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Life as a Senior Pastor can be a thrill a minute. Most Mondays, I am vegging on my day off. This Monday was a bit different. Melvin decided that “today’s the day” to take down the box and screen that…
Rick Warren and the BGCT (day one)
Closed Published by Charles Whitmire October 29th, 2007 on ConnexionI made it out of Austin ??? barely ??? on time this morning. Who knew that Monday is THE big travel day for Austin and Monday morning is the worst??? Now I know. I met with Marty Mosher and got…
Church Planting or Re-planting …and doing both at the same time…
Closed Published by Charles Whitmire July 26th, 2007 on ConnexionI listened to a podcast from Driscoll the other day about re-planting. Re-planting is the fancy new word for transitioning a church apparently - who knew? I didn’t…but then, there’s a lot that I admit to not knowing. It was…
Seth Godin: Sliced bread and other marketing delights (video)
Closed Published by Charles Whitmire April 17th, 2007 on ConnexionI read Seth Godin’s blog religiously. In a recent post, he linked to a presentation he gave called, Sliced bread and other marketing delights. If you have the bandwith, it’s worth your time. Here’s a description… In a world of…
I cried this morning. That’s sort of unusual. I tend to keep my emotions pretty much in check when I preach, but this morning was different. My message was based on Jesus entry into Jerusalem in Luke 19. When he…
We are back from Dallas. I am still processing all that I heard. It was a great half day and worth the sleep deprivation and hurried/harried travel. I enjoyed getting to hear and meet Nelson and Kerrick. They are really…
We are launching a new youth experience tonight @ 7pm. I’m really excited with all that Keith has going on. I am super happy with how it’s all going and it’s really fun to watch from a distance as a…
I had breakfast this morning with Austin’s own, Rick Reynolds. Rick started a ministry called affairrecovery.com. I heard him speak at the Pastor’s prayer summit and immediately I knew, I like this guy a lot! He has such a bold…
We have a new staff member coming online today. I’ve been thinking of changing how we do staff meeting for some time now, and Keith’s arrival presents a nice opportunity to make some changes. Our current model is pretty task…
I’ve been at camp Buckner since yesterday lunch. I’m with a group of about 70 Austin area pastors. The only agenda is to pray… It’s something I place on my calendar every year - last year in fact, it was…