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The original title of this post was “To Whom Are You Listening?” That title is so boring that I didn’t even want to read what followed. I needed a compelling metaphor to explain this concept. So I decided to go with what I know. If you listen to hip-hop like me (and if you don’t,…

How quickly do we start to take the everyday wonders of this life for granted? Just this past week I was getting my two sons ready for the pre-bedtime routine in our home. Do you have to prepare to prepare for bed? Prior to having children, you think that you just help your children get…

One of the great benefits to starting something new from something existing is using an established base of people to serve the new initiative. With 801South, we were able to pull from people already involved at Matthews United Methodist Church who felt led to serve in launching this new ministry. The other side of this…

How do you move from a concept to a reality? Do you ever get so many ideas in your mind that you feel paralyzed and can’t take another step? I have addressed these questions previously, but there is a (somewhat unromantic) part of the process that we need to explore. Actually, I believe that one…

Buffets are awesome. Enough said, right? Post finished. Think about it for a minute. You pay one set price, but then you get to consume as much of a large variety of food as your stomach can hold. I don’t know whose idea this was, but I’d really like to thank him (or her). Do…

I love learning. Learning information and facts is fine, but I far more enjoy learning human dynamics and the standard mode of operation for the world around us.  The journey of launching our new movement, 801South, has been an incredible experience of learning what works in the people business, as well as what does not.…

I had a conversation with a friend this week about an experience that many of us in the faith community face on multiple occasions in different seasons of life. My friend, who I will call Josh for the purposes of this post, has started a new job recently and one of the other employees has…

I just had the incredible opportunity to spend nine days in The Holy Land. Prior to my visit, I would have called this location Israel, but now I better understand why it’s known as The Holy Land. The name fits perfectly. Over 3 million people visit every year–many of them pilgrims from one of three…

This is long. While others enjoyed The Butler or Smurfs 2, I took advantage of (part of) the ten hour flight to Tel Aviv to construct this (hopefully) informative post. Please excuse its length. Last Thursday, the 801South Launch Team gathered together for food, worship, and an introduction to the different ministry areas through which…

801South small group signups are open! Go to 801south.org to register. Next Thursday evening, January 23rd, the Launch Team will party together and begin our ministry training so we are all well equipped to serve through 801South. We’ll enjoy pizza, drinks, and desserts. Bring a few dollars to offset the cost of the food. The party…