Click on my picture to be a friendSeth Godin has a great post today in which he discusses what a “great audience” is and receives from the speaker!
A great audience does…
make eye contact
pay attention
mirror energy back to the speaker (assuming of course that the speaker is projecting some energy of his/her own)
interact with the material (e.g. asks questions; engages in mental dialogue)
A [...]
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The end of the month is here… CAN YOU BELIEVE THAT?
The posts that got the most attention this month…
Do me a favor… tell me the truth (SUMMARY: stop watching me self-destruct cause you’re scared of hurting my feelings!)
I’m fed up with the “… Church” (SUMMARY: labeling church is complicating church… STOP IT!)
My treasure (SUMMARY: a [...]
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One of my favorite bloggers, Mark Batterson, is currently traveling, teaching lessons from his book, In a Pit With a Lion on a Snowy Day.
In his most recent travels he hung out @ in the Pittsburgh area.
A fellow blogger, Jeff Leake, captured his notes… a great synopsis! (Click here to read them in their [...]
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Monday I’ll be back in the saddle… I’m looking forward to that! I enjoy what I do and am raring to go! The first meeting on Monday is @ 5:30 a.m. … just gotta get going!
For the last couple of weeks I’ve been…
Hanging out with “The Ladies”
Painting!
Putting down some new flooring (today)
Watching old [...]
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This weekend I was able to hang out with six other pastors and talk through the book of James… and of course we talked about church too!
You know what… I realize that there’s a problem in the “Church” (at large). I’ve been mulling this over for a couple of months now and am going to [...]
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I’m prepping for the day and have a bunch of unrelated thoughts running through my head… what’s that mean about me? Ahhhh… it’s nothing that a good cup of coffee and a quick blog post can’t take care of…
I’m excited to teach the book of James this weekend! This is the first of a two [...]
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Yesterday I had an interesting experience that confirmed a few things for me.
One of my daughters receives in-home therapy. We have five therapists a week in our home.
Side Note: My bride is an angel! I have spent the last several days in awe as I watch her manage the steady flow of therapists, three little [...]
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As an avid blog reader I have my “favorite things” that I like about blogs that I read. I’m interested in yours.
What are a few of your favorite things? What do you find helpful when checking out a blog and what are some things that you don’t necessarily find helpful
In other words, what makes a [...]
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While reading from Philip Yancey’s book Prayer I came across nine GREAT questions that I’m chewing on…
How can I slow down? (For pastors, see Mark Driscoll’s story here)
How can I simplify things?
How can I bring silence into my life?
How can I savor this moment?
How can I speak up? (Tell the truth)
How can I settle in? [...]
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Bob Franquiz had a conversation starter on “Staff meetings” (read it here).
I thought I’d share how we do staff meetings at Northgate!
A couple of organizational points first…
Every Monday we have an “All-Staff” lunch. This is for everyone on staff!
Our Support Staff meets on Monday with Jeff (Director of Operations).
Our Ministry Staff meets with their individual [...]
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Twittering as I go...
