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Where do you gather?

Where do you gather?

I often think about the different places we “gather” and why they matter so much.  Places we hang out, places we make memories, places we go to share our lives. Above is a picture of one our my teams gathering places.  This is the “Ding Dong”!  Jeff’s got a few pieces of killer furniture in [...]

Jeff the Genius

I love hanging out with Jeff when he’s working on stuff for GSM. He’s got some of the greatest ideas when it comes to thinking outside the box AND taking things that have been done before and making them 10 times better. I love that about him considering nothing that we’re teaching or doing is [...]

Leaders shape conversation quality

Leaders shape conversation quality

I read this a few weeks ago and saved it and thought I would pass it along.  I’m not sure where I read it, it was just saved on my desktop. “I think getting up in the morning is more exciting when you’re nervous. If you’re not nervous, you’re dead. . . .It’s time to [...]

The strength of GSM, nobody gives a rip

The strength of GSM, nobody gives a rip

Recently, after hearing me brag about the GSM Staff team, I was asked by a youth pastor in Texas, “What do you think is one thing that makes your team so great.”  So told him, “I believe what makes the GSM team so great is that no one cares who gets the credit.” Unfortunately this [...]

Great Leaders hire great people AND build great teams.

Great Leaders hire great people AND build great teams.

(The GSM Staff before going down a MONSTER zip line at Spring Hill camp in Michigan.          Left to right: Katie, John, DC, Jeff, Seth, Steph) This is one of the most helpful and confirming articles I’ve read in 2008.  I payed special attention as I hired the GSM team and I [...]