20 years from now you will be more disappointed by the things you didn’t do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover. –Mark Twain
Don’t disappoint yourself… Do something!
Or you might end up like this…
Here are some of my favorite Church Planting Blogs
Mark Batterson Dave Ferguson Seth Godin
Craig Groeschel Billy Hornsby Alan Hirsch
Scott Hodge Michael Hyatt Gary Lamb
Will Mancini Tony Morgan Perry Noble
Jud Wilhite <– just got a free book for reading
Health vs. Fitness
Of course health is a higher priority than fitness. One only tries to get fit when their health is in danger. John Maxwell said he only started going to the gym after he had a heart attack.
Look at the trend above.
Red line = amount of times “health” is googled
Blue line= amount of times “fitness” is googled
Apparently, at the end of every year, people in general care less about their health and more about fitness.
The purpose of this post is not to focus on this specific trend, rather to introduce my readers to Google Trends.
And ask the question: “What is important to YOU? What interesting trends have you found?”
I’m in my second job since graduating May 2007. This makes me wonder if what I’m learning now will matter in 5,3 or even 1 year.
Thanks to ChurchCrunch for this video.
YouVersion is on online Bible Application created by Lifechurch.tv (Craig Groeschel’s Church). Since the launch of the Bible App, users have spent 407,000,000+ minutes reading God’s Word. That’s 326,388 days, 21 hours and 20 minutes of Bible engagement!
Just wanted to pass the word along. I use it for my devotions. The mobile site is easy to read from my google phone and I hear the iphone apps is great.
Check it out…
“By opening up to others, you’ll prompt people to open up with God.”
Matt 5 Message translation.
You’re blessed when you can show people how to cooperate instead of compete or fight. That’s when you discover who you really are, and your place in God’s family. -Jesus talking to a crowd of people (message bible)
Adding your church to google maps is really easy and will help people find you even if you’re portable. I just added ARC in less than 5 min.
Step 1. Go to the Google Local Business Center
Step 2. Fill out the information. Don’t forget to add your website.
Step 3. The next screen will ask you to list relevant local keywords. These are the key words people will use to search for your church. Type “church” for your keyword. You can also upload a photo so people will know what to look for when they come on Sunday.
Step 4. Now, all you have to do is verify your new listing. Click verify by telephone. You’ll receive a call within a few minutes; just enter the code given to you, and your listing will be activated!
It’s that easy to get your church to show up in google maps!