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Sometimes, we’re best known for what we didn’t have to do. We all have responsibilities. Let’s face it, adulting is tough work. There are bills to pay, children to care for, responsibilities at work, volunteer responsibilities, and the list goes on and on. However, much of that stuff is expected.... read more
Evaluation is a vital part of making your Worship Experiences better. There are times, as media leaders in our church, where I believe we may feel timid about critiquing the work of a volunteer. Although I do think that we need to be more delicate in our approach with volunteers,... read more
This past spring, in southern Ohio was something to reckon with. We had such a huge swing back and forth of warm and freezing temperatures. I wore flip flops on a Tuesday and then brought out my winter coat from the closet on Thursday. Though the weather felt like an amusement... read more
I just finished writing my book on finding your creative potential. There’s a section of the book that I called ‘Satan’s Lie’ that is so important to the creative process, that I wanted to share a few thoughts. Here’s the part that’s in the book: Satan has never created anything.... read more
22-year-old actress Madeline Carroll has starred alongside some of Hollywood’s biggest stars. She has co-starred on film and television with Kevin Costner, Morgan Freeman, Jim Carrey, Tim Allen, and Martin Short among others. She has been modeling and acting professionally since the age of 3. She was ready to throw... read more
I walked into a meeting and sat down. The leader started presenting ideas for the upcoming service. Surprised at what I heard, I started listing off reasons why those ideas would not work. My intention was to do my job and help the entire team. About 10 minutes into the... read more
I’m thankful for medians on the highway. I know that sounds odd to be thankful for, but I really am. As an impatient person and an impatient driver, medians allow me to get out into traffic a little faster. They allow me to take the lanes one at a time... read more
Often people say to me, “If I had the same resources you have, I could make my church services awesome and everyone would respect my leadership skills and technical decisions.” Gateway Church started very small. I’m certain we didn’t have moving lights, cool sound systems and video projection systems at... read more
Relationships are an interesting part of the human experience. It’s hard to qualify what makes them work and what makes them fail. It’s hard to figure out why two people that are completely opposite can be best of friends yet family members with a lot in common can go years... read more
I want to tell you a story of a time I messed up when it comes to serving people. The problem lies in this – we didn’t follow up with him, at least I didn’t. I was serving on staff at a large church in Mississippi. Our volunteer team was... read more
As leaders that provide technical oversight, we have all asked ourselves this question: “Can excellence be attained with volunteers? More and more churches are hiring staff to “fix” an issue, but then realize hiring staff comes with its own set of problems. Many times they can make the issue you... read more
We’ve seen our podcast grow tremendously over the last year. If you read our blog but haven’t checked out our podcast yet, here are a few of our most popular episodes from last year: On this episode, we share our interviews on building priceless experiences with two insanely creative and... read more