Tweet The following Post is from my bride of nearly 25 years, Lisa Cool (she is one smart lady). Three Little Words Months ago while taking a yoga class, my instructor gave us a little challenge. She suggested we change the “ I have to” language in our lives into “ I get to.” This little mind shift really impacted my perspective on many fronts and...

Tweet I am a member of the International Facilities Managers Association (IFMA). This organization has nearly 20,000 members worldwide. Being a member of this trade association, I also have the opportunity to join other groups for members only. One such group is a Community of Practice for Religious Facilities. This is a new community for IFMA and as such had a...

Tweet I am really blessed to have a great accountability partner. Ron is an older brother who is about 15-16 years my elder. He is not only an excellent Christian example, he is a very successful businessman and accomplished musician. Ron and I meet every week to study the scripture and to share our “lives” together as well as hold each other...

Tweet I am no Shakespeare..but this is a topic that I think deserves some additional dialog and discussion…so, I am witting this more to gain your insights than as an informational post. The concept of IPD (Integrated Project Delivery for those of you not actively involved in the design and construction disciplines) is not brand new, but is getting a great...

Tweet It should be no surprise that I have continued interest in the church development industry. After spending the past 23 years serving the development needs of churches, I have a deep passion and interest in the development of the right ministry space for churches. Heck, most of my best friends are in that industry. SO…I decided to conduct a very...