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Posted on August 12, 2009

Top 10 Relevant Books for $5

Top 10 Relevant Books for $5

I don’t know about you but I get giddy as a schoolgirl when I come across a good deal on a book. I can hardly resist when that big old SALE sticker is staring me in the face. Imagine how excited I was when I got the email today that…

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Posted on January 15, 2009

Mad Church Disease Giveaway!

Mad Church Disease Giveaway!

Sure, you can pre-order this book from Amazon and wait for it to show up in your mailbox (please do that too), but what if I told you that I have 1 official hardcover copy of Mad Church Disease? What if I told you that I want to give it away? That’s right, you can [...]

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Posted on January 14, 2009

Public Health Warning: Mad Church Disease

Public Health Warning: Mad Church Disease

Health officials are worried about the mysterious new epidemic that is sweeping around the world known only as Mad Church Disease (MCD). Symptoms are difficult to recognize in the early stages leading to an alarmingly high causality rate. While typically infecting those in full-time ministry (especially pastors), MCD is not uncommon among youth pastors, children’s workers, worship leaders, musicians and administrative staff. Even volunteers and part-time ministry staff are at risk…

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Posted on October 22, 2008

You Know You’re Churched If…

Last week I wrote about Matthew Paul Turner’s new book Churched (which is amazing by the way, buy it here) and did a little contest to give a copy away. I got a much larger and funnier response than I had anticipated.
I asked you to finish this sentence, “I was/am so churched…” with a true/partly-true [...]

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Posted on October 16, 2008

Win A Copy of CHURCHED

I have a copy of Churched by Matthew Paul Turner that I would like to give away to a lucky reader. This is a great book that I thoroughly enjoyed reading (read my review) so I’m excited to share it with you.
“Churched” Contest Details:
We’re going to have a little fun with the giveaway. To enter, [...]

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Posted on October 16, 2008

I’ve Been Churched

My Review of ‘Churched’ by Matthew Paul Turner

I received an advance copy of Churched in the mail a couple of weeks ago and was anxiously looking forward to reading it. I knew it was going to be good because only great writers get to use their first, last and middle name on the book cover.
I [...]

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Posted on January 22, 2008

Meatball Sundae Webcast by Seth Godin

Seth Godin, bestselling author of marketing books like Permission Marketing and The Purple Cow, has a new book that just recently came out called Meatball Sundae. In conjunction with the release of this book Seth will be speaking for a free webinar tomorrow, January 23 at 2 PM EST. I’m registered and looking forward [...]

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Posted on May 22, 2007

Lessons from Lexus (part 1)

I had Starbucks this morning with a good friend of mine, Tom Hinton, who works at a local Lexus dealership. He loaned me their dealership book on Lexus branding. It’s fascinating to read through so I thought I would comment on a few of Lexus’ guiding principles over the next few days.
The Lexus Guiding Principles
Our [...]

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Posted on May 8, 2007

Steve Jobs on: Innovation

Ririan Project recently wrote a great post on their blog called “10 Golden Lessons From Steve Jobs.” It’s a selection of quotes about life and leadership from the founder of Apple Computers. There’s lots of great quotes in that post but I wanted to focus on a couple of them over the next few days.
I’ve [...]

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