A few thoughts from Sunday…but recorded on Monday. Got sidetracked from blogging because of the Super Bowl.
- Had a person accept Christ as their Lord and Savior on Sunday. In the words of Perry Noble…that never gets old.
- Even after announcing the Dominate Fund numbers yesterday…the final total is still rising.
- We had technical problems with the sound and web campus…that always gets old.
- Had a great time hanging out with Compass Point folks watching the Super Bowl.
- Was blown away by some of the financial commitments our teenagers made for Dominate!!!
- Having grown up in Louisiana it was pretty amazing seeing the Saints win.
- Within ten minutes of the game ending post-football season depression kicked in.
- Getting excited about taking some of our leaders to Unleash next month.
- The flu bug that is going around Central Florida affected a BUNCH of churches…including us the past two weeks.
- Can barely contain myself with the stuff we are getting ready to do with Compass Point Kids…you’ll see what I’m talking about in a few weeks.
- The electronics’ box is filling up fast for the leprosy colony and ministry in India.
- Looking forward to next Sunday’s sermon and service…and what God will do in our midst.
Last week I was hanging out with my pastor friend Vince Antonucci in Las Vegas and I picked up a copy of his new book “Guerrilla Lovers“. I suppose I expected to read about the mating habits of primates…but instead found a book on servanthood that I couldn’t put down. Vince’s basic premise is that followers of Christ should act like and think like fighters engaged in guerrilla warfare to impact the world for Christ. Guerrilla fighters are a small group of people who deliver surprise attacks in close proximity that can change the course of a war. Instead of using weapons of destruction to attack, “Guerrilla Lovers” puts forth the notion of using Christ-like love to “attack” with. The idea is that followers of Christ can utilize small acts of love in specific targeted areas to help spread the Message of Christ, see lives changed and inflict great losses to Satan in the spiritual battle we fight daily. On top of it all, Vince is pretty raw and hilarious in the way in which he writes…very Compass Point like in his presentation.
Rarely do I recommend a book to our leadership…but “Guerrilla Lovers” is one I feel everyone on staff should read. I believe that the ideas and truths found in it will play a big role in some things we have up our sleeve for summer.
Earlier this week I was in Las Vegas to hang out with some pastor friends of mine. Among talking about church stuff, spiritual matters and vision we also shared different resources we use in order to help us out as leaders. It was such a benefit that I thought I’d use Fridays for a while to post different resources that Compass Point and I use on a regular basis.
Evernote is a web app and phone app I’ve been using for a while now. By utilizing either text, audio or photo I can send myself notes, reminders or ideas via their website, iPhone app or desktop application. I mainly use it for ideas I get on the run. If I’m driving down the road and a sermon series idea comes to me I whip out my iPhone…hit the Evernote app…use the audio record function to talk about the idea…then later I sync it up to the Evernote services. From there I can listen to the idea on my iPhone, the Evernote web app or the Evernote desktop application on my Macbook. The program allows me to separate notes into sub topics or specific headings. The notes sync with all of my apps across the board and stays there until I delete them. The best part…Evernote is free. I used this resource multiple times each day and can’t imagine trying to lead a church without it.
