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Josh GriffinMore Posts HSM Summer 2009 Calendar

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Our summer calendar is locked and loaded – our goal is to have it go to print by Easter each year since church attendance peaks that weekend and we can get the next few months schedule into the hands of many casually-attending parents. We tried some fanstuff this year coloring the calendar by the purposes and hoping to continue to ring that bell, even subtly. Here’s the final draft – does this mean we have to start thinking about Fall already?

JG

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Josh GriffinMore Posts POLL: How do you communicate with volunteers?

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Josh GriffinMore Posts Chimpanzee Riding a Segway

Admit it, this song is catchy …

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Josh GriffinMore Posts Down Syndrome Student Runs for Office

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So proud of Sean! One of our volunteers just forwarded this article about him to the office. Yeah!

Sean McElwee wanted to be president.

His mom vetoed that idea, but she helped the 15-year-old pick a position he could handle if he won.

Now Sean McElwee is running for office.

Today’s the last day for students at Trabuco Hills High School to decide if they want Sean as their Associated Student Body Commissioner of Boys and Girls Athletics.

Sean McElwee has a ready smile, a lot of friends and a busy schedule.

And Down syndrome.

Vote for Sean!

JG

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Josh GriffinMore Posts Teaching When You Have No Credibility

I’m teaching this weekend on Refuel, and if I’m honest with you, I’d tell you I have little or no credibility in this area right now. My pace of life is interfering with my connection to God. For many speakers, this makes a topic unapproachable. I think it might be more of an opportunity, as long as you:

Are honest about your failure. People are looking for honesty and authenticity in you as a speaker already, so an admission that you don’t have it all together can be powerful. Too often the preacher stands in front as if everything is OK, when it totally isn’t. I love it when a speaker reveals a failure.

Tell the plan you’re taking to attack this area. I suppose it could also be a plan you want to take, if you haven’t started already. Give other people a helping hand up and out of the trap they’re in by walking them through the process for restoration.

Focus on what could be if you changed. I like it when we imagine what could be – what would our community look like if we lived this way? How would our relationships be different? How much more vibrant for Christ would we be? Looking at the results from living this way, whether we do at the moment or not, can be a powerful way to lead people in an area where you’re personally struggling.

JG