An envelope with this card was randomly handed to me last week at a conference. I just want to know… “How Does He Know?” I mean, I know he knows, but these kinds of things still baffle me. Has God ever reminded you of something you needed to hear at just the right time?
Last week while I was at the Leadership Summit I was introduced to the Compassion Leadership Development Program. I have always admired what organizations like Compassion are doing to support children around the world but up to this point have not committed to sponsoring a child on an ongoing basis (Gasp! I’m a little ashamed […]
Gary Haugen – President & CEO International Justice Mission Just because I’m leading and people are following doesn’t mean that I’m leading them in things that matter to God. Are Jesus and I interested in the same things? What is God’s plan for dealing with injustice? The answer: US! When the task seems hopeless, we […]
Gary Haugen – President & CEO International Justice Mission Just because I’m leading and people are following doesn’t mean that I’m leading them in things that matter to God. Are Jesus and I interested in the same things? What is God’s plan for dealing with injustice? The answer: US! When the task seems hopeless, we […]
I’ve had a lot of discussions with our staff about the importance of delegation. Delegating to volunteers has always been a big part of our culture at Cross Point but lately it seems that this principle is more important than ever. In the context of the church environment delegation is really about inviting people into […]
Every few weeks I head to our Cross Point Dickson campus to spend the day worshiping, and each time I visit I get so excited about what God is doing at this campus. Here are some of the things I love about the Dickson campus: All the families. Dickson is a community of young families. […]
Acts 18-19 Aquila and Priscilla – You can’t have one without the other I’ve never really given this much consideration until I was reading to prepare for this post, but I think it is really cool that Aquila and Priscilla are always named together. To me, this signifies a beautiful partnership… a couple that was […]
That is how I would describe my day… Emotional Whiplash I started today celebrating the life of Melissa Schuler. Melissa was an amazing woman who gave her life to others in so many ways. In today’s celebration of her life, we laughed, we cried (a lot), we honored her and remembered the many ways that […]
It was a really moving day at Cross Point Nashville today. I have been looking forward to today’s messaging “Syncing Through Worship” since we started this series. Today we did a combination of extra music, teaching all on video, and communion as part our worship experience. Here’s what the script looked like: Worship Songs: “Blessed […]