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From the Leadership Network Learnings blog:: Have you ever wondered what are the most contributing factors for the survivability of a new church start? Or, do you wonder why some new churches seem to have faster and more significant growth than others. [ . . . ]

It’s been said that movies are our modern-day parables. Multi-sensory multi-media presentations like movie clips and artistic videos can engage an audience so very compellingly. With the Internet being used more as a distribution channel for audios (a la iTunes) and videos [ . . . ]

2 requests I get most often from my (fledging) network of Asian American ministry leaders is (1) a speaker for their upcoming event, and (2) pastors and churches looking for a connection. It’s a little bit outside of my sweet spot in [ . . . ]

I’m sitting here at a Starbucks in Laguna Hills, at the corner of Paseo De Valencia and El Toro Rd. The hotspot SSID was “tmobile” and I didn’t have to login. I think the rumored free Wifi internet at Starbucks is already [ . . . ]

The Southern California wild fires have been overwhelming for thousands upon thousands. I’m safe here in Aliso Viejo, sleeping in my own bed. The smokey stench and sooty dust is everywhere, even here. But for more than 265,000 350,000 by some count, [ . . . ]

I’ll be the special guest host of NextGenerAsianChurch.com’s conversational talk-back about my 9/26 presentation “Revitalizing Asian American Churches for New Generations” this Sunday, October 21st, 6-7pm Pacific / 9-10pm Eastern. (Tomorrow!) Here’s the dial-in info: Phone Number: 724-444-7444 Talkcast ID: 60596 You [ . . . ]

In Pastor Tim Keller‘s own words, “Yes, I Wrote a Book” (from his church‘s newsletter):: How do you tell people something they probably want to know without playing into the great American hype machine? I’ve been getting so many questions about this [ . . . ]

Ran into Spencer Burke today at lunch, while meeting up with my Leadership Network colleague at Togo’s Sandwich Shop in Laguna Hills. Amazing to hear of his latest ideas, and the energy he still exudes. He’s got a free webcast on tonight, [ . . . ]

Pastor Mark Driscoll is something else. CT titled their Sept.2007 article, Pastor Provocateur, about how polarizing he is. Nothing short of “genius”: controversy sells and generates buzz, he attracts and repels, often even the same group. Now he’s going Web 2.0 to [ . . . ]