Posted on July 31, 2008 by tomsterbens Weeks ago, I wrote concerning the heart of the Church of God and I wrote about our Heart Song. I guess for me, thats where Id like to end up…one final examination of our heart. Yesterday, I drove to Cleveland and met with Julian Robinson, the Director of the Business and Records Department. I had never met this man before, what a gracious gentleman. I value f... »
Posted on April 8, 2008 by travjohnson Youve helped me develop some pretty decent ideas in the past. Im going to the well again for more help. When I drive, I know where I can take a quick glance to find out the stats on my car, the gauges that tell me the health of its systems, trajectory, and climate. In my church, I need to have a single place to do a quick glance and know the same pieces of in... »
Posted on January 9, 2008 by travjohnson As we took on the task of re-imagining church in Homestead, FL, we looked around: — at how other churches were positioning themselves, — to see who was being ignored, — at demographic trends, — at emerging population centers in our community, and — at who we were. Heres what we found: THE POSITIONS OF OTHER CHURCHES IN OUR COMM... »
Posted on May 8, 2008 by travjohnson There is some heavy/intersting denominational dialogue on missionalcog.com right now. I dont want to interupt it by adding an unnecessary topic. But, I would like to add to it by discussing some leadership maxims and their practice (praxims…my new word). Leaders are excellent in sounding like we know what were talking about when it comes to leadership. Too ofte... »