How the Mighty Fall

It’s been a little while since I’ve done a book review.  Not because I haven’t been reading.  Just because nothing has wowed me enough to tell you about it. Well, the drought is over. I finally finished Jim Collins new book “How the Mighty Fall” and LOVED IT! There’s no question I’m a Jim Collins […]

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Learning from the Best

One of the things I was most excited to do when I went to Las Vegas was to tour Zappos.  This company impresses me with their customer service and staff culture.  I’m always inspired by companies that “get it” and Zappos does that… and then some. Friendly, welcoming faces. Popcorn. Free library. Christmas trees of […]

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Ideation Experience Day 2

It was another great day at the Ideation Experience.  Not only am I learning to develop my idea and how to pitch it, I’m getting great insight into how to effectively lead these types of brainstorming sessions for our team at Cross Point.  John Handy’s brilliant! My notes from today: It’s important to play.  It […]

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Ideas Abounding

I’m in Dallas for the next couple of days participating in an event called the Ideation Experience put on by my friends at Leadership Network.  The Ideation Experience is defined to help church leaders “amplify, refine and generate new Kingdom ideas.”  For the next couple of days I’ll be hanging out with some great thinkers.  […]

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Sunday Highlights

Today at Cross Point Nashville we continued our new series with a great message about the life of Jonathan from Justin Davis.  This one is loaded with some great nuggets to get you thinking! God gives us moments of potential to make an eternal difference every day. In our hearts we have a desire to […]

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Control Freak

It’s no secret.  I like to be in control.  I like to be in charge.  And as a leader I’m naturally wired for this.  The danger for me is what I consider another “grey” leadership issue. As a leader (who is prone to control), one of the most grey issues for me is knowing when […]

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Morning Reflection

Thought I would share a few great quotes about solitude that I read this morning from “Dare to Journey with Henri Nouwen” by Charles Ringma.  This has been a great little devotional for my morning reading. “Solitude is not withdrawal in order to get way.  It is withdrawal in order to be with Someone who […]

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