As I am typing this post, there are currently 67 members of the group, and many are quite active.

Here are a few things that you can do in the group:

1) Start a new topic in the discussion board if you are looking for help with blogging.
2) Post your blog on the wall, and attract new readers.
3) Connect with some amazing church bloggers.
4) Upload a photo of you with The Blogging Church book.

Here is a sample of what you will find on the wall!

David Rudd (Grand Rapids, MI) wrote at 10:47pm
i blog at http://dumbjock.blogspot.com

I’m curious to hear from some of ya’ll about balancing “church stuff” and “life stuff” on your blog… or do you have separate blogs? what drives your decision? i’m wrastling with this issue right now.

Jump over to the group here, and give David your feedback.

Check out Peppermint-Filled Piñatas on Amazon and if you want to check out Eric in person, here is his speaking schedule.

Want to see Eric in person? Check out his stand up act [here].

–The Book–
Mad Church Disease is a book which will discuss the epidemic of ministry burnout in today’s contemporary church.

–About Anne—
She is a friend of mine. Read more here.

–Get Involved NOW!–
Here is your action step to help with the project. Click here, and take the survey. I have already done it!

–Spread it—
If you feel like spreading the news about Mad Church Disease you can click here and see all the ways to add images like this.

–Thank you—
Know that I would not blog this if I did not believe in it. Thank you in advance for joining me and supporting this project.

I really enjoyed the book, and highly recommend it. Sorry, not much of a review here…but I can say this book is so much more than your typical leadership book, it really applies to just about everyone. Amazon has over 150 reviews, and it is a 4.5 out of 5 stars….I think that is a fair rating in my opinion.

Thanks a ton Kem, that is really stinking cool.

What is also really cool, are all the people who have reviewed the book on Amazon. A huge thank you to all of you who have taken the time to write a reveiw!

If you have not picked up a copy of The Blogging Church, now is a perfect time to check it out….Kem says so! [Amazon link]

To be frank, I am a little freaked out by this. There is no doubt that I can pull just about anything out of thin air, or out of my proverbial rear…but there is also a great chance that I could sound like a total idiot. (Side note, just because you co-author a book does not mean that you actually know JACK!) For Brian’s sake, I hope the interview goes well. But on a serious note, it is my prayer that the book in some crazy way be used to reach people for Christ!

If you happen to here the interview let me know your thoughts. I am sure the 15 mins will fly by.

Right now I am in the middle of a book study at LifeChurch.tv. The book is Type Talk At Work. It is a book that focuses on the Myers & Briggs types and helps you focus them in your job… Anyway, my type is ENTJ, known by the book at Life’s Natural Leaders or here as The Executive. (this will come into play later in the post)

Anyway, Reese(2) and I were not in the best of moods. Mine was directly impacted by her being a total disaster and just a whip from the moment I picked her up from “school”. After many mood adjustments from mom, and dad, Reese just was not getting it. Pushing every button possible she had been introduced to the spoon, the get out of bed and get a whooping, and many other tactics just to try and get her to stay in bed… While all this is going on, Robin and I are reading in bed. I came to the part of the book that talks about my temperaments as a E(NT)J. Here are a few that stood out to Robin.

“Driven to try to understand the universe, asking Why or Why not”
“enthusiastic pursuers of adventure”
“we learn by challanging any authority or source”
“we have our own benchmark for what is competent and measure everyone against it”
“relentless in pursuit of excellence, and can be critical of our own shortcomings and others”

Getting about half way through the section Robin said… “Are these yours, or your daughters?”

Whack! Right between the eyes! All the things that totally drive me nuts about Reese, are at the core of who she is. She, is pretty much a mini-me, with a little dash of Robin. And the mini-me is driving me NUTS! But, at the end of the day, I recognize who God has made her to be…and it is our job as parents to guide and direct her to become all that God desires her to be.

God give me the patience and discernment to train up Reese (and Reia) in the way that they should go, so that they will not depart from it (Prov22:6). Or in my words, God please let Reese get out of this stage that she is in before I kill her!

Anyway, I just looked and see that we have 19 reviews on Amazon, and still hold a 5 star rating. I am guilty of not writing reviews on Amazon, so I need to get much better about that. If you have read the book, and have not reviewed it on Amazon we would really appreciate if you took the time to do that and give us your feedback as well.

I just found this video on YouTube… The Blogging Church in Australia, really cool.

Confessions of a Pastor- Craig Groeschel
In a pit with a Lion on a Snowy Day- Mark Batterson
The Audacity of Hope- Barack Obama [currently reading]
Good to Great- Jim Collins (book study / revisited)
First Break all the Rules- (book study / revisited)
Now Discover your Strengths- (book study / revisited) [currently reading]