small beginings

The Concept for Southwest Airlines began in a San Antonio hotel club on a napkin with 3 drawn circles and the cities of Dallas, Houston and San Antonio written in the circles. Lines were then drawn connecting each circle. The concept, a low fare commuter airline connecting the major cities of Texas with affordable air travel.

The rest they say is history. And bags fly free. WOW!

Small beginings

If you think your to small to have an impact. Try going to bed with a mosquito in the room.

The first night of Fed Ex operations in April 1973, 14 planes in 14 cities all landed in Memphis to count the 12 packages they were delivering that day. 12 packages for 14 planes. It was a long night. Things were so tough in the early day of Fed Ex some of the pilots used their own credit cards to fuel the planes they were flying. Today with 300,000 employees and revenues of 50 billion those early days seem along way off.

You have to start somewhere. Start today!

The Fip Side

Every coin has two sides. While there are some alarming shifts in the way things seem to be heading in the church world, it is also true that the church is poised for some of the most amazing growth in its history. The best days of the church are right ahead of her. We are seeing some very innovative ways that people are being engaged to hear the gospel.

Twitter, Facebook and video are exposing people to the good news of Christ daily. Teaching, preaching and worship are readily available online. I am excited about all the possibilities that are before us. The key is to capitalize on them.

The Unsettling Shift Part 2

We live in a world that has lost the meaning of loyalty and that same mentality has entered the church. It has become increasingly difficult to get a true commitment from believers. In fact in is not uncommon for a person to belong to several churches at the same time. The sad truth is many Christians do not see the missional importance of the church and have a lone ranger attitude. It is true to say that some of the blame goes to the church for not discipling believers about the mission of the church. But every christian should understand the importance and the purpose of the church.

There is a blurred vision when it comes to understanding how to reach those around us. Most leaders and churches are in the dark when it come to reaching this generation (I include myself). We must commit ourselves to change. We need to change our methods.