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4 Ways To Use Social Media During Church Construction

June 14, 2011 in Church Construction, Social Media with 0 Comments

The most popular blog I’ve written to date was “7 Ways Smart Churches Are Using Social Media”.  The title says it all, but I wanted to follow-up with some ways to use Social Media as you navigate the construction process with your church. So here are some musings on that subject.

Social Media & Church Construction

Part of the problem with building churches is keeping people in the loop on what’s going on.  When you first begin, everybody is talking about the new facility.  You may be neck-deep in a capital campaign, there are architects and builders being introduced to the congregation and then BAM!!!! Radio silence for 6 months to a year while you take on the arduous task of Master Planning, Schematic Design and final Construction Documents and permitting.  Most churches don’t think about this “dark side of the moon” period because they are on the dark side of the moon with the facility design team.  Continue Reading…

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Personal Board Of Directors

March 23, 2011 in Uncategorized with 3 Comments

I meeting with my Personal Board Of Directors this morning and thought I let you take a look into how I plan to engage these guys, who are my closets friends and most trusted advisors.  I’ve got to brag on them a bit

Brian Cole – Catalyst Conference – Handles all things production for the conferences

Brad Scholle – Orange Conference Operations guru – Husband to the Amazing Jenn from Atlanta Mission.  (no shame promoting that orginization)

Reggie Goodin – CFO of Rethink and the Orange Confernce founded by Reggie Joiner

Mark Cole – Business Manager for The John C. Maxwell Company and Dr. Les Parrott (You gotta check his video channel on marriage relationships when you’re done here)

Yes I’m bragging.  I’m incredibly blessed to have this group of guys keeping me straight.  I grew up in a small town and for much of my early years I was the “slow kid”  now I’m the slow adult and God’s over compensating for me.

Here is my outline for my Personal Board meeting:

Life – Intimacy With God

  • 9.5% Body Fat  – See Appendix A
  • Connect Daily with the trinity

 

Family – Live Love

  • 6 Life Memories in 2011 – See Appendix B

 

Marriage – Deep Emotional Connection

  • 4 Overnight Dates With Kristy – 1 Completed (Cruise in June)
  • 20 Dates – 4 Completed – need focus here

 

Work – Worship

  • Make a significant investment in 12 churches – See Appendix C
  • Write and Publish “Church Construction Quick Start Guide” – See Appendix D

 

Church – Serving

  • Missional Community Weekends 1 down 2 to go
  • High school Boys Small Group Leader – Begin May 1

 

Finance

  • Goal of Giving 10% this year net income – Currently Up to date.  Wrote a 950 check last night
  • Save 10% – Lord Help me
  • Live on the rest

 

Opportunities

  • Rest where I am while looking for ways I can be used

 

Threats

  • Investing in churches unwilling to move

 

Appendix A

Body Fat Plan

  • Paleo Diet for 30 Days
  • Assessment at the end of 30 Days and then every 30 days until goal is reached
  • Join Bodyplex with Todd before April 15th
  • Write down everything
  • Update my wardrobe as a reward
  • Date is Jun Goal e 30th

 

Appendix B

6 Life Memories

  • March 11th Miss Com
  • Project x
  • DC trip with Jordan in the summer
  • Camping trip

 

Appendix C

12 Churches

  1. LFBC – In Process
  2. Crosspoint – In Process
  3. BMBC – On Hold
  4. FSDA – In process
  5. AC – In Process
  6. HBC  – In Process
  7. Tulsa Matt – To re-engage
  8. SBC – Meeting Today
  9. TBD
  10. TBD
  11. TBD
  12. TBD

 

Appendix D

Quick Start Guide Schedule

  • Outline with sub-headings completed by April 15th
  • Blog each Title and subtitles
  • Publish by June 30th
  • Blog and Social Media Shock and Awe campaign beginning August 15th

To some of you this probably seems like overkill, and it may in fact be.  But I’ve walked with these guys for 8 years and much of what I am today I give them alot of credit for.   God moves me through them.

Who is moving you?

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Who’s Got Your Back?

January 18, 2011 in Leadership with 3 Comments

6 critical elements to men’s small groups

One of the biggest challenges for most of the pastors I’ve become friends with over the years has to be the isolation that seems to come naturally with the job.   Here are my top 6 ways to have deep emotional connections with a group of men.  These rules have saved my job, marriage and even my life.
1.  Give Permission – For the better part of my life I’m quite certain that no one had my permission to speak into my life.  Without a doubt I had never expressed that permission to someone, and I paid a high price for it.  If you want to be truly known by other men and reap all the benefits that come along with authentic relationships, you have to give permission.  Who do you need to give permission to?

2.  Listen – Learning to listen well is critical whether you’re eating advice or giving it.  There is no sense in giving someone permission if you’re too stubborn to listen when they are speaking.   Listening before you give advice is equally important.  You have to develop the skill of listening to your friend while listening to God’s voice before you give them input.  Which leads to the next point….

3.  Give your opinion -  I don’t struggle with giving my opinion, and I have one about everything.  I have to really filter what I say… (the guys in my group are getting a good laugh over that last statement).  You may have the same issue, or you may be someone who only offers an opinion when asked.  Either way, your voice counts… so dig in and speak.

4.  Choose wisely – Jeff Henderson is the campus pastor at the church soon to be known as North Point Community Church West Campus.  During the recent series Game Plan (with Andy Stanley), Jeff made this point… “who you listen to is a preview of the future you”.  Who you choose to be in community with will determine where you end up.  Memorize that statement, and let it marinate in your soul.

My group of guys is a crowd I met working for John C. Maxwell.  I’m blessed with a group of Christain rock stars.  Mark Cole is the business manager for Dr. Maxwell and Dr. Les Parrott.  Brad Scholle is the operations manager for Rethink, which drives the Orange Conference.  Reggie Goodin is the CFO for Rethink, and Brian Cole handles the production for all the Catalyst Conference events as well as overseeing production of the Chick Fil A Leadercast.  If it sounds like I’m bragging, I absolutely am!  None of these guys held these positions when we started, but they all had high capacity leadership character.  That’s what you’re looking for… people with high capacity character.

5.  Schedule – Put a regular meeting with your guys on your calendar, and protect it.  The fruit is in the habit of meeting – not the idea of meeting.

6.  Recalibrate – Find some time at least once a year to get away and download as a group.  I just did this with my guys, and I’m always amazed at how much is brewing with each of them that we just don’t have time to connect on during our weekly meeting.  The secret sauce of these weekends is a focal point of connecting.

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