::: “How do we have church services that end with a giant ‘Go’!”Some notes from the Isn’t She Beautiful conference that Rob Bell and Mars Hill put on. [By the way, I absolutely love that photo they have on the main page of their website.]
:::tools.google.com/gapminder/
Gapminder is a non-profit venture developing information technology for […]
Leadership Network sent me this book last May and I have been extremely tardy in reviewing it. I skimmed it when I first got it, meant to write a post but then totally forgot.
If you need to know more about what multi-site is, you can pick up the book or check out:- the wiki […]
On Friday night, I had the luck of being able to attend a communicators workshop with Aaron Reynolds. The workshop was part of a conference that GCC’s kidZone sponsored for people that work in children’s ministry [even though I don’t work in children’s ministry]. Aaron is an amazing communicator - not only in […]
::: Student travel makes up to 20% of all travelersLink
::: Estimations Long and Short
“Most leaders grossly overestimate what God wants to do through them in the short run… Most leaders grossly underestimate what God wants to do through them in the long run.”
Link from the Lifechurch.tv blog
::: Tentmaking’s real ministry context
Imagine what it’s […]
Give me a man in love; he knows what I mean. Give me one who yearns; give me one who is hungry; give me one far away in this desert, who is thirsty and sighs for the spring of the Eternal Country. Give me that sort of man; he knows what I mean. […]
the international SPACE office…
A mentor is someone who helps a protégé in some very practical ways: by giving timely advice that encourages the protégé; by risking his or her own reputation in backing the protégé; by bridging between the protégé and needed resources; by modeling and setting expectations that challenge the protégé; by giving literary information that […]
Fun times yesterday with some 9th graders, their leaders and some special guests.
Quick tour of ministry sites:- Maple Lawn - the housing development across the street from GCC- FISH - a homeless soup kitchen in downtown Laurel - about 10 minutes from GCC- the Mall [yes, the Mall was, and is, a site of ministry]
More […]
“I know God will not give me anything I can’t handle. I just wish that he didn’t trust me so much.” - Mother Teresa
Hi SPACE friends,
Thanks so much for your thoughts and prayers as we endeavor to shape and mold students for mission in the present, to the future and for the nations. […]
Jeremy has been posting some notes from the Urbnet Summit. [Part 1, 2 and 3.] I specifically appreciated these notes from part 3:
Few real relationships with urban and suburban· Scale of 1-10, the number is 3· Expectation that urban should/must adapt to suburban way of doing things
BUT, our goal should be to Build […]
We [LB, TriciaB and I] had a great time last night hanging out with AMoser - who just got back from India for three months with AIM. One concrete goal as a mobilizer is to let these people just talk. When you meet with someone who has come back from the field, give […]
Tuesday’s schedule:- 8.45 conference with one of our kids’ teachers [actually not that fun - if you don’t already know, the Sheng’s are not morning people]- day job until sometime in the early evening- meet up with the Orbiters, LB and our suburban development contact for one of the community projects for Jan 20th launch- […]
::: Teen Boom is Worldwide
While much has been made of the United States’ population hitting 300 million this year, international demographers are worrying about economic, cultural and political implications of a population boom among the world’s youth.
Also: - Nearly half of all unemployment in the world is among young people.- 500,000 young people under […]
For those of you that might be interested in the Perspectives on the World Christian Movement class - held at GCC this Spring - starting tonight. Here is the outline. Be careful, it will change everything.
Perspectives Study ProgramWashington Baltimore Center for World MissionGrace Community Church , Fulton, MDSpring 2007Date Lesson Title Instructor1/15/07 1 […]
Some of you long time readers have read about our structure around the summer teams. I want to give you a quick update in light of some things that I am trying to improve on for this coming summer.
The goal is that SPACE has the most *minimal* structure that we need in order to […]
From ChangeThis 30.03 — Stuart R. Levine has 11 of his 100 rules for changing your life and making more of your work/life balance. Here are the first three - which I found very practical.
::: #1 - I got it.
As soon as you understand exactly what someone is explaining, tell them in one way […]
Em turns 6 today. An amazing character with: a love for almost any kind of animal, a song in her head that she and a few others hear, and a rhythym that gets others moving. Continue to move the world Em.
Here is what has been inspiring me of late. The innovation, creativity, style and messages - amazing. 2007 is going to be a fantastic year, I’m sure of it.
Mini Sloths - Ice Age 2One of my favorite scenes from the movie.
Church Marketing Labs - an interactive flickr pool for church graphic […]
“Nobody inspires you more than the person who speaks to the greatness within you.” - from the Leading Blog
:: In 1988, when I was a freshmen in college, I met the leader of a national student ministry and spent about 30 minutes with him in light conversation. At the end of our time, […]
“Leaders need to be aware of indicators of those who have an appetite for the Word (such as marked Bible, ordering and using tapes, buying Bible study books, attendance at Bible studies, producing or written studies, etc.)”- Bobby Clinton in The Making of a Leader
Is this “appetite for the Word” an indicator you engage as […]
Last week, while on the way home from Georgia, we stopped overnight in Smithfield, North Carolina. There is a great Sleep Inn Super8 there that we have stayed at before, since it is about half way for the trip. It also has an indoor pool that always screams my children’s names. Co-located […]
Leaders must raise awareness of needs, challenge potential leaders concerning those needs, and release those potential leaders to solve them.Leaders need to be aware that those who often engage in self-initiated projects do so to correct the status quo and often do so in an abrasive way.
- Bobby Clinton in The Making of a Leader
My […]
Jan 1, 2007 included for me:- cleaning up some files on a hard drive- backing up some important other files onto another hard drive [you should do this too]- cleaning and getting ready for a Cam team reunion- having the Cam team reunion [great to see everyone that could make it]- getting feedback for some […]
