I'm a massive fan ofMark Driscoll and have listened to everything he's put up on the web forover the last two years...but lately I'm hearing how great and grand he is and although I enjoylistening to him and think he is fantastic.I've decided to write a blog entry detailing how top-notch James is, My aimis to encourage James Glass and those who serve under his leadership, it isNOT my intention to rip on Mark Driscoll at all.REASON 1: James Glass is near -James is near and you get all ofthe benefits of that such as when you've had a tough day he can actuallygive you a hug!not that I'm a dude hugging kind of guy, but those days when its neededJames is near and in crawley.REASON 2: James has Time -and if he had more time to spend then he would be with you my friend! nodoubt James is an all round nice guy, but not only that but he manages toinvest in his leaders, I'm not saying he meets everybody and chit chats andtrys to fix the worlds problems. He does however invest a HUGE amount oftime and effort in prayer, with his family and in the leaders in the churchREASON 3: James gets his point across without yelling -I know he may sound like a goody two shoes in this blog entry thus far but Ican assure you he is not, I'm not saying James doesn't yell. Oh yeah he canyell great, its just that he doesn't do it every week like some accuse Markdriscoll of doing. I still remember EVERY time James has yelled when I'vebeen in the service. Can you say that about Driscoll?REASON 4: James is Irish -this has to be the best reason of all and I'd love to leave it at that...actually I feel the need to clarify, James is from Northern Ireland and thuscan use all the Irish Jokes and "play the Irish card" when needed, yet he isstill British....Those not from around here may not understand this phenomenon, but I feelits a great advantage.REASON 5: Both James and Beryl(his wife) are active in the local Community-they are both local School governors and invest a lot of time in peoplewherever they go, I know personally of some people from James' Church havegone and helped clear out a local youth club, "just because" without reallybeing asked, this sort of thing makes me glad to serve Jesus under James'leadership.REASON 6: He doesn't need to inspire"the troops" with long speeches-although your all expecting me to rip on Mark Driscoll for his long sermonshere, I'm actually not going toI think the word is important so I can't in good conscience criticize himfor it.What I mean by "troops" is more literal than you might believe, picture thescene - INTER-CHURCH paintball!Yes James was there leading his troops, the opposing pastor started talkingto his team and taunted us for a good 10 minutes,about how much more ammo they had than us and how they were better trainedand how "great they were"amazingly inspiring speech, was brilliant and everyone was impressed.James stood up and said, I don't need to give long speeches to you guys youknow how great you are"We were like YEAH!!!!!!! and went a little crazy, and out-gunned and despitethe fact they had the better plan and we had a bunch of poor students wemanaged to against the run of play shoot their pastor and win that game.memories like that don't fade quicklyREASON 7: He doesn't boast his Sex Life -I don't really want to know, I know more about Mark Driscoll's than I caretoo, sorry Mark I know your in america but its just not"the British way" I feel this is going to spark some issues.REASON 8: James Blog's nearly everyday -this is tough to do, even for professional bloggers, I find it an inspiringread with even a few funnies thrown in.check it out at jamesjglass.blogspot.comREASON 9: James understands the british sence of humour -IE irony and self deprecation, its very important to reach the british tohave a great sence of humour,sorry Mark I know your reaching a different audience, and we still love ya,its just we ARE just funnier than you;-)REASON 10: James is Led by the Holy spirit and has a great propheticministr

Those of us who are christians have probably attended our fair share of"church conferences." I know I have.apparently according to my good friend Todd Rhoades, who has inspired thispost by the way, one of the top questions asked of church leaders is: "Whatdoes your day look like?" In other words, "How do you schedule your time,and how do you prioritize your tasks?" The answers are nearly alwaysinteresting and insightful.However ... (here comes the plug) I've found that using a simple, freeonline tool called Twitter , you can monitor how some ofthe best church leaders spend their day. Using Twitter, you get a glimpseinside several prominent church leader's schedule. You'll find out whentheir day starts, what they're reading, what meetings they're attending, howthey balance their family time, and what gets themreally pumped (or ticked off). Here are some of the top-notch leaders whoseschedule and life you can follow on Twitter...(sorry Todd I stole your list - I'm feeling lazy)Perry Noble (Pastor, NewSpring Church) - @perrynobleCarlos Whittaker (Production Director, Buckhead Church) - @loswhitTony Morgan (Chief Innovation Officer, NewSpring Church) - @tonymorganliveTim Stevens (Executive Pastor, Granger) - @timastevensKem Meyer (Communications Director, Granger ) - @kemmeyer - this is a MUSTFOR ANY CHURCH MARKETING person... sorry for shouting I just got excitedPete Wilson (Pastor Cross Point Church) - @pwilsonEd Stetzer (Lifeway Research Director) - @edstetzerDave Ferguson (Pastor, Community Christian Church) - @davefergusonScott Hodge (Pastor, The Orchard) - @scotthodgeAnne Jackson (Staff member, Cross Point Church) - @flowerdustMark Batterson (Pastor, National Community Church) @markbattersonEach of these leaders give multiple updates throughout their day (everyday!even over christmas!!) to let you know what they're doing. And, you have theopportunity to respond back to them with your comments at any time ask themquestions, encourage them whatever you like! I like to keep some stuffprivate and will direct message them so that no-one else can see itand they can respond if they like.Tips on getting responce from some people: 1. Keep it to one question2. Say why your asking if it appears random such as .... how many peopleattend your church? I think you might be the next level up from us and amlooking to learn some stuff.3. encourage and be nice .... and dont publically critisize or they'll justblock youYou can also follow other leaders such as @markdriscol however most of theseprovide simply info and links to useful resources and are well worth lookingat, just not very personal.if you read myTo use Twitter, just go to Twitter.com and sign upfor a free account. Then you can easily 'follow' each of these leaders forinsight on how they spend their time. It will give you some great insight,and you will "get to know" each of these key leaders on a more personalbasis. I guarantee you'll enjoy the experience.Also, another shameless plug. You can also follow me at @graemearthur (http://ping.fm/5FkpF)Have a great week,God bless.Graeme

[image: image]Those of us who are christians have probably attended our fair share of"church conferences." I know I have.apparently according to my good friend Todd Rhoades, who has inspired thispost by the way, one of the top questions asked of church leaders is: "Whatdoes your day look like?" In other words, "How do you schedule your time,and how do you prioritize your tasks?" The answers are nearly alwaysinteresting and insightful.However ... (here comes the plug) I've found that using a simple, freeonline tool called Twitter , you can monitor how some ofthe best church leaders spend their day. Using Twitter, you get a glimpseinside several prominent church leader's schedule. You'll find out whentheir day starts, what they're reading, what meetings they're attending, howthey balance their family time, and what gets themreally pumped (or ticked off). Here are some of the top-notch leaders whoseschedule and life you can follow on Twitter...(sorry Todd I stole your list - I'm feeling lazy)Perry Noble (Pastor, NewSpring Church) - @perrynobleCarlos Whittaker (Production Director, Buckhead Church) - @loswhitTony Morgan (Chief Innovation Officer, NewSpring Church) - @tonymorganliveTim Stevens (Executive Pastor, Granger) - @timastevensKem Meyer (Communications Director, Granger ) - @kemmeyer