This post was inspired by an episode of Beyond the To Do List featuring host Erik Fisher and guest Robert Smith. They discussed Robert’s book 20,000 Days and Counting 
The Top 10 days of my first 14,000
Jesus
The Day After a Christian Conference
Today I went to the Newspring Leadership Conference in Anderson, SC. I love Christian Conferences and the people you meet there. I’ve lost count of how many I’ve been to. At every single one of them there was a life challenging nugget or a word from the Lord which is good because that’s why we go to those things. There are tears of joy, [Read more…] about The Day After a Christian Conference
The 8 People You Meet at Christian Conferences
I meet a lot of people at Christian Conferences. Today, I am attending the Newspring Leadership Conference (#nlc) in Anderson, SC at Newspring Church. I’ve been to all of them so far(this is year 3) and the speaker lineup includes Matt Chandler, Steven Furtick, Criag Groeschel, James McDonald, Perry Noble, Judah Smith, Andy Stanley, Judah Smith, and Jud Wilhite. The first 2 years were challenging and life changing and I will miss Mark Driscoll this year. I have been to a conference at Willow Creek before and that was incredible, but mostly I’ve stuck with local and denominational events. Our district has a yearly retreat that is required for full-time pastors and it is always refreshing. In 17 years of attending conferences, here are a few [Read more…] about The 8 People You Meet at Christian Conferences
God’s Ways are Not Our Ways
“It’s hard to trust God when everything you own is in a moving truck.”
Today is a historic day for me. 5 years ago, our family was all packed up and ready to drive the 638 miles to our new church in Aston, PA. I felt unqualified for ministry, unstable emotionally, and unprepared for the task ahead. I found myself going through the motions during that [Read more…] about God’s Ways are Not Our Ways
Books for Summer Reading
I recently purchase a Kindle
- Bring It!: The Revolutionary Fitness Plan for All Levels That Burns Fat, Builds Muscle, and Shreds Inches-From Tony Horton the p90 X guy
- On Who Is God?
-From Mark Driscoll. Good short read.
- WEIRD: Because Normal Isn’t Working-from Craig Groeschel
- Radical Together: Unleashing the People of God for the Purpose of God-Challenging read.
- Ignite: How to Spark Immediate Growth in Your Church
-Great ideas from Nelson Searcy. Using this for training our leaders.
- Fusion: Turning First-Time Guests into Fully-Engaged Members of Your Church
-We have implemented many of the ideas from this book already.
- The Inner Circle
-I’m a huge Brad Meltzer fan.
- Stretch Deck
-Downloaded this on Kindle for iphone so I’ve always got 50 great stretches with me. With pics and descriptions.
- The Only Grant-Writing Book You’ll Ever Need: Top Grant Writers and Grant Givers Share Their Secrets
-My wife likes to read too. She just started writing grants for people at Grants by Karen.
- Poke the Box
-part of Seth Godin’sDomino Project. A manifesto to get started.
That should be enough to keep me busy this summer. What’s on your reading list?
Toms Shoes and Charity Water Team Up
Two of my favorite organizations are Toms Shoes and Charity Water. Both of these companies are changing the world and were founded by guys whose lives were dramatically impacted by God. In both cases, they saw a need and God gave them the vision to meet that need. Scott Harrison and Blake Mycoskie discovered their purpose, God gave them a passion for something, and their actions opened up a whole world of possibilities that have changed the world. Now they’re teaming up to make a difference. For every pair of the special editions shoes they sell TOMS Shoeswill donate $5 to Charity Water. We will be giving away a pair of TOMS Shoes
this month to one of our newsletter subscribers. Sign up for your chance to win a great prize and help two great causes. Also, follow them on twitter at @TOMSshoes and @charitywater.