“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 […]
“This weekend we celebrate the Ascension; it used to be celebrated on a Thursday, but that was changed to make things easier. The Bible tells us that 40 days after Easter, after Jesus’ resurrection from the dead, he returned to his heavenly father. He does that for a simple, clear reason, which he explains to […]
“To my loyal blog readers, here’s my promise to you: you will always get the inside scoop, and you’ll get it first. And just to prove it to you, keep reading. Yesterday, May 1, Tom Corcoran (my associate) and I delivered to our publisher the complete manuscript for our next book, Tools for Rebuilding, to […]
“Not so long ago our staff was small enough that everyone reported to me. As we’ve grown we recognized the need to change that: Now, out of a staff of twenty something (full and part time positions), only a handful of people report to me directly. I have come to call them the “Strategic Oval” […]
