“Recently I was in Chicago with my associate Tom, for discussions related to our book. Chicago is a great city and I wish I had more time to spend there, seeing some of the sights: We were only there for less than 24 hours. We stayed at a hotel that was located near where our […]
“Thought I would take the opportunity of this week’s blog to give my faithful readers the scoop on what’s going on at Nativity these summer days. Here, in no particular order, are some highlights: We are (finally) making some real progress on our Strategic Planning and the subsequent Capital Campaign it will (eventually) require. It […]
“As all my blog regulars already know, and guests and visitors need to know, we’re hosting a conference. It’s on Friday, November 8, here at Nativity and it’s called “Matter 13.” This is our third such conference, and we are anticipating our biggest ever. Matter is an event for pastors, parish leaders, staff and volunteer […]
“As always, faithful blog reader, you will be the first to learn what’s new and what’s next at Nativity. Currently we are all about getting ready for the coming 2013-2014 year, which for us begins in September. We’re putting in place our schedule, shaping our message series, and setting our goals. As is always the […]
“As part of our book roll out we have been traveling to interesting places and meeting even more interesting people. So I spent part of the week with my associate Tom, in the San Francisco Bay Area, at the invitation of author Patrick Lencioni. Patrick is the founder and president of The Table Group, a […]
“Currently my associate Tom is on vacation. Rather than inundate him with e-mail, I have been keeping a daily journal of what’s been going on. The thought occurred to me this might be of interest to my readers. Take a look: Saturday, June 1 – Had lunch today with Brian [Crook, our Mission Director]. We […]
“Just some notes on what is going on for me this summer. Travel Currently I am in the last leg of two weeks of travel: Tom and I went to Las Vegas for what turned out to be four days. We were keynote speakers at the National Assoc. of Lay Ministers Annual Conference. Tom also […]
My associate Tom and I are in Las Vegas for a keynote speech to a National Association of Catholic Lay Ministers. Why the Association meets in Las Vegas is a very good question. I guess the ministers like to gamble…at least with their choice of keynote speakers. While I am here, I am working on […]
“Our weekend messages, which are presented in series, are put together in a collaborative process, on an ongoing basis. We have a team, we call it the “message oval” (me, my associate Tom, and Chris, our Youth Minister). We talk about possible series and topics all the time, everyday, and from time to time read […]
“At this point I have 12 full time and 7 part time pastoral ministry staff. I suppose, for a Catholic church, we have a mid to large size staff. For Evangelical churches our size we have an incredibly small staff. All of our part time positions could easily be full time ones, and some of […]
