Late Night Look

This seems to be my look every night from 9 to 1 am....I need sleep but I'm not sleepy.

Crazy Challenge

I've been thinking of a crazy challenge....it's about time...I'm still mulling it over. Details to come next week.

Multi-Site Church TokBox

John Atkinson, our Bay Area Fellowship Multi-Site Pastor, and I will be hosting a Multi-Site Ministry Tokbox for churches and campus pastors on Wednesday, January 7th. Time will be 11 a.m Central time. That's 9am Pacific, 10am Mountain, and 12pm Eastern.

At or around that time go to >>>>> TokBox Live <<<<<<

We are trying to limit this only to churches doing Multi-Site or are really interested in doing Multi-Site. This first one is kind of a meet and greet and ask questions. Future ones may become more exclusive and be content specific.

When participating please use headphones to minimize echo/feedback. And when not talking try and stay on mute.

BAF Blog Links

I thought I would give all of you some links to some staff blogs at Bay Area Fellowship. You can get some great insight from their blogs.

Bil Cornelius - Senior Pastor
John Atkinson - Multi-Site Pastor
Joey Davila - Multi-Site Director of Worship

BAF Multi-Site: What We Do 1

Every now and them I'm going to post some info on what we do or how we do multi-site at Bay Area Fellowship.

To start Bay Area Fellowship is just fixing to hit it's 11th year....we have four campuses...Our Corpus Campus which is the original, initial campus....Our Kingsville Campus which was our first multi-site campus....our Padre Island which launched in 2008....and our 5 Points which also launched in 2008.

Distance from the Corpus Campus:

Kingsville Campus - 37 miles
Padre Island Campus - 22 miles
5 Points Campus - 23 miles

Sunday The 4th Through My Window

Here is a look into my world for January 4th, 2009.

• First, Sunday Experience for 2009. Great day at the campus.
• Attendance showed a bounce back from the holidays.
• I was on the microphone today with the message. I did it with a 11 minute video intro and then followed it up live.
• Video was a mixture of me talking and review the start and first five months of our campus.
• It is so awesome to think how we jumped out of the box and did some crazy things as a campus starting out.
• Our church is unique as a multi-site. I really believe it is an example of many future sites we do in that we didn't really send out a launch team.
• We got a text from our Multi-Site Worship Director who was at the campus who felt the music was the best he has heard out there. Way to go band!!!!!
• My message was called "The Time Is Now". I intersected Esther 4:12-16 and where we are.
• There points were: 1) Recognize The Opportunity 2) Seek God 3) Commit To Action
• I felt my talk in first experience had a better flow than the second. Seemed to not flow right in the message in the second.
  
• THE TIME IS NOW
  
• I so feel our campus is ready to just take off.
• Told everyone we are beginning soft launch of Element Student Ministries next week.
• Juno Garcia did a great job doing all the other elements since I did the message.
• Numbers in both were almost identical...five person difference.
• One person committed to begin a relationship with God this morning. That is one reason I love our campus. Whether video or live...God moves on the hearts of people.
• Check out the pictures below:

TokBox Live

At 10:30 pm central, I'm having a live integration of TokBox.com on my blog below. I've put out the invitation as a pastor/ministry. You can add me as a friend on Tokbox at http://www.tokbox.com/jasoncurlee

To help everyone that is in, please hit mute on your microphone when you aren't talking and use headphones to eliminate the echo.

*****UPDATE***** Great time with people all over the country on our first TokBox....We had a max of 15-16 people on the screen that was live...and also had people jumping in from all over. Plans are to do many more.

***2nd UPDATE*** Another good session on TokBox...had around 15 people and had in inpromptu discussion on using Secular Songs in Worship.

Twitter Flow: Noise

I have tried something new on Twitter. It is taking about 10 to 15 lines of Twitter and continuously write out my thoughts as they are coming. The purpose is to hopefully stir up some conversation. Below is the stream that came out....for those that don't know how to read Twitter you start from the bottom and read up:

• So what are your thoughts?????? Are you adding noise...or are you adding value???? Not trying to change your game...just your thoughts?
  
• That's it....The FLOW is done....The SHOW is over....and now back to your regularly scheduled TWEETS....
  
• I guess in the end here....I don't know that I solved anything....I guess I'm just gonna be me....maybe just not as LOUD!!!!!!
  
• I'm still going to keep connecting....and probably having fun with some great people out there.
  
• I'm still going to participate in the conversation....I'm still gonna add my stuff...BUT....I want it to add value
  
• maybe time will tell...I would have to say that I need a balance....I'm going to resolve to have more of a balance. with my tweets.
  
• or am I just creating a stream of muddled non-sense???????
  
• am I adding value to others...am I helping others make more of a difference in their life...
  
• I mean is there anything constructive coming out of here....I mean my tweets....not just on twitter.
  
• But is that conversation healthy...or is it just adding more noise to the internet...and to my life?????????
  
• of course they never will cause my twitter is one big conversation.....
  
• I'm sure some of my friends would say yes....in fact they tell me "I can't ever understand what your talking about"
  
• I have realized this last year especially as I went into the last part of the year....is that what I'm doing with Twitter
  
• I would blog on just about anything...I would blog 3 to 10 times a day....and there wasn't no theme either
  
• So in 2008 I believe that I kind of overused twitter...Kind of like my initial venture into blogging
  
• Ok....here comes a Twitter Flow....let's see how it goes.
  

Here are a few thoughts from others as they hit my twitter box right after:

	Cheeze73 @jasoncurlee Read this. I think this may add to your conversation. http://tinyurl.com/6bkdkl about 1 hour ago from twhirl in reply to jasoncurlee
	lilacave @jasoncurlee I would say tweet all you want if you find it satifying. Some things strike people when they least expect it. about 1 hour ago from web in reply to jasoncurlee
	3amjosh @jasoncurlee I like conversation and I LOVE getting relevant links from people I have similar likes. Twitter is my Human RSS. about 1 hour ago from Tweetie in reply to jasoncurlee
	churchpunkmom @jasoncurlee lol... I think I add mostly just noise. ;) about 1 hour ago from web in reply to jasoncurlee
	treasurefield @jasoncurlee Hey there! I think it's the connecting that counts. JMHO ^_^ about 1 hour ago from web in reply to jasoncurlee
	churchpunkmom @jasoncurlee not sure.. but i have realized that Twitter tends to make me even more socially inept IRL than i already am.. about 1 hour ago from web in reply to jasoncurlee
	johnincolorado @jasoncurlee constructive? that's up to you. what you put into it is what you get out of it. about 1 hour ago from twhirl in reply to jasoncurlee

Now it's your turn.....you add to the conversation....do you twitter? is what you doing adding to the noise or the conversation? Is it adding value??? Do you even care???? Hit that comment button and let my know your thoughts and don't forget to leave your twitter address or blog if you don't twitter.

Breaking The Status Quo

Is there any real reason to stay in the status quo. Many of us are creating resolutions or goals in an effort to move forward. To try to reach the true potential that is in all of us.

How many of us will find ourselves shrinking back in six, three or even a month? Has that been you each year?

You envision a new future, a new you, only to find yourself back in the same place you were. You must smash through that wall. When the push is to go back to the status quo you must push through.

Resolve this year to not shrink back...to go through...that you are coming out the other side not only better but as a new you. The new you is so much worth getting.

Looking Ahead

I'm looking forward to 2009 for a couple of reasons:

• I get to do our campus full time. With that comes a lot of responsibility. I'm cool with that.
• I get to pour into developing leaders at our campus. Time is free and there are now no excuses.
• Building a community on our campus.
• Finding more ways to serve our community like we did this past year.
• Revitalizing my blog. I'm looking to do some more series that can help pastors and churches out there.
• Our Bay Area Fellowship Multi-Site initiative. I feel God is going to do something special in '09. And I'm pumped that we are going to start even more.
  
• Networking with like minded leaders across the country. I get to go to Innovation3 and to C3 Conference. I'll finally get to meet some peeps face to face.
  
• Deepening some new friendships.
• Raising my level of leadership.
• Continuing to grow my relationship with God.
• Being a better dad and husband.
  
• Living the adventure with God.