08 February 2010 ~ 3 Comments

What Should a Pastor’s Salary Be?

This past week WFAA Channel 8 ran a story that painted Ed Young, Senior Pastor of Fellowship Church, in a very negative light. The gist of the report was that Ed’s salary ($1 mil) and various perks (private jet, $200k+ parsonage allowance) are intentionally kept hidden from his congregation and he’s profiting from his non-profit [...]

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28 January 2009 ~ 0 Comments

Innovation³ Main Session #4, Wed Afternoon

Reggie McNeal, Leadership Network
Missional has become the latest buzzword that all books have started to include in their titles. We may end up losing focus on what missional is while we’re in a rush to become it. It’s a shift in how the church sees itself and its function(s) in the world.
In India, church leaders [...]

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28 January 2009 ~ 0 Comments

Innovation³ Main Session 3 (Wed AM) Notes

Ed Stetzer, What does the dangerous church of 2010 look like:
- Cautions

Don’t believe the hype

Many who promote bad news have a program to fix it.

These people are probably passionate about the future and have data to support their findings.

Be more cynical.

We tend to believe things too soon.

Be people of [...]

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27 January 2009 ~ 0 Comments

Innovation³ Main Session #2 Notes

Dave Gibbons, NewSong Church, Irvine, CA
- There’s a great shift going on in our world today.
- “The Job” video…”I need two CPAs, two CFOs,…” http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3XGJq8wrw5I
- Things to be encouraged about in the church

Bad news is better than no news
Scarcity brings clarity: why do we exist as a church? What are our missions & [...]

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17 December 2007 ~ 10 Comments

Countdown Timer for Church

[UPDATE 2/21/09]
I’ve made some changes to the timer. Below is what it looks like now. You can download the flash file here: Stage Countdown Timer
— Original post below —
Earlier this year I was trying to figure out how to get a countdown clock setup for Barry, the preacher at our church. I did a [...]

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