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Archive for September, 2007

Coming down

Thursday, September 20th, 2007

(I know you are reading this on Thursday, but I wrote it on Monday, so back off.)
I’ve never used illegal drugs, but the way I feel on most Mondays is the closest thing to coming down that I’ll (hopefully) ever experience. Perry was explaining to me the other day how much adrenaline is released [...]

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Pastor of Disaster

Wednesday, September 19th, 2007

Ok, ok, I’ll post it already. Here’s the workout video from Sunday morning’s message. Yes, I did all my own stunts. No, I won’t be selling the Jimmy Superfly Snuka t-shirt with my authentic autograph for a penny less than $50 on eBay.

(The spiritual application of this illustration is explained here, for the most part.)

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Empty seats

Wednesday, September 19th, 2007

The grand opening of our Butler campus this Sunday is going to provide us with some long overdue capacity for growth.
This Sunday morning, for the first time in a long time, we will have a sufficient number of empty seats at all of our worship experiences at both campuses.
This is a rare occasion, and will [...]

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Momentum Metrics

Tuesday, September 18th, 2007

I’m an unabashed fan of numeric measurements of momentum in the church.
They don’t tell the whole story of God’s activity, but they provide a lot of clues.
We don’t just scrutinize the attendance numbers. At Elevation, we measure according to all 4 of our Gs.
We just wrapped up a Fall vision series on our 4 [...]

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Backstage Interview Part 10

Monday, September 17th, 2007

What’s your advice on things to consider if growth is stagnant?

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Protocol for Pushback

Friday, September 14th, 2007

Because I have a strong personality and our church is committed to a culture of honor, I think a lot of people assume that no one on staff at Elevation is ever allowed to disagree with me.
Those people are wrong.
I don’t just value the opinions of the staff at this church, I crave them [...]

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Identity Crisis

Thursday, September 13th, 2007

I heard somebody on TV the other day saying that Britney Spears has gotten too fat.
And my first reaction was: “I wish I could cover the ears of every 13 year old girl in America right now.”
I seriously wanted to throw up.
As a young pastor who wants to see the next generation rise above surface [...]

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