by Rhett Smith on April 17, 2009
It was approximately three years ago that I had a phone conversation with Michael Trent. He is the “Founder and Idea Engineer” of Third Place Consulting and my church at the time had asked me if I could work with Michael on the concept for our new church coffee shop/cafe. I was super intrigued to [...]
by Rhett Smith on April 9, 2009
(Usually this series posts on Friday, but because of Easter weekend, I have posted early for tomorrow’s reflection) I first had the opportunity to meet Jesse Phillips this last January when he was in town for the Innovation3 Gathering in Dallas. He, Scott McClellan and I went to White Rock Coffee to chat, and it [...]
by Rhett Smith on April 3, 2009
Who is Dawn Nicole Baldwin? Dawn is the Founder and Lead Strategist of Aspire One , which is a firm that works with churches and nonprofits on their creative and strategic branding. You can read more about their approach and background. I had heard a lot about Dawn through various circles, and I think the [...]
by Rhett Smith on March 27, 2009
Who is Dawn Carter? I met Dawn online about a year and a half ago, and we soon found out that some students that I had in in the college ministry I pastored in Los Angeles, she had had in her youth group. That was our connecting point, and from there we have had the [...]
by Rhett Smith on March 20, 2009
Who Is Jason Taylor? I met Jason online of course (thank you Twitter), and I was impressed with his thoughts, and I appreciated the great comments he was leaving on my blog, and the encouragement he gave via Twitter. Jason has a varied work experience (mortgage industry, former church planter) and he currenlty lives in [...]
by Rhett Smith on March 9, 2009
I have been returning time and time again to one of my favorite books on the topic of identity and vocation, Let Your Life Speak: Listening for the Voice of Vocation by Parker Palmer. I first read the book in 2002 when I was finishing up my M. Div. at Fuller Theological Seminary at it [...]
by Rhett Smith on March 6, 2009
Who Is Matt Knisely? I first met Matt at ChurchTechCamp:.Dallas after we had spent some time chatting back and forth via Twitter, later getting the chance to connect again at TrainFriday, and then just a few weeks ago we had the opportunity to reconnect in Dallas and go out to dinner together with our families. [...]
by Rhett Smith on February 27, 2009
What Are You Passionate About? I like all the creative things that different bloggers are doing online to help us connect and get to know others in the online community. I love Rick Smith’s “double popped” interviews and John Saddington’s chats or Friday 5′s, as well as the other creative things bloggers are doing. One [...]
by Rhett Smith on November 18, 2008
I came across this Tweet from Anne Jackson today, and it resonated with me a lot. Learning to say no to good things. It’s always hard, but it’s necessary. I’ve been losing focus lately. I know we all have lots of good things on our plate. We have lots of great opportunities to get involved [...]
