3 Lessons from FUBU

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A friend and I were talking about the FUBU philosophy that so many churches have. The letters in the clothing company FUBU stand for “For Us, By Us.” Here are 3 dangerous lessons that I see in the story of FUBU. Lesson One: It’s not about us. The...

What Trayvon Martin and George Zimmerman Reveal About Us

by | Jul 18, 2013 | Blogs, Church 2.0, church planting, Churches, Communication, Devotional, Diversity, Greg's Favorites, Ideas, Leadership, Outreach, Preaching, Random Thoughts, Social Justice

The following is a post I saw from Philip Wagner. It is the best response I’ve seen yet. Here is his post: Written on the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial in Washington, DC are these words, Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that. Hate cannot...

Blast From the Past: Don’t Go to Seminary

by | Jul 15, 2013 | Blogs, Branding/Design, Church 2.0, Church Media, church planting, Churches, Communication, Conferences, Consulting, Continuing Education, Diversity, Greg's Favorites, Ideas, Leadership, Media ministry, Movies, Multi-site, Music, Outreach, Preaching, Random Thoughts, Social Justice, Training, Web 2.0, Worship Leading, Worship resources

The following was a blog post I wrote in 2008 that got over 50 comments. I thought I would repost it 5 years later. I still feel the same. What are your thoughts? Read what I wrote: Wait. Hold the phone. Don’t crucify me, yet. Allow me to share with you my heart...

I Have a Dream

by | Jan 17, 2011 | Churches, Diversity, Random Thoughts

Today we celebrate and remember Martin Luther King, Jr. Though we’ve come a long way as a country, I still think we have a ways to go. Days like today make me think of my friend, Scott Williams and his forth-coming book on Church Diversity with a subtitle of...