Spread the word! riverkidstuf is this weekend and the 1st Sunday of every month following!
I know I’m still in the amateur stage creating images in Powerpoint and saving them as jpegs but I am wickedly pleased with how this turned out!
…and yes that is me in the black shirt 
Sunday night a week ago I sat down for lunch at about 9:30pm after an incredible weekend. I got a call from my Dad informing me that my Aunt Ida Mae (just so you know, she’s technically my Great Aunt b/c she’s my Maw Maw’s sister) had died over the weekend.
Monday afternoon getting ready for her funeral my wife got a call from her Mom that Rae’s Paw Paw had died.
Thursday after his funeral we got notified that my niece’s grandfather died.
So 3 deaths in one week was pretty substantial. But nonetheless, its had me thinking which is why this blog has been so quiet. That should change tomorrow…if I could ever get to sleep.
I am stunned and shocked by the intensity this worship project brings. It’s absolutely ruining the rest of my music collection right now!
As many of you know, today’s the day! New David Crowder*Band goodness for you to feast on. And let me tell you, it is yummy goodness! We’ve featured it in our multi-perspective review BLOGSITE The Joint Review.com (yup we went pro on you and made our own site!) and I highly recommend you check it out. Shucks just go buy the CD and then read the review while you dig in!
I do warn you! This worship project is not for the faint of heart! It has been masterfully thought out thematically, lyrically, and stylistically and shall be like your favorite red wine. One that with each sip gets better and better and truly gets better with time! But I encourage you to drink deep!
First off: Mad props to Shawn for the term Holy Hangover.
So what is a Holy Hangover? It’s what we in the ministry affectionately call that feeling we get on Monday Morning. Especially after a day like yesterday:
And voila: Monday Morning’s Holy Hangover.
How are you feeling this morning?
I am SO SICK of saying, “Man I really love that guy’s music, I just wish he’d keep his stupid mouth shut when he’s not singing.” When a stunt last night can be referred to as “Taylor Swift getting Kanye-d” then enough is enough. I don’t care that he was downing a bottle of Hennesy. I no longer care how talented he is. I know MTV shares the blame with this and it’s another reason why I don’t remember the last time I watched that station.
Here’s Kanye West before last night:
Here’s after:
45. Who Did You Think I Was – John Mayer – Where the Light is Live in LA
46. Bold As Love – John Mayer – Where the Light is Live in LA
47. Party in the USA – Miley Cyrus
Have we failed as parents? HAHA.
Check them out for an update to your Twitter avatar and find them on facebook!
Thanks Chris you’re one of a kind dude and I’m so glad I follow you Fortunately, I haven’t gotten dressed for the day!
Jud Wilhite brought it and I’m out to get home and back for practice tonight! Here’s the last bit I have:
Larry Osborne/North Coast Church = Future of the church
Good stuff! Get this!
Matt/Austin Stone =
Is there something wrong or missing from the American church culture that’s keeping us from actually seeing victory over sin
Christians struggle with sin: Romans 7
James 5:16
Scott Williams/Lifechurch/Big is the new Small = Church diversity sucks but it doesn’t have to
Jim/Flat Irons Community Church =
You have to allow people to belong before they can believe
Not my job to save, fix, or change people. I’m not your Holy Spirit
Neal Cole/Organic Church =
Phil 2: Do nothing from selfish or empty conceit….
God is looking for servants who will lead. Make a name for others
Stunning story of his father-in-law
Reggie Joiner/Orange = Neamiah
Rebuilding the wall for a generation he knew would need a faith in God
1/2 way through the attack with the threat of attack he leaned into the people and reminded them of what was at stake! Leaned into the families – fight for your family, songs, daughters!
60-80% of teenagers are dropping out of faith/church
1. Those on the outside would change their opinion of who God is
2. Those on the inside would begin to change their opinion of who God is and pay attention like never before
3. Celebration of God’s work from those seeing who God is
Bill Easum/ = Legacy
Legacy is who you leave behind not what
2 metaphors likes: Spiritual Midwife and Scout
What do I need to stop doing!
Develop your “to be” list – a list of ppl who could be leaders in the future!
JD Greer/Summit Church =
Center of our ministry out to be the proclamation of Jesus
Act 1 – primary task is to be a witness to me
Gospel is not even an exclusive religious word
Do NOT confuse the effects of the gospel with the actual gospel!
Love is the most powerful apologetic for the Gospel
Geoff Surrat/Seacost Church – Keep your faith strong
How do you go from being on staff to being a disconnected follower of Christ?
1. Take care of your family – Ministry free zones
2. Go to church – don’t work in church without stopping to worship in church. With your family, sitting down worshipping together
3. Be in a small group – not your title but yourself
4. Prioritize your personal worship –
5. Growing your faith – not preparation for your message/retreat/etc.
6. Give generously – generous giving defeats selfishness
7. Serve on a mission – something that helps another mission.
8. Volunteer – Outside of your ministry
9. Forgive – when we work with other people we’re going to get hurt and need to forgive. Every church has an imperfect staff
10. Believe the best – about your other staff personnel
Lady from Crosspoint Church =
Rich Nathan/Vineyard Church =
Marketing loves to play the either/or card but we find in the Bible the both/and principle.
Never has there been divorce like there is with evangelism and social justice
We had to address poverty and abortion in our community so joined with 300 women at risk for abortion
Sam from India =
Dan Kimball/Santa Cruz Vintage Church =
In the church tradition should never get in the way of mission or it is a sin.
Chip/Pinelake Church Mississippi = Take care of yourself
You’re the only one who can take care of you
Your well being is your responsibility
Jud Wilhite/Central Christian Church =
Managing the small details in life! Most ppl think an iceberg that sank the Titanic when in fact it was faulty rivets! Substandard details. The parallel for us on the surface things are well but underneath we must manage the details.
The Assassin Character Creep.
1. Plan for the assassin – be ready. Travel, money, counseling with the opposite sex.
Hands off the money, pants up, and stay out of the hot tub! Sometimes there is success by default – the last person standing.
A long obedience in the same direction
2. Operate by the media mode of operation – never do anything today that you’d be uncomfortable seeing on the front page of the newspaper tomorrow!
First off: MICROSOFT WORD I BITE MY THUMB AT THEE! Evernote and Pages are my new BFFs.
As you can tell, I had lunch and some breaks b/c my mind is numbing. That doesn’t mean some wicked awesome truth wasn’t dropped!
Teresa/Northstar –
Greg Surat/Seacoast Church -
Innovation grows out of desperation
Big ideas grow out of big failures
1. You hit the wall. Something is not working
2. You get discouraged. You see it as failure
3. Trust God. Never been a day when God said “I didn’t see that one coming.”
4. You start by asking the barrier breaking question. If nothing were impossible what could we accomplish here?
5. You collect innovative ideas. Pray- Brainstorm- then filter. Use matrix: easy/hard and big win/small win
6. You do it until it quits working. Make good repeatable.
Rick Rusaw -
Change in the landscape of the church in America
Shift in the question – from how can we be the best church in the community to FOR the community.
That guy –
Allowing your public persona to match your personal life
Bil/Bay Area Fellowship/ GO BIG – Mentoring
Exodus 33
1. Read books from people who have done what you want to do – diff in learning from someone who has experience not opinion!
2. Go to the right conferences – the popular one may not be the best one
3. Coaching
4. Take leaders to lunch. Go where they are. Do what they tell you to do before you go see them again.
5. Pray for your mentors. Look for ways to bless them
6.
Pete Wilson/Crosspoint =
Crisis of transformation – ppl are going to church but they aren’t becoming more Christlike
Looking at comparative studies b/w Christians and non-Christians there aren’t many differences in their areas of live
We’ve based it on attendance and knowledge instead of loving other people and…
VIM
Vision – help ppl understand what God has for them but we are pulled in 2 diff directions (use rubberband illustration)
Intention – help them learn to own their own spiritual life
Method – rhythm to Jesus’ life. Patterns of prayer, pulling away from ways of the world and community. John 15: Abide in me.
