Church Signs

I've been driving by this church for a couple of years now and this sign has been driving me crazy.

I've even thought of stopping and asking if they realize it. Over two years... and you're telling me no one in their church has caught this.

Please...if I ever have a sign up like this...stop and let me know...don't wait over two years.

Anyone want to tell me if they also see what is wrong with this sign?

My Saturday Night Timeline

7:30 p.m. - After working 10 hours on our campus I got home to rest for awhile. All was well.

8:30 p.m. - My wife and I decide to go to pick up my car at the campus. When we went out we noticed water coming out of each side of our driveway. Not just a little drip...MASSIVE leak.

We call the city and were told they were going to try to get someone out.

11:00 p.m. - City Foreman arrives to let us know we have a leak. (Really????)

1:00 a.m. - City crew arrives to jack hammer holes in the driveway to find the leak. (I'm sure the neighbors enjoyed that.)

7:30 a.m - Day crew arrives to jack hammer and dig up our driveway entry, of course with the water shut off while everyone needs to get ready for church. (Again bet the neighbors loved that too.)

10:30 a.m. - Leaving to church with our driveway looking like this.





I was going to buy an above-ground pool for the summer. Thanks to the City of Corpus Christi I now have an in-ground pool for a drive way. It's probably going to be like this for two or three days due to the holiday.

Is there a leadership lesson in this? HMMMMM.....

Maybe...Be careful if you dig a hole for yourself....you might fall in.

Or...The systems lying beneath the surface that are uncared for are in danger of breaking.

What about you??? Can you find a lesson in this???

5 Points Update 1

Here is a video update on our Bay Area Fellowship 5 Points Campus. I posted and asked everyone to imagine and so here it is now.

We got a ways to go...but it's coming.



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Top Ten Movies

I actually like to do some tags when they come my way. It helps give some insight into me on a personal level.

I was tagged by Chris Day who was tagged by Doug Jones to list my ten favorite movies.

First a posting of the rules which are actually quite simple:
1. list your top ten favorite films (in no particular order).
2. if you’re tagged, you’ve got to post and tag 3-5 other people.
3. give a tag back (some link love) to the one who tagged you in your post
4. give a hat tip (HT) to Dan

My Top Ten Favorite Films (in no particular order):

1. Star Wars (all of them)
2. Lord of the Rings (ALL OF THEM)
3. The Matrix Trilogy
4. Conan The Barbarian
5. Platoon
6. Gladiator
7. Braveheart
8. Hitch
9. Home Alone
10. 300

There you are...my top ten...well really there are 17 of them in there...but I think you get the picture.

So now I tag Terrace, Adam and John.

[photo credit flickr.com]

Pastor Bil At The Purpose Driven Network Summit

This week my Pastor, Bil Cornelius, has been in California speaking at the Purpose Driven Network Summit put on by Rick Warren.

Check out a backstage video where one of my blogging friends, Carlos Whitaker is interviewing him and Kerry Shook from "The Fellowship of the Woodlands."

When you get to 8:15 Pastor Bil starts talking about our Multi-Site initiative.

Working Principles For Success

I received a training email this week from Brian Tracy that had three great principles for success. I took the principles and added my two cents to them.

Do The Unexpected
Where is the written rule to only do what is required. Doing the unexpected is where you begin to add value to what you do.

Follow Up and Follow Through
This falls into executing. Create a system so that you can follow up on the things requested of you. And when you agree to do something follow through...and do it before the deadline.

Work In Harmony With Others
No one wants to work with someone they don't get along with. Create harmony in your workplace by being someone people love to work with.

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An Enjoyable Work Experience

Let's flip it....have you worked somewhere or for someone and it has been the absolute best experience.

What's your story? Let us hear it.

"Working For" Vent

Ever worked somewhere or for someone you wish you never had.

I have...

I would love to hear about your experience. Here's your time to vent.

Publishing Blogs

So what you may not know is that the last four posts I put out, plus this one, I wrote Tuesday night and set them to publish throughout the week with Blogger's new publishing feature.

I've thought about switching to wordpress but I'm waiting. If I make any move it will be to my own self hosted site.

For now...with my schedule this is working for my needs.

Great Pastors I Have Worked For Part 2

In part 1, I told you a little about Jim Graff who is a great pastor I have worked for. In this post let me tell you about another great pastor I have had the priviledge of working for.

Well the fact is that it is not past tense...I'm actually working for him now. His name is Bil Cornelius. Bil pastors Bay Area Fellowship in Corpus Christi, TX.

In September of 1997, Bil came to Corpus Christi with a great vision to start a church that would use modern methodology to reach people with God's timeless message of salvation through Jesus Christ.

Bay Area’s first community service was on January 18th, 1998. The service was held at a local elementary school and over 200 people attended! Over the past decade, Bay Area Fellowship has grown to over average now at this writing 5,300 people in weekend attendance between their two campuses. Bay Area is also currently launching two more campuses at this time.

In the short time being here, I have met and am now learning from a Pastor who is totally passionate about reaching the lost. I believe that if he had a water pistol he would leap into the fiery pits of hell and try to rescue those who are lost. It is this passion that has attracted me to being and launching a campus with Bay Area.

I firmly believe Bil is one of the greatest church communicators in America and it is an honor to be hear. In fact I believe that God has been leading me to this for a very long time. The timing is now and it's game on. We're gonna swing the bat until our hands bleed.