Organizational Development

Time for a Conversation

I’m super excited that two weeks from today I get to be a part of what I hope will be a great conversation with some amazing voices in the church.  Tyler Wigg-Stevenson, Bianca Juarez, Margaret Feinberg, Dr. Anthony B. Bradley and I will be hosting the 12 Conversations discussion here in Nashville. 12 Cities | […]

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Sunday Highlights

I’m learning there’s never a dull moment in multi-site ministry… Yesterday I headed to our Dickson Campus to spend the morning.  Things were moving along right on schedule.  We had just finished our program overview meeting and were prepared to do a full run-through of the service when the power went out in the entire […]

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Allow Me To Brag

I can remember rummaging through Nan’s purse to find her brag book.  It was always there… usually not too hard to find because she had likely had it out recently to share our pictures with her friends. I loved Nan’s brag book.  It was a tangible reminder of how much she loved me (granted that […]

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Scams or Samaritans

My husband and I were recently watching an episode of ABC’s What Would You Do?  The title of the episode was “Are You a Good Samaritan?”… it got us curious. But curiosity quickly turned to frustration and then more discussion about what our role as Christians ought to be. The purpose of the episode was […]

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Sunday Highlights

I don’t have a lot of extra commentary for you today.  I’m still wrestling with my place in multi-site ministry now with four campuses.  Some days I feel like I’m needed everywhere and other days I feel like I’m needed nowhere.  Kinda messes with me. Pete’s message kicked my butt, though.  Read at your own […]

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Ambition vs. Self-promotion

Do nothing out of selfish ambition or vain conceit, but in humility consider others better than yourselves. Philippians 2:3 Another GREAT “grey” leadership issue is finding the balance between ambition and self-promotion, especially as church leaders. In our ambition we pursue the dreams that God has laid on our hearts.  I believe that God expects […]

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Funded and Free

M O N E Y Seems like this is the perpetual plague of ministry leaders.  There is never quite enough of it to fund all the dreams we believe God has given our ministry. As Executive Director at Cross Point I haven’t been exempt from the frustration of not meeting budget or having the resources […]

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When You Get to the Letting Go

Control. Direct. Manipulate. Maneuver. Arrange. Plan. Organize. We do these things all the time. We’re always trying to create the outcomes that we want in life. But inevitably, with nearly everything in life, there comes a point when you can no longer plan, control or manipulate the result. There is always something beyond your control. […]

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Sunday Highlights

It was a crazy, good day today at Cross Point.  Our team put a lot of work into making this weekend a memorable one for everyone with the launch of our DNA series.  We do this series once a year to share the vision, heart and soul of our church.  You would think it gets […]

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Friday Fun

Whew!  It’s been a full week. It’s Friday… my day for catching up.  My day for reading, running, Cultivate Her planning, errands, writing, dreaming and shopping (if I can fit it in.) Oh and laundry, but I try not to think about that one. I always try to pack more into Friday than I ought […]

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