My Twitter feed was hopping yesterday…
Hilarious how you can see what is happening through the eyes of others via Twitter. Anne, leave those guys alone. Terry and Bobby’s hair was pretty. 
Totally worth the wait…
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Breakfast WITH Champions
I got to eat with some people I really admire this morning. These people are champions of all things church. If you don’t read their blogs, you should:
- Terry Storch
- Lifechurch.tv DIGERATI
- Co-author of The Blogging Church which is a book you need to read if you blog
- Anne Jackson
- Author of Mad Church Disease, a book I am PUMPED about
- Recently took the coolest and most life-changing blogging trip ever where she teamed up with 14 other bloggers to change kids lives in Uganda. Why wasn’t I included in this?
- She also wrote this article (and many others). Incredibly insightful, brutally honest, transparent, and real. All things I appreciate in life.
- Bobby Gruenewald
- Oversees an amazing resource: LifeChurch.tv OPEN.
- Wears cool t-shirts and used to perform in a rap group…fo’ shizzle.
- Also oversees what, in my opinion, is the most innovative thing any church is doing…interactive church online.
Some quick hits from questions I asked them:
- We aren’t ready to hire people for specific tasks yet. We need to hire leaders who are utility players 100% sold out to the vision of connecting people with God. Everything rises and falls on leadership. EVERYTHING.
- Our website doesn’t need to do everything. It needs to be SIMPLE and give the really important details (times, directions, etc) in a clear, easy to understand way. Less clutter!
- Hire slow. Fire fast.
- Building a staff is not about policies and procedures (although we do need those); rather building a great staff is all about synergy and relationships.
Something really interesting and scary happened while we were there too. More about that later? Maybe? Not sure yet. Anne, Bobby, and Terry, I need your help on the “Harmony” thing…
Sunday Mind Dump
mind dumpage
- The band was UH-MAZE-ING today. WOW!
- Cole did a great job with the sermon today. I love sermons about the Great Commandment because they are so easy to memorize. If you didn’t catch the purpose of today it was this: LOVE GOD, LOVE OTHERS. It really is that easy…
- We were down from last Sunday by 145 people. Ouch. Daylight Saving Time plus the fact that it is Spring Break equals el sucko.
- I’m all pumped up about our series that we’ll be starting on Easter Sunday. It’s called GOOGLE. And, it will be THE BEST series we’ve ever done!
- Had lunch with the band today. I love those guys. I really enjoyed my conversation with Emily Hildebrand, our lead guitarist, Jacob Hildebrand’s wife. She’s a blast to chat with.
- Can you believe Easter is only two Sundays away? MAN that seems early…
- Cole made a very important point today: on Easter Sunday, we need YOU to go to the early, 9:00am service. It’s not just a little move, it is a strategic way for you to help us reach people for Jesus. You have two weeks notice. Come see us at 9:00am on Easter Sunday, March 23rd! And, bring a friend!
- Can’t wait to meet Terry Storch and Anne Jackson in the morning for breakfast! Oh, and Bobby Gruenewald. These people are all bloggers, pastors, church staff, innovators, etc that I look up to.
- As I type this mind dump, I am also on chat with Startlogic (our web host) tech support. My mortal enemies. I have logged a good 20 hours with these guys over the last month. What is the last straw, really? I should have dropped them foreverevereverever ago. Now I am in too deep…
- While we are on the topic of companies, Starbucks has become my new obsession.
- This is the coolest new innovation on the web that I am using. It is from one of my favorite companies, 37signals. You should try it.
- I can’t believe how many people are reading this blog. It is insane to me. Thank you. Keep checking it out and keep participating in the conversation…you are what makes this so worthwhile and so much fun!
- Going to be a long week with everyone out of the office…fun fun!
