Organizational Development

Cross Point Celebrate's 10 Years

It’s unbelievable to me that Cross Point is celebrating 10 years as a church. I remember well the Sunday we launched at Gower Elementary.  Can anyone guess where I served that day? 10 years later I think the vision burns stronger than ever. I don’t know that any of us from that launch team would […]

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Made to Serve

“Each of you should use whatever gift you have received to serve others, as faithful stewards of God’s grace in its various forms.” I Peter 4:10 NIV We know that leadership starts with being a servant.  If you’ve been given the gift of leadership, you have received it in order to serve others with that […]

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Inciting Incidents

This week I finished an unusual yet captivating book called Inciting Incidents: 6 Stories of Fighting Disappointment in a Flawed World. Each author found a way of digging beneath my casual engagement and compelling me to confront the emotions of disillusionment, isolation, loss and hope that they so artfully shared. This book was raw, beautiful […]

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Sunday Lessons

Today was the official launch of our newest campus: Cross Point Franklin I’m so incredibly proud of Brent, our Franklin Campus Pastor and Eve our Volunteer Director, as well as their families who have poured hundreds of hours into prepping for this day. I’m blown away by the volunteers who have prayed and pleaded for […]

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Such A Mess

Community is Messy. If you’re in a small group, have led a small group or are a church leader who helps facilitate small groups, you understand this phrase. So does my friend Heather Zempel.  She knows that community is messy but she also knows that community is life-changing and worth every ounce of mess it […]

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Pulling Weeds

Every morning I have a little ritual. I take a few minutes and meander through my flower beds to pull the weeds that have sprung up over night.  I used to be extremely impatient with this annoying little bit of maintenance.  In fact I would avoid it and only attend to the weeds when they […]

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Born, Made or Gifted?

In a recent interview, I was asked, “are leaders born, made or gifted?” My answer? All of the above. I do believe that great leaders are born with natural instincts and personality traits that equip them for leadership, but I also believe that leadership has to be developed.  A Fast Company article posted today said […]

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All the Difference in the World – Guest Post by Lindsey Nobles

Today my dear friend Lindsey Nobles is guest posting about her newest adventure.  I’m so excited about what she’s up to but even more excited that it brought her back to Nashville! 🙂 ———————————————————- A month ago I moved back to Nashville to take a position on the Artist Relations team for Food for the […]

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Sunday Lessons – Protestors & Grace

It’s been awhile since I’ve done a Sunday Lessons post but I couldn’t help but share this one with you… As many of you may have heard Cross Point was “blessed” to be listed on the Westboro Baptist Church picket list this week.  And when I say “blessed” I actually mean it.  While this frustrating […]

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