God-Anointed Time in Georgia

10/28- Wow! Eight of us gathered outside of Atlanta for two days of planning for a new Mobile Ministry Curriculum.  It was truly blessed by God. What a great picture of the body at work.  And the team at Renew World Outreach was an amazing host!

Encouraged By Generosity

10/16- The Lord has inspired me to invite a number of ministry partners to create a matching funds for our 2014 Strategy Plan.  In the last two weeks, 10 people have agreed to pledge up to $1000 each toward a matching fund for our 2014 Campaign.  We will make these matching funds available to double the gifts made in November and December.

Partnering is Happening

10/9- I learned today of three different collaborations taking place with in the Visual Story Network community!  Mary Beth Minnis will work with Ken Fife and broadcast her film into the Middle East.  Matt Cook will work with Steve Steele and Sovee.  The third partnership is in high security environment.  This absolutely floats my boat!

Life and Death

10/3- Yesterday, while starting a conference call with the Program Team of the Mobile Consultation, Benjamin Tangeman texted that he would miss because he was on the way to the hospital with his wife to welcome their first child into the world.  Not five minutes later, Keith Williams texted me that he would not be make the call because of his father's sudden-death the day before.  Too stark a contrast to put in words.

Record pace

9/27- Very stoked that 53 have registered for the Mobile Consultation and we're still two and a half months out!

Overwhelming Response

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9/24- Wow!  There are 43 who are in this session of the Mobile Ministry Course. It is not too late to jump in.  To learn more, go to www.visualstory.org/mobilecourse. 

51st Birthday

9/17- I'm thankful on my 51st birthday for (in this order)... 1. The amazing grace of God revealed in Jesus. 2. Love from family and friends. 3. The Federal government honoring my birthday by summoning me to jury duty today for a two-week long district trial.

This Moved Me!!

9/10- A friend of the family posted a call to action about "loving your future wife." Dylan started his senior year of high school today.  While this doesn't have a clear story arc, it is both true and beautiful.   Check it out under the video tab or at www.visualstory.org/dylan.

Movie this Friday: The Ultimate Life

9/5- Brian Bird, Rick Eldridge, and Michael Landon Jr are behind this film.  I'm going to see it on Friday.  How about you?  www.theultimatelifemovie.com

Surviving Hitler

8/28- Wow! I discovered an amazing documentary on streaming Netflix called "Surviving Hitler."  After visiting the Shoah Memorial in Paris last week, this was an astounding tribute to those who resisted from within Germany.

Back to the USA

8/21- Headed back to the USA after several great weeks in Paris!  You've got to love Paris in the sunshine.

17th Century Visual Story

8/12- We are doing a home exchange with a French family.  The home we are in opens to the town square in Reuil-Malmaison just west of Paris.  A 17th century church fills the square. I have had great pleasure spending time with the Lord there.  Reading the windows, paintings, and chapels has inspired me with the ways stories were told visually long before we had digital screens. 

Paris Story Seminar Success

8/2- We had a great world premier with 25 participants from five countries.  We learned a great deal about the structure and art of story as it applies to ministry.  Special thanks to our Design Team: Francis Husson, Cynthia Hoppe, Mark Blaney, Luke Walton, Didier Heslon, and Paul Luebbers.

In Paris

7/29- I'm thrilled to be in Paris again.  We had a great time in worship and the Word at Hillsong Paris yesterday.  We have a great group attending the world premier of our Story Seminar tomorrow! 

Paris Story Seminar

7/22- Excited to be headed to Paris for the Story Seminar on July 30.  Looking forward to time with Didier Heslon, Benoit Wiener, Francis Husson, Mark Blaney, and more.

The Joy of Fund Development

7/16- I attended a fund development seminar today with board member Dave Triepke.  Here where the top five takeaways.  1. God has already provided for my ministry.  2. The person is more important than money.  3. Generous living is the key to generous receiving.  4. There are no "donors," only "investors. "  5. The best time to raise funds is when you don't need them.

Paris Story Seminar - 3 Weeks

7/10- Only three weeks until the story seminar Paris on July 30.  We have a great cast of presenters including Brian Bird, Sarah-Jane Murray, Didier Heslon, Luke Walton, Mark Blaney, and moi-meme.  Get more information under the Event calendar.

Mobile Ministry Course

7/2- Wow!  I'm very impressed with the students in this session for the online course. Lots of great interaction and peer-to-peer learning.  Special shout out to Keith Seabourn, Mary Oliveri, Gregory Schiller, and Christine Weddle for their contributions.

Great work ICVM !

6/26- The ICVM team did a great job! Props to Brad Mix, Dianne Becker, David Spohn, Dylan Marlow, et al.  I enjoyed speaking on "Five Roads to Your Distribution Destination."  Chris Bueno, Brian Bird, Victor Marx, and Shervin Youssefian were a great help.

ICVM Bound - St. Louis

6/18- I look forward to being in St. Louis with the gang from ICVM.  I'll be speaking on "Five Roads to Your Distribution Destination."  Hoping to catch some time with Shane Sooter.