Tag: Extravaganza
First Visions
As I have mentioned, the Network is working on a new strategic planning process. I hope to be able to write about some of that later next week. I’m really excited about the stuff that the Board is working on! In the process of this, Larry Wagner, our board chairperson and I were talking about ...
New Network Partner
We are excited to welcome and introduce a new Network partner organization! MikeWardStewardship.com provides stewardship assistance to congregations and institutions through capital Campaigns, annual stewardship appeals, and strategic ministry visioning. Equipping leaders to tell stories of how God is making a difference through the ministry to inspire people to grow in giving and be more involved. Mike Ward ...
Yet Another New Marketing Ploy?
Hmmm…we’ll have to think about the possibilities here! Our congratulations to Julie Hagen and Taylor Wilson! The two of them were engaged to be married (to each other) yesterday! As if that’s not fun enough, guess where they met? Go on…guess. No, not there. Nope. Not there either. Yes! That’s it! They met at the ...
AmEx is Spoken Here!
Ok, so I realize that this is not necessarily earth-shattering news…and in the scheme of things, it’s probably not a really big deal. However, for years folks have asked us at Extravaganza registration time, “can I use my congregation’s AmEx card for this registration? I’d like to score the miles.” The answer has always been ...
Reflections on Evaluation
This past weekend, the Extravaganza team leaders met at the Hyatt in Anaheim, site of the 2013 Extravaganza, to process the evaluations from the New Orleans event, and to do the organizational planning for ’13. We spent quite a bit of time processing the evaluations, and I just wanted to share a couple of observations ...
Afterglow
Have you ever had an experience where something you were deeply invested in went really, really well, and it’s all said and done, and everything is boxed up and put away, and you sit back and sigh and you realize “hey, that was really cool…it feels really good to have been a part of that.” ...
…and there was no room in the inn…maybe…
So if you haven’t yet booked your hotel room for Extravaganza 2012, you might have a little bit of trouble. First, you have to understand that rooming list at a convention hotel in a city like New Orleans is a bit of a moving target. A quick background: When we book an Extravaganza, a part ...
Meet Laurie Hoium
There are people within the Network that you will interact with from time-to-time. These folks have different roles that hopefully provide support and assistance to you, certainly in your relationship with the Network; hopefully also in your ministry. I thought it might be helpful for you to (at least virtually) “meet” these folks so you ...
For Volunteers
I get this question all of the time: “Should volunteers join the Network?” Here’s my answer: “Yes.” And then come the “but” comments… But it’s kind of expensive But they don’t need the same kind of networking But I can get the info and just pass it along to them But we don’t have the ...
The Cult of Personality
Is there any other CEO, other than Steve Jobs, whose death would bring about such an amazing public outcry of loss? Since his death, and especially right afterwards the response in the news and on social media was nothing short of amazing. The number of people on my Facebook friends list who changed their profile ...
Network is a Verb 