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Went home to Chicago this weekend. We had a few things on the agenda. I caught up with my family, saw my new niece, and we had a family reunion with Jess’ Family. My friend Eric Welliver led worship at Restore this Sunday. I love the apprenticeship process  and I love seeing new leaders emerge. [...]

You know that scene in Jerry Maguire… Jerry is pleading with his client, “Help me, help you”. Great scene. I recalled it this morning as I reflected on how Restore served the community this past month through Replenish. There is something great about serving your community but there’s something greater to leading your community to [...]

We tend to equip people to lead… don’t we? If I can teach this person this, or show this person that, then they can lead others. I’ve done it. It works. From “I do, you watch, we talk” all the way to “You do, I watch, we talk”. But have I done this to a fault? [...]

Thursday was a big night for Restore. We did Replenish again this year. We partnered with schools in the districts where are campuses meet. We blanketed the community and gave out nearly 1000 bags with school supply lists. The best thing about Replenish is that we’re enlisting the community to serve it’s own. Friday, I [...]

Church planting teams are small, or they start small. There’s an all hands on deck sort of feel for quite awhile. While possible, it’s tough to silo yourself in the beginning. Your influence on each other can be so strong as you strive to maintain a we’re all in this together attitude. As the church grows, each [...]

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Friday night, Jess and I celebrated our 4th Anniversary. She’s been the most amazing wife and a natural at being a mother. We heard the heartbeat of baby #2 – Jess is 12 wks along! Watched Triage this weekend. 3/5 stars for me. Collin Ferrel plays the character well. Sunday at Restore we focused on [...]

I read Made To Stick last week on vacation. It’s been on my shelf for too long. Highly recommended for anyone needing to communicate sticky ideas. The portion on Commander’s Intent has stuck with me most: Commanders Intent is a military planning concept that essentially assumes that most planning is flawed because at the moment [...]

The people at Restore amaze me by how they serve and contribute to the mission