by admin | Jul 8, 2014 | Creative, Creative Process, Creativity
I go to work every day with the hope that we can make something new. I am always amazed at the power a new idea has to spark momentum. It invigorates and energizes people. It births possibility and inspires what could be next. It doesn’t always happen, but when...
by admin | Jul 1, 2014 | Creative, Creativity, encourage, Leadership
I tell my kids almost every day that “actions have has consequences, good and bad.” The other day our neighbor parked in the street and his car got a boot put on the tire. In our hood you can’t park on the street. When my daughter saw what happened...
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 12, 2014 | Church, Church Programming, Communication, Creative, Creativity, encourage, inspiration, Leadership
Talent is potential that has not yet been developed. Talent alone is not all that special. Everyone has some. The question is what are we going to do with it? When we take talent, allow it to be developed, then add passion & hustle, we distance ourselves from the...