Living Out of a Suitcase

by | May 19, 2014 | Attractional, Church 2.0, church planting, Churches, Communication, Conferences, Consulting, Continuing Education, Family, Intros and Announcements, Leadership, Random Thoughts, Training, Travel

I returned home Friday night after my son graduated from his month-long treatment program at Children’s Mercy Hospital in Kansas City. I packed another bag and headed out early Saturday morning to Amarillo, Texas to consult with a church on Sunday and do a...

The 6 Essentials a Leader Must Manage Well

by | May 12, 2014 | Attractional, Blogs, Books, Church 2.0, church planting, Churches, Communication, Companies, Consulting, Continuing Education, Financial, Ideas, Innovation, Leadership, Pride, Random Thoughts, Training

Today’s blog post is a guest post from Tom Harper. Tom is president of Networld Media Group, a publisher of online trade journals and events for the banking, retail, restaurant and church leadership markets (including the mega-blog www.ChurchCentral.com). He is...

What I Liked About ‘Son of God’ Movie

by | May 9, 2014 | Attractional, Church 2.0, Church Media, Church video, Communication, Creativity, Greg's Favorites, HD, Innovation, Media ministry, Movies, Outreach, Random Thoughts, Reviews

I went to go see the movie ‘Son of God’ on Palm Sunday to prepare myself for the upcoming Easter week. It was a great way to get my heart and mind focused on the coming week. The movie is not perfect and like most Hollywood movies, they take some creative...

How to Read Strange Leadership

by | May 8, 2014 | Attractional, Blogs, Books, Branding/Design, Church 2.0, Church Media, church planting, Church video, Churches, Communication, Consulting, Continuing Education, Creativity, Devotional, Discipleship, Diversity, Financial, FREE, Greg's Favorites, Hurt and Pain, Ideas, Innovation, internet campus, Intros and Announcements, Leadership, Media ministry, Missional, Movies, Multi-site, Music, Outreach, Preaching, Pride, Random Thoughts, Social Justice, Social Media, Training, Web 2.0, Worship Leading, Worship resources

I’m so thankful for all the support and love shown the past week for my new book Strange Leadership: 40 Ways to Lead an Innovative Organization. Strange Leadership has been a bestseller on Amazon and is doing great in the Church Leadership category. I’m...

Leading in the Tough Times

by | May 6, 2014 | Addiction, Attractional, Church 2.0, church planting, Churches, Communication, Continuing Education, Creativity, Devotional, Discipleship, Hurt and Pain, Innovation, Leadership, Missional, Multi-site, Outreach, Preaching, Pride, Random Thoughts, Worship Leading

A friend asked me what it’s like to be a new author, lead Christian Media Magazine, coach, consult, speak, write and lead during this season in our lives where our son is sick. Actually, he’s been sick for a year and a half. You can read what we’re...