Archive for June, 2007

Leaders Who Have Impacted Me

Wednesday, June 20th, 2007

I’m often asked “who are the leaders that have had an impact on me”? So, here’s some leaders who have made a difference in my life and growth as a Pastor…
1) Rick Warren, Pastor of Saddleback Church. Without a doubt, I would not have started Palm Valley if it weren’t for the influence of Rick […]

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Experience vs. Destination

Wednesday, June 20th, 2007

I’ve been to Hawaii twice now. The first time we flew Hawaiian Airlines, and this time US Airways. As I flew over the ocean on this trip it struck me how different the experience was on the different airlines. Now before I write, please know I love US Airways. I’m a frequent flier and they’ve […]

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Thoughts From Hawaii

Wednesday, June 20th, 2007

Maui has been absolutely incredible. As our time comes to an end, here’s some thoughts from the past week…

I love being with my wife. Lori is absolutely incredible, and it’s been such a blast just to have some alone time (no kids) with her. Lori and I take a vacation every year w/o the kids, and […]

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Great thoughts on leadership

Thursday, June 14th, 2007

I’ve long respected my friend Tony Morgan; he’s incredible when it comes to leadership, systems, and the organization of a church.
 Today he posted this on leadership. Every church leader (or leader of any kind) ought to read his thoughts. For the record, I agree with every conclusion the team at NewSpring draws. As we’ve been […]

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Off To Hawaii

Tuesday, June 12th, 2007

I’m all packed, we’re ready to go. I’ve never been as physically and emotionally tired as I am right now. Even after two weeks of not teaching, I still feel exhausted. A number of staff commented that I still seemed tired during this week’s messages. The last 6 months have been a grueling grind (incredibly […]

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Why I Greet

Monday, June 11th, 2007

After my earlier post about confrontation, I received a number of emails from readers who asked me, “if greeting is so hard on pastors, why greet?”.  As I mentioned, most pastors I know of larger churches don’t greet anymore, and there’s a lot of logic and wisdom for this. I don’t think there’s any “right” answer […]

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New Arrival

Monday, June 11th, 2007

Got a call today that Darius (our Student Ministries Pastor) and Nicole Sanders had their first child today. Their daughter, Torianna Nicole was born at 3:41 p.m. She’s 21 1/2 inches long, weighing 8 lbs. 8 oz. Mom and baby are doing great.
If you’ve been around Palm Valley, you know that Darius and Nicole […]

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If you’re a leader in a church, you’re going to have to learn to deal with confrontation. One of the hardest times to deal with difficult people is between services. I was talking with a number of pastors recently, most of whom have stopped greeting between services because of this area. As a pastor, it’s […]

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Back In The Saddle

Friday, June 8th, 2007

I haven’t taught the last few weeks, and that’s been weird for me. It’s the first time in the 6 years of Palm Valley Church that I’ve taken two weekends off from teaching in a row. That’s not good. I’m definitely going to be teaching less this coming year, giving my brain a rest and […]

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