- MadMen. Wow. Don’s character is getting darker and I LOVE their new office! So excited for this season.
- Was in Dallas Tuesday-early Saturday last week, flew back to Chicago and boarded a bus to my hometown of Peoria and made it just in time for my nephew Jaxson’s first birthday party.
- The ECHO Church Media Conference was off the chain. I think it’s officially the ‘churchy’ version of SXSW Interactive. Great time connecting, learning and being challenged by some of the best minds that are shaping and changing the way the church echoes God’s truth to our world through media. If you missed the action, you can read all of my notes here.
- I did two sessions at ECHO… Reworking Church Communications and joined Cleve Persinger in supporting Drew Goodmanson in his session on Church Web Stories. Was totally honored to have the opportunity to share!
- My secret is out. Ever wonder what the secret is to my crazy note-taking? Vince and Justin took notes of me taking notes at ECHO. It’s a great play-by-play that gives away my secrets!
- On Friday night Hillsong LIVE was at Fellowship Church as part of their A Beautiful Exchange tour. I was able to go backstage and hang with Reuben and the team and blogged notes of Phil Dooley’s talk. He’s the pastor of Hillsong’s Cape Town campus. It was a phenomenal night of worship! One highlight from the night was midway through the service, the team went unplugged and did an acoustic set. Definitely different than their normal vibe, but incredible!
- On Sunday I was able to go back to where it all began. I visited my former church, Riverside Community Church. Was SO encouraged by what’s going on there and excited to see how they are making a difference and impacting their community. I don’t know if they planned it, but their worship team sang some of my favorite songs from their worship project Worship//Service. Definitely worth checking out.
- The Willow Creek Global Leadership Summit is Thursday-Friday this week. I’ll be live blogging from Willow Creek’s campus and looking forward to learning and sharing what’s going on with the rest of you.
- I decided to mix up my reading a bit and read Catcher in the Rye. I think it is one of my favorite books.
- And going serious for a moment… One thing I’ve learned is the value of not taking yourself too seriously. Who we are is simply a reflection of God’s faithfulness in our lives. We didn’t earn what we have and what we have is a gift that’s been given graciously. Don’t get too far ahead of yourself… we are nothing but God has mercifully given us everything.
