Top 5 Old School Christian Pop Songs – #4

August 20th, 2009 No comments »

#4 – “Awesome God” Rich Mullins

When He rolls up His sleeves He ain’t just puttin’ on the ritz! I don’t even know what that means but I loved it.

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Top 5 Old School Christian Pop Songs – #5

August 19th, 2009 No comments »

#5 – Big House by Audio Adrenaline

I don’t know where you lay your head or where you call your home, but this song used to get youth groups up and bouncing.  I think every youth group in America was called “Big House” after this song came out.

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“You Don’t Need a Title to be a Leader” by Mark Sanborn

August 18th, 2009 No comments »

Last night I read “You Don’t Need a Title to be a Leader” by Mark Sanborn.  It’s the second book by Sanborn I’ve read, the first one being “The Fred Factor”.  His books are quickly becoming “must reads” for me, and they are definitely required reading now for anyone and everyone at Crosspoint.  Here are some of the takeaways:

  • Anyone at any level can learn to be a leader and help shape or influence the world around them.
  • A leader leads through their relationships with people, as opposed to their control over people.
  • “The longer the title, the less important the job”
  • When you do your job – any job – with initiative and determination to make a positive difference, you become a leader.
  • Being happy is enviable, but being good is truly admirable.  It requires character, integrity, and perseverance.
  • “While I don’t want to shortchange the importance of “the big show”, I am even more impressed by  the leaders who know what must be done behind the scenes to make the big show happen.”
  • Real leaders bring the same commitment to excellence to whatever they do, whether on the stage or behind it.
  • Genuine leaders make things better not just for themselves but for others.
  • The people who change the world around them…rarely act from a sense of obligation.  Leaders almost always act from a sense of incredible opportunity.
  • Too often, people confuse activity with accomplishment.
  • Integrity after all, is measured by the distance between your lips and your life.
  • Leadership is power with people, not power over people.
  • Everyone makes a difference.  The choice we all have is whether we want to make a positive difference or a negative one.

I loved every minute of reading this book, if you want to pick it up you can do it by clicking on my Amazon link right here.

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Best Blogs Ever!

August 16th, 2009 No comments »

Yet again, here’s a listing of blog posts that rocked my world this week.

That’s all for this week!

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Second Chances

August 14th, 2009 1 comment »

Michael Vick back in football, Squeaky Fromme out on parole, Pete Rose still not in the Hall of Fame.  What’s your stance on second chances?

Post a comment below and join the conversation.

Wayne

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Baptism Celebration is tomorrow night at Crosspoint

August 12th, 2009 No comments »

This never gets old.

Spring Baptism ‘09 from Crosspoint Church on Vimeo.

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Quotes that Rock

August 11th, 2009 1 comment »

“A relationship with God isn’t about superficial stuff like “I got my job back…” People didn’t become martyrs so they could stop drinking and have a subservient wife. People became martyrs because they were in a relationship they couldn’t deny.”

- Bruce Cockburn

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The Dip by Seth Godin

August 11th, 2009 2 comments »

Just wrapped up reading “The Dip” by Seth Godin.  Here are some of the “nuggets” I took away from reading it.

  • “Winners quit all the time.  They just quit the right stuff at the right time.”
  • “Extraordinary benefits acrue to the tiny minority of people who are able to push just a tiny bit longer than most.”
  • “Extraordinary benefits also accrue to the tiny majority with the guts to quit early and refocus their efforts on something new.”
  • “The people who are the best in the world specialize at getting really good at the questions they don’t know.”
  • “The Dip is the long stretch between beginner’s luck and real accompishment.”
  • “It’s not enough to survive your way through this Dip.  You get what you deserve when you embrace the Dip and treat it like the opportunity it really is.”
  • “Quitting is difficult.  Quitting requires you to acknowledge that you’re never going to be #1 in the world. At least not at this.”
  • “Quitting in the Dip though, isn’t worth the journey.”
  • “Your strategy – to be a trusted source in your chosen market – can survive even if your product is canceled.”
  • “Quitting is not the same thing as failing.”
  • “Strategic quitting is a conscious decision you make based on the choices that are available to you.”
  • “If pride is the only thing keeping you from quitting, if there’s no Dip to get through, you’re likely wasting an enormous amount of time and money defending something that will heal pretty quickly.”
  • “It’s almost impossible to overinvest in becoming the market leader.”

The Dip was a quick but fascinating read.  If you are building a strategy for success take a look at this book… it’s not just about quitting, it’s about leading smart. The Dip

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Crosspoint 3-Year Anniversary Video

August 10th, 2009 No comments »

Special thanks to Chris Fickley for putting this together.

Crosspoint Church 3-Year Anniversary Video from Crosspoint Church on Vimeo.

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Weekend Wrap-up

August 10th, 2009 No comments »

  • Swept away my bride for a weekend away at the Laughing Lizard Bed and Breakfast!
  • Tina is the most beautiful person I know, both inside and out!
  • SUNDAY SUNDAY SUNDAY!
  • Crosspoint Church celebrated 3 YEARS of serving Spring Hill on Sunday and it was amazing!
  • Chris Fickley created an amazing and moving video that told a wonderful story of life-change… very God-honoring and yup, I was crying in the back row!
  • The video will be posted here shortly…
  • I am continually blown away by the generosity of God’s people.
  • Giving NEVER slowed down the Kingdom of God.
  • The stories I heard over and over of how God has provided in people’s lives and how he has healed and restored marriages is the kind of stuff I NEVER get tired of.
  • Ended my evening by watching the Yankees SWEEP the Red Sox… that’s also something I NEVER get tired of…
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