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Here are some pictures I took of Granger Community Church during Innovate 2007. Although a picture is worth more than a thousand words, these pictures don’t capture all of Granger. Their facilities rock!

September 28th, 2007 | Category: Ministry, Photography, Technology | Leave a comment

Mark Beeson closed the conference. He shared that we as leaders need to understand that the direction we are headed determines the place we end. God has a plan for our lives and those within our churches. Sometimes the plans that God has for us are unclear. Our people need help at times interpreting what is [...]

September 28th, 2007 | Category: Leadership, Ministry | Leave a comment

Change. Scott shared the story of the church where he serves. It is an 89 year old church that is now missional. He shared the struggles, dissapointments, hard decisions, and lost friendships that it took to see the transformation. Scott’s dad died just as they began making the turn. When Scott shared that fact, you [...]

September 28th, 2007 | Category: Leadership, Ministry | Leave a comment

Innovation in Leading Change was the topic this afternoon. Troy shared that if we are going to lead we have to change from traditional leadership to innovative leadership. He used five points to communicate this message: Ears, Eyes, Hands, Feet, and Brain. To read my notes from Troy’s talk click on the link below.

Innovate 2007: [...]

September 28th, 2007 | Category: Leadership, Ministry | Leave a comment

How do we get our message to stick? This was the key thought of Rob Wegner’s talk. He used great illustrations to help us understand how much noise is present and bombarding us daily. Getting our message to stick is key to people coming to Christ. WOW! Rob brought it home in a HUGE way. [...]

September 28th, 2007 | Category: Church Communication, Ministry | Leave a comment

Just wrapping up the day at Innovate 2007. Tim Stevens shared how Granger puts together their weekend services. I’ve been a fan of Tim for about a year now. Wish he and Tony Morgan were still podcasting! Tim did a great job using media of all sorts to communicate all the steps they go through [...]

September 27th, 2007 | Category: Church Communication, Ministry | Leave a comment

The second session of Innovate 2007 was led by Mark Beeson the Senior Pastor of Granger Community Church. Honestly, I had a hard time staying with Mark. I don’t know if it was due to his following Guy Kawasaki or something else. One thing I didn’t really like was how he presented his talk. It [...]

September 27th, 2007 | Category: Church Communication, Ministry | Leave a comment

Below are my notes from the keynote speaker himself, Guy Kawasaki. Guy hit it out of the park. He was fully, informative, related well with the crowd and IMHO spot on with what he had to say.

Innovate 2007: The Art of Innovation

September 27th, 2007 | Category: Church Communication, Church Marketing, Ministry | Leave a comment

I’m setting in Granger, Indiana a town just outside of South Bend, Indiana, in the worship center of Granger Community Church. This church is off the wall. I’ll send some photos later. This morning Guy Kawasaki is speaking. His talk is on ‘The Art of Innovation’. I’ll also post my notes from his talk and [...]

September 27th, 2007 | Category: Church Communication, Ministry | Leave a comment