Last week, Rob and Jeff called me into their office and, with heavy hearts, let me know they needed me to step down from my position. So I’m no longer the director of Echo. The news came somewhat as a shock, because Echo went phenomenally well. It was the largest yet and we’d received some…
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There I was in my tube, floating down the river. It was relaxing, but I was starting to get bored. So was my new friend. Wouldn’t you know it, around that time, we floated under a train bridge. “Wouldn’t it be awesome to jump off that bridge into the river below?” Great idea! And my…
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I wish I could say every cool experience in my life was a result of good planning. But most of the things I experience are a result of fortunate proximity at the right time. My family was on a vacation to England. That was a cool experience in and of itself. But after leaving a…
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I was a scrawny white kid. Not much has changed since childhood. But I was never whiter or scrawnier than when I went to my first rap concert. At the age of ten I was intrigued by hip hop culture. I thought the relationship between swagger and the bagginess of my clothes was directly related.…
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I was talking to a friend the other day who has the desire to speak publicly. He’s an amazing graphic designer, and people actually ask him to speak from time to time at their conferences. He enjoys it, but he also feels like he’s going to throw up before and after he speaks. He’s terrified.…
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We’ve begun receiving feedback on Echo Conference via our response forms. We asked what people liked about Echo and what we could improve for next year. The first one I read was so harsh, it was almost comical. And it was harsh toward me. I actually burst out laughing it was so horrible. But it…
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I’ve had a chance to debrief with some our speakers and sponsors from Echo Conference. I’ve heard consistently how much they love Echo. Besides the fist-bump to the team, I’ve enjoyed hearing their explanation. Why is Echo Conference such a great event? I’ve heard consistently we have great speakers, great worship, great snacks…all the things…
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Last week I finished a marathon event, Echo Conference. It consumed my day from waking to sleeping (and even some of sleeping). But one of my other projects was looming in front of me. August 1st was right around the corner, and I had a whole issue of Sunday| Magazine to layout, edit, and launch.…
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Echo Conference went phenomenally. There are things we’re tweaking for next year. We have a list of ways we can improve. But it truly went well. It was a very different experience, working behind the scenes. I got to experience so very little of the conference. And I had short bits of time where I…
DetailsToday starts my busy week. If you work in a church, you might compare this to your Easter or Christmas week/month. I’m about to learn a lot of lessons really fast. I’ll try to keep them catalogued so I can share them here. And I’ll see you on the other side of this week.
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