paid off. We had a huge number of first-time guests and everyone was very receptive to Kerry’s message (almost 1200 in attendance and 102 first … Read More
Monday Proflections – September 8, 2008
The fall ministry season has officially started and I’m more excited than ever about the next few months! September to December is one of my favorite times of the year. Here’s what’s happening with me and Church Leader Insights that may be of interest to you this week: Monday – Our team @ The Journey will be focused on follow-up … Read More
One Month to Live Begins Today @ The Journey
Today at our Manhattan location we kick-off a four week series based on the bestselling book “One Month to Live” and the author of the book, Kerry Shook, is our guest speaker. Kerry is the pastor of Fellowship of the Woodlands in Woodlands, TX. His church was one of our sponsoring churches when we started in 2002. I can’t wait … Read More
Does Satan Care About Your Church? – A Saturday Quote
“The devil doesn’t care how big your church is – he cares how influential it is.” – Brian Houston, Pastor, Hillsong Church, Sydney, Australia (Quote courtesy of Perry Noble, read the entire post here)
Lessons from “Yes” – Part 3
Today, I will conclude our Lessons from “Yes!” series with three final truths from the book: “Resistant children who easily find excuses not to do their homework or tidy their room are more likely to be persuaded if they’re first asked to take a small step in that direction. As long as they feel they’ve said yes to the first … Read More
Lessons from “Yes” – Part 2
On Tuesday, I shared with you what I’ve been learning from “Yes!: 50 Scientifically Proven Ways to Be Persuasive.” Here are some more lessons: Research shows that those who tend to come in on time should be praised for their behavior (as opposed to chiding those who are late). Make sure people know just how much punctuality is appreciated. People … Read More
Where There’s Slack There’s Lack – Part 8 of 8
SYSTEM #8: THE STRATEGIC SYSTEM It’s hard to believe that we’ve worked our way to the last post in our weekly, Wednesday “Where There’s Slack There’s Lack” series! If you have been taking this opportunity to spend some quality time with your systems over the last eight weeks, I trust that you are already seeing the effects. If you haven’t … Read More
Lessons from “Yes” – Part 1
Recently our strategic team at The Journey finished studying the book “Yes!: 50 Scientifically Proven Ways to Be Persuasive” by by Noah J. Goldstein, Steve J. Martin, Robert B. Cialdini. Between now and Friday, I want to share with you some of my key lessons from the book. I believe that we must learn to better help people say ‘yes’ … Read More
Monday Proflections – September 1, 2008
Happy Labor Day to everyone here in the states. Here’s what’s happening with CLI and me that may be of interest to you: Monday – Journey and CLI offices are closed. We worked and prepared follow-up for The Journey on Sunday so we could enjoy today. Hope you are taking some time to rest and enjoy family too. Tuesday – … Read More
Be A Transformational Leader – Labor Day Weekend Quote
“There are painters who transform the sun to a yellow spot, but there are others who with the help of their art and their intelligence, transform a yellow spot into sun.” — Pablo Picasso: was a Spanish Artist and Painter.