Organizational Development

Second Chairs & See-Saws

If you are in the second chair, you have not been called to a place of comfort; you have been called to a place of leadership.“ This quote is from one of my all-time favorite books entitled Leading from the Second Chair: Serving Your Church, Fulfilling Your Role, and Realizing Your Dreams (Jossey-Bass Leadership Network […]

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Second Chairs & See-Saws

If you are in the second chair, you have not been called to a place of comfort; you have been called to a place of leadership.“ This quote is from one of my all-time favorite books entitled Leading from the Second Chair: Serving Your Church, Fulfilling Your Role, and Realizing Your Dreams (Jossey-Bass Leadership Network […]

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Cultivate Her THIS FRIDAY!!

I’ve been hanging out at the Velocity Conference hosted by ChurchPlanters.com yesterday and today.  It’s been a great time to connect with some great church leaders! Yesterday my dear friend and mentor Sherry Surratt led a break-out discussion about “Engaging Women in Leadership”.  Its exciting to see this topic growing in church circles and I […]

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Sunday Highlights

Yesterday was a crazy day at Cross Point.  Because of some technical drama I wasn’t able to adequately capture notes from Justin’s message, so Trish Davis one of my dear friends who also happens to be Justin’s wife, was gracious enough to be our guest post for this week’s Sunday Highlights.   Thank You Trish!! ******************* […]

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Sunday Highlights

The Pursuit of Purity by Pete Wilson Proverbs 1:22-23 Sex was part of God’s design from the very beginning. Sex is a gift that God has given us. God did not design sex just for procreation, but also for our enjoyment. Proverbs gives us warnings on how to not abuse sex and not take it […]

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This Sunday!

Hey Cross Point! I’m very excited about this Sunday. Remember, our services at all campuses will meet regardless of weather conditions, so even if we get some snow we’ll be there. Couple of things to note: 1) Have you signed up for Serving Saturday yet? All of our campuses will be serving their local community […]

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Sunday Highlights – Your Turn

Since I’m still in India and unable to hear Blake‘s message today for the Pursuit series, I would love for you guys to give me Cross Point‘s Sunday highlights! Please leave your notes/comments/thoughts from today’s message in the comments section! And just so you don’t think I’m taking the easy way out.  Here are our […]

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Poverty of the Soul

People are going through the torture of being unwanted, rejected… and I think that is the greatest suffering and the greatest poverty today. Mother Teresa Today we visited Motherhouse where Mother Teresa lived the majority of her life in Calcutta.  We visited her tomb as well as saw the room where she spent the majority […]

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Being Hope

Today we headed back to the Kalpur Slum to spend another day with the children and their families.  Once again they showered us with greetings and smiles… and this beautiful flower. I have to admit I’ve been a bit overwhelmed by all the attention.  They are eager for you to look them in the eye, […]

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Trying to Smile Too

We made it! After 32 hours of traveling with just pockets of sleep here and there, we arrived in Kolkata this morning. We checked into the hotel, got a quick (cold) shower and our first taste of India cuisine before heading off to the slum where we’ll be spending the next few days. As tired […]

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