He Had Me With The Opening Paragraph - "I’m sitting in a donut shop. I’ve been here many times and nobody has ever complained about this place, saying, “This donut shop is too donuty.” It’s a donut shop; so you expect it to be donuty. No one ever said that a sporting event was too sporty, a library too booky, a concert too musicy, an airport too planey, a home too homey, a college too schooly, or a hospital too hospitally. Yet, I hear all the time, 'That church was too churchy.'" A good reminder of our priorities, though I think you double the 't' in donutty.

No I Haven't Read the Latest Leadership Book, But I've Seen the Movie - Now you can actually say that: "We have all heard 'leaders are readers' but even though we know it’s true we just don’t have enough time to read the books we really want to. Our passion is to help other pastors and church leaders become more productive and effective. We do ...