01 October 2009 ~ 0 Comments

TO: Superhero Pastors (or Wannabes)

I began reading a new book today after finishing Tony Morgan‘s “Killing Cockroaches” that I thought I’d share a bit from on the ol’ blog tonight. “10 Stupid Things that Keep Churches from Growing” by Geoff Surratt is my latest read and through Chapter 1, I’m glad I picked it up. It already is making [...]

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18 September 2009 ~ 1 Comment

Personality Patterns Test

In doing some reading this afternoon on a much deserved afternoon off, I read an article in Google Reader from Tony Morgan, the author of my most recent favorite book, “Killing Cockroaches (and Other Scattered Musings on Leadership)”. His blog today pointed me toward a personality patterns test from pyschcentral.com that peaked my interest, so [...]

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02 September 2009 ~ 0 Comments

Writing Well…err, Just…Writing

I am don’t think many would consider me a writer, nor do I fancy myself a writer. I learned a long time ago that just because you have your own domain and you blog about your life, that doesn’t make you a writer. There are countless examples of operating blogs and other websites which I [...]

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31 August 2009 ~ 0 Comments

“Killing Cockroaches” and “Get Out of the Bowl”

I’m reading this book right now called “Killing Cockroaches and Other Scattered Musings on Leadership” by Tony Morgan and I thought I’d post a few thoughts concerning the book. Tony is the chief strategic officer at NewSpring Church in Anderson, SC. The entire book is built on this premise of “killing cockroaches”, an idea that, [...]

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26 August 2009 ~ 0 Comments

Not Enough Hours in the Day, Part 2

After blogging yesterday, I seemed to be more aware of the time I was spending yesterday evening. I also became a little more aware of some of the things on the “things I don’t have time to do” list that weren’t completely necessary (#5, #8). So how did I spend yesterday evening? Let’s see… 5:00pm [...]

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