I came across a statistic on churches this week that was pretty interesting. “85% of churches retain 10% or less of their visitors.” Seems pretty crazy… that means that only 15% of churches connect more than 1 in 10 visitors!! Now I’m sure that some of that is because a lot of people aren’t really […]
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So I was watching this cool documentary on the Gold Rush in California during the late 1840’s and 1850’s and heard a really good quote. They were spotlighting these three brothers who had come up to San Francisco from Chile to make their fortune. After failing at the mines and then losing their hotel to
Today there were 420 people at Antioch. It is the first time there have been over 400 people in a service and I think it is pretty darn cool to see what has happened from two years ago when we started til today. Now I know someone will jump all over this and start accusing
So my first week back after “guy maternity leave” and I’m flat out of gas!! I have new found respect for Tamara now that I’m getting the girls ready for school and ready for bed and a host of other things. Motherhood is too hard for me! Here are some updates: – Mary Joy has
Here’s our new little girl (all of 2 hours old!) I shot this picture of her being held by Kim Hunt on my Blackberry. I’ll post more pictures when I get the chance to download them from the camera. She’s a cutie!!
I have a friend who is going to be marketing his business on Facebook and MySpace etc. so I thought I’d get on Facebook to figure it out. I now have more friends than I remembered having about a week or so ago. It’s amazing how fast and quick online networking happens. Other than not
So we’re getting ready at the Wytsma household for baby #4 who should be coming any day now. What does that mean? – I can’t keep up with the variety of things Tamara wants to eat – The sole focus of family life is cleaning – I get maternity leave pretty soon (actually it is
In debating, one of the lessons you learn is to not offer up every argument that you have… rather, give only the best. The reason is pretty simple. The counter argument will usually always be aimed at the weakest – not the strongest – argument that you made. The principle is that sometimes excessive communication
I had the privilege yesterday to sit in on some of the final brainstorming sessions around the marketing launch for Cauzal Coffee. Cauzal Coffee is the brainchild of a friend who wants to creatively leverage consumer spending for the benefit of others. It is one of the coolest ideas that I’ve run across in a
So I’ve had this thought in my head all day… What if the difficult times we’re going through loosens jobs and routines just enough so that some people can finally change course and pursue the dreams that they’ve always had, but could never fit in? I guess I’m thinking it would be such an interesting
