The schedule has been a little wacky the last couple of weeks…and it’s going to stay that way for another week. Let me catch up on some stuff that was piling up while I was engaged in the Innovative Church Conference and give you a preview of what’s coming next.
- We had about 20 at the Blogapalooza on Thursday. It was great fun to finally meet some friends face-to-face. Bob has an overview of our lunch gathering.
- Jason has some great pictures from the conference. Among other things, there are some great shots of the LOST stage set.
- In case you missed it, Kem did a little guest blogging for Church Marketing Sucks. She shared the story of what happened at MinistryCOM in Houston. One of these days I’m finally going to convince Kem that she needs to write a book. She’s going to make some publisher very happy.
- Speaking of Kem…she shared this insight last week from a guy that attended the conference, "The more elements you have on a page, the less important each element becomes." You can apply that principle to just about every area of your life and your ministry.
- Brian Orme is one of my favorite bloggers. He’s an incredible thinker and writer. Here is a great example of his clever writing. He did a little parody of the site Post Secrets and offered some examples of what Bible characters might submit on their postcards.
- Free stuff! Free mind mapping program via Phil. Free Drive Conference videos via Mark.
- I’m heading up to Willow for a quick visit on Tuesday. Mark Beeson has a unique opportunity with Bill Hybels. I’ll share more later this week.
- Finally, I’m off to Atlanta on Wednesday to attend the Catalyst Conference. Have you seen the speaker lineup for this year’s event? Unbelievable! With those speakers, great music and the opportunity to hang out with a handful of my favorite people, this is going to be an incredible few days.
Andy Stanley, if you’re reading my blog too, I just wanted to let you know I’ll be in your neighborhood…just in case you want to invite me to your backyard barbecue.
This is going to be a fun week!
Hey Tony, I have been reading your blog for some time now. I too am going to the Catalyst Conference this Wenesday. I hope I run into you!
Take good notes in Atlanta and share the love with the poor people.