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Seth Godin, Stuff Christians Like, and My Gum

October 13, 2008 in Church Leadership, Leadership, Religion, Videos with 13 Comments

Most of you know I was at the Catalyst conference last week. I experienced so many incredible things while there that I can’t even begin to blog about all of them.

One of my favorite experiences was a backstage interview I got to be a part of. It was supposed to be a simple interview which included myself and John Acuff (Stuff Christian Like) when all of the sudden, seconds before we go LIVE, Seth Godin walks up and decides to participate.

CLICK HERE to see what happened next (and yes, I was caught on a live feed sticking my gum on the wall before the interview).

If you haven’t already done so, do yourself a favor and check out both of these guys’ blogs. Their blogs couldn’t be more different, but both of them are reaching thousands very effectively. There are now 80 million blogs that exist and Seth has the #1 business blog in the world!

Check out Seth’s blog RIGHT HERE. You’ll be challenged.

Check out John’s blog RIGHT HERE. You’ll laugh your head off.

If I had time to check out one new blog today, what blog do you think I should check out?

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Can You Pass the Test?

March 19, 2008 in Church Leadership with 7 Comments

Please take 60 seconds to watch this video I ripped off Seth Godin’s blog. You won’t be disappointed.

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Now here’s my question. What things are you most likely to miss in your day? As a parent, a leader, a spouse, a student or a follower of Christ, how often are you distracted and miss the obvious?

Can You Hear Me Now?

February 25, 2008 in Cross Point Church with 4 Comments

I was thinking about a statistic that I shared in yesterday’s message. It’s from the book unChristian where 61% of the respondents described Christianity as “confusing.” As a communicator this is deeply disturbing to me. When I first read it, I was kind of defensive. Well those individuals didn’t come to OUR church. They didn’t listen to MY messages. And furthermore, if they walked away confused maybe it was THEIR fault. Maybe they were distracted. Maybe they came in with pre-conceived notions. Maybe they were more worried about where they were going out to eat than about hearing the message.

I read a blog tonight from Seth Godin that hit me right between the eyes. In a post entitled “The Posture of a Communicator” he wrote…

What’s helpful is to realize that you have a choice when you communicate. You can design your products to be easy to use. You can write so your audience hears you. You can present in a place and in a way that guarantees that the people you want to listen will hear you. Most of all, you get to choose who will understand (and who won’t).

I wonder how many times someone has come into Cross Point searching for answers only to leave more confused than when they came in. How many times has someone desired to connect with God only to walk away with more questions than answers.

If you have been given the amazing opportunity by God to communicate His Word on a regular basis, I hope that you will take some time to think about this. How could you write and/or speak in such a way as to capture the attention and communicate in a clear way the message God has put on your heart? You get to choose. Don’t let them walk away confused!

Trying to communicate with clarity,

Pete