Call2All - Chiang Mai

5/20- I'm very excited for the gathering taken place in Thailand this week.  Great leadership by Carol and Calvin Conkey!  We work together closely on the media track for the Los Angeles event last year.

A Surprising Story from My Son

5/13- Our son Quinn has been serving with the ministry horizons in Beirut last few weeks.  He is an economics major, but has been serving in a variety of ways including becoming a visual storyteller for them.  For a 19-year old with a very little media experience, Shirin and I were very touched by the story.  View "Baptisms" under videos.

Call2All - Mexico

5/8- Great call with Hector Tamez today.  He is spearheading the upcoming Call2All Gathering in Mexico from November 5-8 in Peubla, Mexico.  He asked if I would help develop the media track for the event.  My response: "Only if I Carol and Calvin Conkey are willing to lead it (as they did in Long Beach) and are doing in Chiang Mai in two weeks."

Issachar

5/3- I enjoyed a recent luncheon with Paul Eshleman, Hector Tamez, Bob Brumleu, and others as part of the Issachar Initiative.  Paul (founder of the JESUS Film Project) is still running and gunning when most are retiring.  He's working hard to get the last unengaged, unreached people groups (UUPGs) adopted! 

Inspired to Enter the Big Story Together

4/26- I had some deep Holy Spirit moments this morning envisioning a way hundreds of us can become more deeply rooted in the Grand Narrative at the same time.  I'll be inviting you to join me from June 1 - July 25 for a Community Bible Experience.  I'll be posting more here. 

Story Movement - Hollywood Huddle

4/18: 20 of us will be meeting tomorrow to explore how to lay the groundwork for a story movement within the Body of Christ.  Excited to be with great minds like Dan Rupple, Nikki Hevesy, Key Payton, Jim Green, Jeff Holder, Paul Luebbers and more!

Q Conference Day 1

4/15- Crazy day full of brilliant thoughts from brilliant thinkers.  A hand-ful of God-connections (Aaron Thomson, Ken Fong, Charmaine Lillestrand, Erik Lokkesmoe, Stu Harris).   And to top it off... a nice, mindless film by Terence Malick, To the Wonder.   Not.   Profound film.  I've just got to figure out how.

Not Today the Movie out!

4/11- NOT TODAY premiers Friday, April 12 in theaters in the U.S.  An important film by Chris Bueno and others.   Check out the trailer that Chris posted here.

Heavy Hearted

4/8- Very sad to learn of the death of Rick and Kay Warren's son Matthew.  I don't know the Warrens, but have benefited greatly from their ministry through our role at Saddleback Church as members and small group leaders.  Please uphold this family in a very tragic time.