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In the past, I’ve found myself always wanting people to watch me do it then mimic what I did. It was how I directed theater. It was how I taught songs to people who couldn’t read music. It’s what I do when my wife has a problem on the computer thinking she can learn in 60 seconds what I’ve learned over many years. This is not teaching. This is demonstration. This is learning by rote. This critical step sets ...

Our summer marriage class ended with a surprise…free child care & gift cards to local restaurants. Jamie & I try to go on at least one date a week but that doesn’t always happen. On top of that, we know so many couples in our church, especially with kids, that rarely, if ever go on a date. We thought it would be a nice treat to send everyone off on a date for the last week of our class so ...

Several months ago, our team spent a fair amount of time wrestling over what we wanted to say were our non-negotiables. We don’t talk about them as much as we should to the whole church but they work well for us. I’m sure eventually they’ll make their way to some over-sized prints behind some recycled wood frames.

At Oak Leaf Church Canton, we have 5 core values that surround our commitment to be a Biblically-focused community of faith. These 5 key ...

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Last year about this time, my oldest son had zero interest in sports. Come late October, it was all he could talk about. I’ll never forget coming home and him, as soon as I opened the door, running to me, PlayStation controller in hand, asking ever so gently, “Father, would you be so kind as to play Madden NFL 11 with me?” Well, that’s how I remember it anyway.He wants to play but it’s too late to sign up. We ...

This video fascinates me. I’ve watched it several times. I want to know how do utilize these ideas to impact the Church.

The Jesus Juke is to throw in the line about “making the world a better place only comes by knowing Jesus.”

But I want to know how to connect with people who have jobs, crazy busy schedules, sports practices for the kids, multiple hobbies, ...

In addition to my new book club (which is really a cheap way to help keep me accountable to more reading), I’d like to know what’s out there (which is really a way for me to impress everyone when I make a suggestion for next month’s book). Leave a comment and answer the following questions:

• What are you currently reading?
• What book did you last put down (notice I didn’t say finish)?
• What book is next on your list?

Here are mine:

• What are ...
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I wouldn’t be surprised if every church plant in America has some paragraph somewhere to describe their mission community…especially if they are seeking any kind of external support during their first couple of years. If they don’t, they should. Just ask Ben Arment. The sociological connection (or lake there of) to the community you are investing in can make or break a young church. We chose not to just tell people why were planting and why they should ...

That’s what I used to tell myself. I just wanted to be on stage. I wanted to make people laugh or cry or clap and then I wanted to hang out in the green room till everyone was gone.

At the end of my senior year of high school, I remember having a conversation with the theater teacher who told me, “it doesn’t matter if I want to be a leader or not, you are one and people are going to ...

A friend tweeted this video out a few days ago and I’ve been researching this technology ever since. If you’ve wondering what to get me for Christmas, I just put this on the top of my list. $10,000 may seem like a lot but just imagine being able to print busts of all your best friends.

I promise I had no idea until about two weeks ago. That’s the question I asked my wife when all the fun political arguments on cable news networks were being taken over by people bickering about what should be done on the prosecution or defense. So I started watching the Food Network again.

Then someone from a local media outlet asked me to write an opinion piece on the Casey Anthony verdict. Seriously? I’m the last person to ask about stuff ...