Posted on December 26, 2008 by travjohnson Originally posted at www.travisjohnson.net Check out my new favorite Seth Godin book, Tribes.Yep, you read that right…favorite. Tribes definitely eclipsed Purple Cow. Here are my takeaways/quotes in a bulleted format: — A tribe is a group of people connected to one another, a leader, and an idea. — A group only needs two things to be a tribe: ... »
Posted on June 26, 2008 by tomsterbens I will continue to confess that I am of the deep conviction that, in my opinion, the Church of God does not have a money problem primarily…it has a credibility and trust problem. It seems that holding that opinion may suggest being against any measure to reduce the burden of required financial contributions from local churches to the denomination. That is not... »
Posted on February 2, 2008 by travjohnson In 2005, it was reported that for the first time in our history, the COG closed more churches than we opened. We decreased in our number of North American churches. In 2007 according to what Ive heard from the most recent Executive Council meeting, we have now realized a $600,000 decrease in TOT receipts, a marked changed in the 11.2 % annual increase in T... »
Yeshaya Gruber, Nicholas Schaser, Ashely Lyon, and Tupa Guerra join forces to tackle the spiritual realm. What do we really know? You may be surprised to learn that the understanding about angels developed mostly during the Second Temple Perio... »