10 Phrases You Should Never Say in Children’s Ministry

by | May 29, 2013 | Blogs, Church 2.0, church planting, Churches, Communication, Consulting, Continuing Education, Family, Greg's Favorites, Ideas, Leadership, Multi-site, Outreach, Preaching, Random Thoughts, Training

The following is a great blog post from Relevant Children’s Ministry. Read on: “We’ve never done it that way before.” “Let’s require parents to serve.” “They won’t notice…they’re just kids.”...

Back at Moody Bible

by | May 23, 2013 | Blogs, Branding/Design, Church 2.0, Church Media, church planting, Church video, Churches, Communication, Conferences, Continuing Education, Events and Seminars, Greg's Favorites, Ideas, Internet Links, Intros and Announcements, Leadership, Media ministry, Multi-site, Music, Outreach, Podcasts, Preaching, Random Thoughts, Social Media, Training, Web 2.0, Worship Leading, Worship resources

This week I returned to Chicago to speak at the Moody Bible Pastors Conference for the 7th time. It’s always an honor to speak at Moody. This year I spoke to a packed out room (standing room only) of pastors that came to hear me teach on my book “Church...

Things I Wish Someone Would Have Told Me When I Was 20

by | May 6, 2013 | Blogs, Branding/Design, Church 2.0, church planting, Churches, Communication, Consulting, Continuing Education, Internet Links, Leadership, Multi-site, Outreach, Preaching, Random Thoughts, Training, Worship Leading

My friend Stephen Brewster and I got to hang out last week in Canada when we both spoke at the same conference. He posted a blog post last week that I thought was worth reposting. Here it is: I wish someone would have pulled me aside when I was 20 years old and took...

Have You Heard of ORA?

by | May 1, 2013 | Blogs, Branding/Design, Church 2.0, Church Media, church planting, Church video, Churches, Communication, Companies, Ideas, Internet Links, Intros and Announcements, Leadership, Media ministry, Multi-site, Outreach, Products, Random Thoughts, Reviews, Social Media, Web 2.0

ORA Provides Cutting-Edge Technology For The New Way to Pray Introducing “ORA” a disruptive technology to promote the oldest form of recognized religious expression in the Christian and Jewish faiths–prayer. The ORA system creates a personal mobile...