by admin | Jun 25, 2014 | Church, inspiration, Leadership
(photo cred) There is a major difference between a mile marker and a finish line. Some people recognize mile markers for what they are, great chances to identify progress and know where you are in the race. Unfortunately some people see mile markers as finish lines....
by admin | Jun 24, 2014 | Church, Church Programming, Creative, Creativity
The end. When it comes to programming a service we tend to work really hard to find a tidy little bow that we can use to bring each week to a conclusion. Culturally, we love pretty little bows. I like them as well. We like the idea that God is going to help with our...
by admin | Jun 20, 2014 | Church, Church Programming, Communication, Creative, Creativity, encourage, inspiration, Leadership
About 6 weeks ago I was having a conversation with the team I work on at Cross Point. We were grinding and developing plans for upcoming series and artwork. During our talk we discovered that we had slipped into the habit of playing it safe so I challenged all of us...
by admin | Jun 19, 2014 | Creative
One thing that drives me nuts is when we are in meetings and the words people use are definitive but unsubstantiated. Overarching fear words used with authority to attempt to drive home a point that has no data to support it. Words matter and how we allow them to live...