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Now You Can Dip or Squeeze

September 27, 2011 in Leadership, Revolution Church with Comments Off

I LOVE these new Ketchup packets from Heinz.

Heinz has been making great Ketchup in the SAME little packages for over 40 years. The new “Dip & Squeeze” packets can be opened in two ways. Check out the video below.

After four decades, Heinz finally decided to change.

Well…sort of.

Here’s the thing…Heinz did not change anything about what they really do. The part that REALLY matters, the ketchup that comes out, whether you squeeze or dip, is still the same.

When things around us change, we have to learn new systems and alter the way we work. Sometimes its extremely tough to change.

Revolution Church is about to be “re-packaged.” Sure…it will look different and feel different and operate different.

But the bottom line is that when you squeeze, the vison of our church will still ooze out! Our mission in this world never changes:

Love God. Love People. Start a Revolution!

If we are going to see the local church become a creative, compassionate and powerful force in our communities we need to continue to innovate, re-package, create new systems and change the way we do things. But the vision always remains.

New Location First Day Sunday Mind Dump

September 25, 2011 in Creativity, GOD, Mi Vida Loca, Revolution Church with Comments Off

First Sunday in our new location today! Be sure to check out the pics below…
a special shout out to Pastor David for kicking tail and getting us into the new location so fast. The man basically took us from nothing to 10,000 square feet completely built out in under two months. INCREDIBLE.
Today was my first “not-portable” church day in about seven years! It was very odd for me to not have to pack stuff in and out of a trailer!
The team did AMAZING at rockin’ it in the new place.
The band debuted a new song today called “Uprising.” IT. WAS. OFF. THE. CHAIN. INCREDIBLE!
Parking was full. CRUD. Good problems are still problems.
I cannot believe how amazing of a service our Tech guys were able to pull off, related to lighting, sound, stage, after absolutely no practice. We were literally down to the wire, still installing and setting up lights even this morning. And we have at least 10 lights to go.
I also cannot believe how fast we went from finding the building to completely built out. That’s why we are called Revolution! We do everything in a revolutionary way!
Next week is our GRAND FLIPPIN’ OPENING. I am FIRED UP!
I have only slept 5 hours in the last 70 hours. I WILL crash tonight.
God is SO GOOD!!!

Here are a few pics…more coming tomorrow.

Walls and Doors

September 21, 2011 in Creativity, Leadership with Comments Off

We have been building walls at Revolution Church and installing doors.

We are having to be pretty innovative and creative right now to make the vision of moving into our new place a reality! There have been some big obstacles along the way.

One of my core values is to embrace obstacles, never to run from them. In my mind, every setback is an opportunity, every limitation is a chance.

Where others see a wall, I do my best to see a doorway.

That is how I define innovation.

Innovation has no limits. Or does it? Really the only limit is your imagination.

People always say “it’s time to think outside of the box.” I used to buy that. But not anymore.

The fact is there is a box. We have a limited budget, limited resources, limited number of parking spaces and chairs…there are all kinds of limitations.

The true path to creativity lies inside the box and limitations. I’m finding that we can only really begin to innovate when we are confronted with boundaries. That confrontation allows us to unleash the full force of our creative potential.

Maybe we need to start innovating inside of the box.

Fund Your Vision

September 19, 2011 in Leadership, Life Change with Comments Off

I get asked a lot how we teach generosity at Revolution Church. our system comes from our amazing coach, Casey Graham and his team at givingrocket.com.

Pastor, are you tired of just breaking even all the time?
Are you sick of saying no to the God-given dream because of a lack of finances?
Are you tired of cutting the outreach budget because it’s too expensive?
Are you stressed because you can’t hire the next staff position you desperately need?
Are you frustrated that you can start that facility project because there’s no margin in the budget?

Broke or break-even ministry is built on a belief system that has spread like the plague among church leaders. You keep telling yourself that when the economy picks up, when you get ahead, or when that big gift comes in, you’ll launch that ministry.

Here’s the good news is that you can take intentional, practical steps to eliminate the funding barriers. Trust me. Revolution Church is living proof!

What would happen in your church if you DID hire the right person to fill that ministry position? How would your community respond if you really DID open that food pantry or renovate the children’s area. What would happen if you quit breaking even and broke through to the next level.

STEP ONE to making all that happen: ATTEND THE FREE “FUND YOUR CHURCH NOW” Conference online.

At this event, you will learn principles that I have seen work in hundreds of churches. You will walk away with a framework to move people’s giving from one level to the next. You will learn easy-to-implement ideas and strategies that call people to action.

This is NOT about getting more money. It’s about doing more ministry.

This is NOT about launching a high-pressure capital campaign. It’s about increasing operational revenue.

This is NOT about breaking even or balancing the budget. It’s about breaking through.

These 180 minutes could change the culture and direction of your church, and free you up to do more ministry.

Don’t miss it!