Jeff's Musings

Part of the wonders of missing a flight is the great people you get to encounter while waiting. While waiting for the shuttle to the Marriott last night, there was a familiar looking man with his wife waiting for the shuttle as well. I approached him and shared that I thought that he looked familiar...

Yesterday Patrick Jesberger and I had left the Purpose Driven Community Gathering to head to John Wayne airport to catch our flight back to Cleveland. The plane we were supposed to fly out on was struck by lightning while coming into John Wayne.  They loaded us on to the plane while they check...

Here are some quick tidbits from the ministry panel. Bil Corneilus who is the Lead Pastor and founder of Bayside Church led off the panel.  Patrick and I had a chance to hang out with Bil in Saddleback's green room and asked questions and shared what we are doing. Fifty percent of Bil'...

The panel on discipleship included Mark Driscoll, Steve Stroop, Lee McFarland, Nelson Searcy, Mark Batterson adnd Stovall Weems. Driscoll stated that the Culmination of Discipleship rested in three things: Desire – Make sure that people are regenerated before you start trying to disciple them....

 This mornings session is on how to engage business leaders in the mission of your church and the PEACE plan.  We had a couple of great afternoon sessions that I will write about later.  BTW – it is a beautiful day in California!...

I am writing this while this panel is discussing the PEACE plan.  On the panel which is moderated by Tom Holiday are Mark Beeson, Jimmie Davidson,  Brian Crute, Dave Gibbons and Dave Holden. They are each sharing how their church is engaging on a global basis. Brian Crute stated that his...

The Christian Band Philips, Craig and Dean started off the day singing their hit song, You Grace Is Amazing to set the tone for the conference. Rick Warren focused on Personal Renewal from 2 Corinthians 4. Rick stated that there are seven secrets of staying power as seen in the life of Paul. 1....

Today was the first day of the PD Community Gathering.  Rick Muchow, the Worship Pastor at Saddleback invited Patrick Jesberger and I back to the Green Room at Saddleback for lunch. We got to chat with Rick and some other folks I know at Saddleback.  While there Rick Warren came in to ge...

I am writing today from Saddleback Church in Lake Forest, CA. Myself and Patrick Jesberger from Bridge Church are attending the “secret” meeting at Saddleback. Rick Warren invited me a couple of weeks ago to attend this conference and bring someone from our church. This conference will f...

Louie is one of the most dynamic speakers around. Here is a great video that you must watch. I have several friends who are science teachers that are followers of Christ and almost get sick by what they have to teach. They need our prayers. Is creation vs. evolution one of the battles worth dying [&...