Catron House Wars

There has been a battling waging in the Catron house lately. I have been accused of being a thief. A thief of the covers during the night. I live with a detective, so he can make a pretty compelling case, HOWEVER I have proof that I am not the thief that he claims…. Please note […]

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Disenchanted with Church

Yesterday I had the privilege to hang out with two young women that attend Cross Point. One of them I just met this week, the other I have been getting to know over the last couple of months. They are both single 20-somethings. They are focused and purposeful – one just opened her own business, […]

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Mary Poppins Leadership

I read this post over at Gifted for Leadership and it reminded of a journal entry I made after watching Mary Poppins with my sister over the holidays. (FYI – Jes and I loved Mary Poppins as a kid so she bought me the 40th anniversary edition a couple of years ago.) I’m kind of […]

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Manic Monday and Tuesday and…

This week has been insanely busy already and it doesn’t look like it’s going to slow down much. Fortunately I love my job so I kind of feed off of the intensity. Here’s a run down of today: Weekly breakfast with Pete Programming meeting with Matt, Jarrod, Chad, Butch & Pete to plan the services […]

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Are you creating problems?

Great leaders create great problems. If you’re not willing to create problems; you’re not willing to lead. Leaders create problems by changing expectations. Many churches that have been stagnant for years do not consider themselves to have any real problems. Only when a leader begins to call them out of the status quo does it […]

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What's Your Legacy?

Pat Rowland spoke today at Cross Point Nashville about “Leaving a Legacy”. Here are some highlights: Scripture reference was 1 Samuel 1:10-13, 28 about Hannah Legacy is not just how you are remembered, it is about how you have affected those around you Legacy doesn’t come just by chance Memories alone won’t have the same […]

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What’s Your Legacy?

Pat Rowland spoke today at Cross Point Nashville about “Leaving a Legacy”. Here are some highlights: Scripture reference was 1 Samuel 1:10-13, 28 about Hannah Legacy is not just how you are remembered, it is about how you have affected those around you Legacy doesn’t come just by chance Memories alone won’t have the same […]

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Friday Fun

Since I work Sunday through Thursday, I enjoy Fridays and Saturdays off and since Merlyn is working on Fridays, Fridays have become my designated “fun” day… a day for me to do whatever I want to do while the rest of the world is working. Here’s some of my Friday Fun for this week: Ran […]

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Church Leading the City

“The local church should be the best organization to work for in the city. It should be the best run organization because we have a product that we believe will change people’s lives forever.” Andy Stanley made these statements at the Drive Conference this week and I wanted to spring off my chair and shout […]

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