Here’s what’s happening with Church Leader Insights and me this week that may be of interest to you: Monday – I’ll be in the Journey office all day working with our follow-up and strategic teams. I’ll also be putting the final touches on the promotion for our October/November series entitled “Financial Peace” based on the Dave Ramsey series. Tuesday – … Read More
6 Sundays Ago…
It’s been 6 Sunday’s since I’ve preached at The Journey (or anywhere for that matter)….this is the longest I’ve gone without teaching on a Sunday since…well, maybe since I went in ministry in 1990. It’s been healthy, restful and positive (and some people might say the last 6 weeks at The Journey have been the best ever. Ha!). Today I’ll … Read More
How to Move a Mountain – A Saturday Quote
“The man who removes a mountain begins by carrying away small stones.” — William Faulkner
Fusion In Motion
Since its debut back in January, God has been using Fusion: Turning First-Times Guests Into Fully-Engaged Members Of Your Church to help churches of every shape and size from all over the country – and even all over the world! I am humbled by the reception the book has received and thrilled that it is truly helping to change lives. … Read More
A Day To Remember
The September 11 attacks happened less than two months after Kelley and I moved to New York City to launch The Journey. In an odd way, I thank God that He brought us here before that infamous day. There is a sense in the city, even seven years later, that if you didn’t experience September 11, 2001 as a New … Read More
God Is In The Details
Earlier this week, I came across a quote by Og Mandino that really struck me: “Never neglect the little things. Never skimp on that extra effort, that additional few minutes, that soft word of praise or thanks, that delivery of the very best you can do.” When I read this quote, I immediately thought about the Raving Fans principle of … Read More
The “One Month” Perspective
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