http://swerve.lifechurch.tv/2008/01/28/leadership-lids-1-of-5/ The challenge of having to come up with the big picture and keep the details in mind too.

I just returned from a 5-day mission trip to Mexico with the about 40 men from Johnson Ferry. They go every October. I had not been on a mission trip since my college days, so I was both nervous and excited at the same time.

For the last six weeks, I’ve been working with Terry Storch and the LifeChurch.tv team on a really amazing web site called YouVersion.com. Well, today the “Alpha” version is being released to a limited number of people by invitation only.

In America, there aren’t too many costs associated with being a follower of Jesus Christ. In other countries though, there is often a higher price to be paid.

Last weekend, our Pastor, Bryant Wright, preached an entire 3-sermon series in one morning. It began last week when he asked the congregation to send in any questions they had about God, the Bible, and Christianity. He received nearly 200 questions. He took several of those and answered a different set in each morning service.

There’s a nice article about Fellowship Church (FC) that was published recently in the Miami Herald. You might ask, “Why would a Miami newspaper write a story about a Texas Church?” That’s because FC is no longer just a Texas church.

Over the weekend I wrote a book review for A Whole New Mind by Daniel Pink. The review was posted on Godbit.com. This is a fascinating book that talks about how, according to the author, we’re already moving out of the information age and into to the conceptual age. In this conceptual age, new skills and abilities will need to be focused on if we’re to survive. A highly recommend the book. Read the full review.

Today was my last day at Lifetime Guarantee. This song by MercyMe has been out a while, but it has taken on a whole new meaning now that I’ve said goodbye to my family at Lifetime Guarantee and will be venturing into a totally different world.

I was reading an email from a friend today. In it he expressed to me his concern that churches, particularly larger ones like Fellowship Church seem to be just businesses. While there are perhaps some similarities between some churches and some businesses, I don’t feel like comparing the church to a business is a fair comparison.

After years of experience leading his own organization (Lifetime Guarantee Ministries) and assisting others throughout the world with the leadership demands facing them, Preston Gillham founded Gillham Consulting to provide the strategic help individuals, teams, and companies require to run their race and finish well. Preston needed a site that would highlight the core strengths [...]