On Sept. 30, more than 170 abstinence programs will lose funding for their abstinence-centered programs because Congress and the Obama administration canceled all grants going to abstinence-centered programming in their FY2010 budget. Read the rest of the story here.... more.

By my estimation, one EXCELLENT employee is better than numerous GOOD employees. At Aviator Church, we’ve got some excellent staff as a part of our team!  Here are some of the lessons I observe and learn from them: Embrace Change. It take employers extra time to sell the change with good employees. Understand the goals of the church/organization and align their events, activities &... more.

2 WORDS... I travel I grow I love I wife I walk I tweet I facebook I write I eat I basketball I laugh I watch I talk I blog I work I play I create Moving forward.  On purpose.  With Jesus.... more.

I don’t know about you, but my least favorite kind of blog post is the kind that apologizes for being away from the blog for so long. So...I shall not be apologizing.  While I feel all kinds of remorseful for not stopping by here for quite a few months, I’d like to dispense with “what I’ve been doing these past months” and say that it’s nice to be back, and that I’ve missed this sp... more.

Here's the inside scoop on 2 of Aviator Church's Staff Members! Jordan Golden,  Aviator Church Worship Pastor Zak Windsor, Aviator Church Student Ministry Leader Favorite Number? 49 4 because I’ve got a man crush on Brett Favre. Favorite Bible Verse? Romans 12:2 James 1:2-4 How often do you blog? 1 or 2 times a week Never If you... more.

So today I'm sitting here thinking about the job descriptions of our Aviator Church volunteers. The description of each volunteer position is very different with the exception of the very last line. The last line of all Aviator Church volunteer job descriptions is:  WORK YOURSELF OUT OF THE POSITION. We need to get excited about passing the baton! Imagine how flippin' cool it would be if every... more.

Is your church or ministry area hoping to increase the number of volunteers serving within your church?  Something you should consider is your church structure.  In which of the 2 big M's are you encouraging people to serve? Ministry or Meetings? The healthy, growing churches I've seen get this right. They choose Ministry.  They give their pastor great freedom to empower the church to move f... more.

Have you ever walked into a business or organization only to find the staff possessing poor attitudes and speaking negatively about the business they're working in?  Vomit. Vomit Vomit. At Aviator Church, we're ecstatic about serving Jesus and others!  There is absolutely no room for public negativity! Below are some tips to avoid negativity: Remind volunteers to speak positively about... more.

Today we went to Kinkos to Fed Ex our dossier.  Exciting.  We sent it as slow as you possibly can...the cost was still $89.00 (not particularly cheap when you figure we were only mailing paper.) I understand that I'm quirky as all get out...but as were were standing at the counter writing the address on the package, I acquired this incredibly peculiar stomach ache.  It was intense enough to ... more.

There are times in life when we all need a swift kick in the pants!  At Aviator Church we don't necessarily condone physically kicking someone into productivity...but we are all about life change! Motivate volunteers working under you or volunteers working alongside you with stories of life change!  People's lives are being radically transformed every week at Aviator Church and we can encourage ... more.