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I finished Michael Deaver’s book, A Different Drummer: My Thirty Years with Ronald Reagan, a couple of weeks ago and I’ve been meaning to write a little review here.  The bottom line is that I absolutely loved this book.  Now, admittedly, I love almost anything that deals with presidential history AND Ronald Reagan is one of [...]

God never changes his mind about the people he calls and the things he gives them.  Romans 11:29 (NCV)
I thank God that He doesn’t give something only to take it back later.  Unlike us, He doesn’t think better of something after the decision is made or the gift is given.  He already knows everything and [...]

D. L. Moody, the great evangelist, had a motto…
“Consecrate, then concentrate.”
We must determine God’s vision and purpose and then lock on to it with a laser-like focus.

Asking the right questions is incredibly important.  For a Christian leader, the question is never “Can we do this?”  The question is always “Does God want us to do this?”  If the answer to that question is yes, then you follow it up with “Well then, how can we make this happen?”
Too often, we say [...]

Here’s one of my all-time favorite Bible verses for myself and others that are in the ministry…
But you—keep your eye on what you’re doing; accept the hard times along with the good; keep the Message alive; do a thorough job as God’s servant.  2 Tim. 4:5 (Msg )
3.5 quick thoughts about this verse.
1.  Watch Your Focus: [...]

I read Sticky Church by Larry Osborne last Friday and I must say that I really enjoyed it.  I knew the book was going to be good because I enjoy Larry Osborne’s stuff a great.  His candor and common sense are always refreshing.  This book, however, exceed my expectations.  It just hit me at the [...]

People looked down on Timothy because they thought he was too young.  Sarah laughed at Abraham because she thought they were both too old.  There’s always some age-related excuse.  Don’t let age stop you.
Don’t tell God you’re too old or too young for him to use.  You’re not too old to start reading your Bible [...]

Sometimes people ask how they can be praying for me.  I never really know how to answer that question on the fly.  I usually just say something like, “Pray for wisdom for me.”  
With this renewed passion/burden for prayer that we’ve been experiencing lately at Fusion, I’ve decided to give the topic a little more thought.  With that in [...]

I’ve got a livescribe pen that I used today at Catalyst.  This pen allows me to record the speaker while I take notes.  Anyway, I’m going to share my notes with you guys here.
Andy Stanley: Andy always makes me mad when he speaks at Catalyst because he convicts me and makes me think.  Seriously, [...]

I believe that every pastor really should have the title of CCO in their church.  CCO stands for Chief Catalyst Officer.  Our job at the end of the day is to be a catalyst for what God wants to do in our churches.