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September 23, 2009 in Communication, Lead, Life 9



Depth Perception, originally uploaded by Hinata’s_Guy.

It’s funny because this is how I used to think… I used to think if you are excercising Biblical Truth and are living by God’s Word then it doesn’t matter what people think about you or your decisions that you make.

But when I went to college for a degree in marketing I totally did a 180 on this concept. Let me give you a for instance then you can weigh in.

I’m a pastor in the middle of a bad economy, I have saved up for what I consider a dream car for ages and now finally have the financial means to acquire it. This car is a ’57 Chevy with a Candy Blue paint scheme which is totally custom and not from that era ( you can decide whether my dream car is made up or not) and it costs a pretty penny. But in no way does it affect me because of my due diligence in saving for it. But knowing people would almost certainly view my decision in a negative light I choose not to.

So my question is this, how do you weigh perceptions in your mind when you are making a decision both personally as a leader of an organization and corporately making decisions where people’s perceptions are prevalent?

-young leader searching for advice on the matter above.

Fear…

August 3, 2009 in Lead, Life 1

I wonder how many times in life do we operate out of a sense of fear:

  • We don’t have the skills
  • We don’t have the experience
  • We don’t have the money
  • What will happen
  • Whose feelings will I hurt
  • Will I lose my job

How many of these fears cripple our life? Fear is defined as an emotional response to threats and dangers. It is influenced by external things. Anxiety is not influenced by external stuff.

For God has not given us a spirit of fear and timidity, but of power, love, and self-discipline. -2 Timothy 1:7

What if we replaced our reaction to external influences with power, love and self-discipline.

O God help us to realize our inner influence is more powerful than any external situation in our lives.

Little bit of Failure Today

July 29, 2009 in Lead, Life 3



The Fail Boat, originally uploaded by Certified.

I posted a video that was meant to be fun today. Watched til what I thought was the end and thought it was funny and posted it.

Was Not the End.

The video ends with a totally inappropriate phrase that should hav e never been on this blog. Totally unlike me to let something like that slide but it happened. Thank God for Grace and for letting me continue to get some humble pie on this one. Big thanks to Todd McKeever from Take 2.0 Ministries for letting me know about the questionable phrasing at the end of the vid. Thanks for keeping integrity a high value and doing it in a awesomely humble way. I am thankful….

Sorry to all who saw the vid til the end and experienced the whole thing. Stinks that this happened but it did and I apologize.

“It takes many good deeds to build a good reputation, and only one bad one to lose it”
-Ben Franklin.

Birthday Wish List

July 22, 2009 in Life, Resources 0

Dinosaur Birthday Cupcakes, originally uploaded by abakedcreation.

Ok…so I was gonna tell everyone what I wanted for my birthday, which is exactly 2 weeks away, and some wishes and dreams to accomplish over the next year but then I ran across something so incredibly interesting that I decided to change my entire post content to show it to you. Unbelievably funny.

I was searching for autograph copy and then to my eyes amazement on Google it ended with “of the Bible”!

This link led me to a Craigslist page. Very funny and probably illegal but I laughed. Hahahaha

So our car blew up…

July 8, 2009 in Life 0



explosion, originally uploaded by dirk_pepperd.

Well it didn’t really explode. The engine totally went out though. I thought it was going to be so much more difficult than this for Kristen and I but God showed us that we have a ton (emphasis on ton) of people that love us. We are thankful so much.

It’s a huge blessing to have people take care of you like we do.

It’s tough for both of us as driven peeps to allow someone to just freely give to you. I mean it, I pretty much hate it. But God is showing me that He put people into my life to give to me as well as people in my life to give back. I cannot rob others of their blessing by giving to me. It’s what we are talking about at an event coming up. Service is what we want for you not something we want from you.

I’m just getting to sit back and watch God bless others for blessing me. Pretty sweet place to be if I do say so myself.

Leaving the Beach Tomorrow

July 4, 2009 in Life 0



Myrtle Beach, originally uploaded by JimmyOKelly.

I know it’s totally sad but also totally ok. We kinda miss home. We had a ton of fun here though and it was definitely refreshing. I have thought about a lot over the past few days and have some incredible times with my wife.

Couple of highlights

Margaritaville: Nacho’s and live entertainment were phenomenal. Most fun at a restaurant we’ve had in a long time. Also Kristen confronted one of her fears and held an animal that is not a dog. This particular occasion it was a parrot. And she also had one on her head. I was so proud hehehe.

Parasailing: Not only was it awesome but so was the ride to the boat on a banana boat. Greatest thing that we’ve done here. Plus a couple of girls that was also parasailing asked if we were on our honeymoon. (I think I got some brownie points for that comment even though I had nothing to do with it)

Sitting and Reading: Never thought that I would see my wife tear through a couple of 300+ page books in a week. She’s starting her third book in a series today. I’ll let you guess what they are. Hint: Vampires and Werewolves (And somehow cartoons is nerdy… I know right :) )

Hard Rock: Kristen and I loved it… unbelievable time. She got to see them do the YMCA and that was worth it.

Overall it was fun and long overdue. I’ve got a new motto for awhile. It may not last long or it might last a lifetime… I’m not sure. But here it is.

I want to “Create Memories” with my life. Whether it’s pictures or experiences I want to put up altars to remember some things that God has done. I’ve got a few I didn’t even know about until this week but it’s awesome.

Mark Batterson’s Wild Goose Chase has got me running thru alot in my mind right now. Great Book. If you haven’t read it pick it up.

On a side note… I wonder if a great book is really a great book or is it mostly what your mind does with the content that makes it great???

Anyway just thought I would give you an update. Would’ve posted more thoughts this week but honestly I was having too much fun and didn’t have time to think through a post. O well.

Barf Control

June 24, 2009 in Family Ministry, Lead, Life 0

Photo 7, originally uploaded by jcisonline.

So I’m at camp and on barf control right now cuz one of the kids is throwing up. Feel bad for the kids but he’s being a trooper.

Couple things I’ve learned:

* I’m terrible at barf control. I don’t know what to say or do.
* I remember my mom telling me to drink a sprite.
* I remember when I had serious stomach issues to sit up and don’t lay down.
* I asked other people what to do.

Totally on another world with this one. But it seems that too often I can’t or don’t know how is followed up by that’s ok or quitting.

Use what your given instead of given up.

By the way, didn’t mean to get Jesus up in here but He rooted His way into my thinking as I wrote this post.

I love Jesus :)

Completely Exhausted

June 19, 2009 in Family Ministry, Life 2

I am completely exhausted right now. Incredibly awesome week but incredibly awesomely exhausted. Luckily I can relax for a few days with absolutely no work to do. It’s pretty awesome. I am pretty excited to get back into the blog world as well.

I’ve missed it and I’m sure ya missed me too ;)

Video Render Screen

June 5, 2009 in Life, Tech 0

Video Render Screen, originally uploaded by jcisonline.

Just thought you might like to know what I’m doing today… and for the next 10 days until Swamp Stomp starts on the 15th!!! Can’t wait.

Cluttered Desk

June 1, 2009 in Life 0

IMG_0264, originally uploaded by jcisonline.

Alright here is why I haven’t been blogging much over the last three or four weeks…

My desk is a mess. In about two weeks we will have had an 800 person Adventure Week event and a couple days to rest right before Summer Camp at Centri-Kid Ridgecrest, NC. Some of you might be thinking this is cleaner than your desk right now and that might be true but I generally keep a pretty sweet and clean workspace.

So I’ve got some stuff on the docket but I’m also developing some content for you guys…

  • Some edgy decorating tips for your children’s areas.
  • A before and after look at our Upper Elementary Worship Areas
  • A Motion 3 tutorial that will show you a write on technique for illustration

But I want to know from you all if there is anything out there that is on your mind? Is there something that I might be able to help you with in your area of expertise.

I know it’s like a deadly blogger sin to let readers dictate your content in any shape or form but I’m feeling spicy so gimme what ya got.

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