Conferences….

We’ve done our Vault Conference two times now. And each time we’ve had tons of people say it was the best conference they’ve ever been to. These are people who have been to all the big conferences. And that has really shocked me. I think part of the reason is that we talk about things…

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Like Sundance?

I’ve had the opportunity to go to the Sundance Film Festival two years in a row. It intended to be a festival for independent film makers. There are movie makers who have budgets of $10 million to $200 million and make movies that remind you a lot of other movies you’ve seen. And there’s nothing…

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The Power of Inauthenticity

I watched an interview with a famous preacher recently. It was okay, but there were two answers he gave that caused my brain to hemorrhage just a little. Asked, “Do you ever have any doubts?” he responded, “No.” Asked, “Has your marriage ever gone through difficult times?” the response was … no. You’re telling me…

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Dream Team?

Last year in the NBA, the Miami Heat brought in two stud players and formed what they called the “dream team,” promising they would win the championship. They didn’t. In baseball, the Phillies and Red Sox each acquired all-star quality players prior to the season, and were almost unanimously picked to meet in the World…

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So What? (Pt 2 of 2)

When I do seminars on preaching, I teach pastors to make sure their message is “Clear, Compelling, and Couched In Love.” Clear is about making sure everything is at a level people can understand, about making no assumptions. Couched in love is about the fact that people are open to hearing truth, but not if…

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