Mack k.

March 7, 2015

Favorite New Things, Friends and Links, leadership, publishing

Young Influencers List, February Edition

Mack k.

February 28, 2015

Catalyst, Favorite New Things, Friends and Links, leadership, Next Generation Leadership, Young Influencers List

Here you go, the February edition of the Young Influencers List. You can see all the past month's lists here. 1. Shane Farmer- senior pastor of Cherry Hills Community Church in Denver.

2. Pete Holmes- NYC based comedian, actor, writer, producer, host of the Pete Holmes Show, and popular podcaster.

3. Peace Ike- Pittsburgh based Nigerian-American songwriter, percussionist, artist, and performer. Listen to her new EP Walk Worthy.

4. Jesse Carey- contributing editor to Relevant Magazine and a mainstay on the Relevant Podcast, along with recently completing the uber popular Nickelback Challenge, raising over $33,000 for charity: water.

5. Kristi Griem- blogger, justice advocate, COO of Work of Worth, and formerly president of FreeSet.

6. Matt Wertz- Nashville based singer, songwriter, funny guy, and creative.

7. Benjamin Watson- NFL tight end for the New Orleans Saints, popular speaker, and voted one of CNN's most Extraordinary People in 2014.

Mack k.

February 10, 2015

Favorite New Things, leadership, Misc, Next Generation Leadership

50 Innovative and Usable phrases for Responding during the Sermon

Mack k.

February 10, 2015

Favorite New Things, leadership, Misc, Next Generation Leadership

Whatever your background, most communicators, whether a pastor, preacher, leadership speaker, motivational guru, youth leader, or vision caster, enjoy having people in the audience provide feedback. And not just telling someone after they're done "good job," but actual real time feedback. Verbal call and response feedback. Responding in the moment. Some of you are used to this. Some of you don't know anything different. And others of you have never experienced it. And probably some of you that are immediately thinking if anyone spoke up during our Sunday services that they would be immediately removed by the "bouncers," otherwise known as the "ushers" and offering coordinators....!!

So I'm doing a bit more speaking these days, and I can verify that having people in the crowd agreeing with me and cheering me on and making some noise in response is a beautiful thing. It provides energy, inspiration, and definitely creates a connection with the audience/crowd.

Now in the church I group up in, there were only a few folks who had "permission" to respond to the sermon on a Sunday morning, and they usually went with the traditional "Amen" or "Hallelujah." Which still work. Nothing against the traditional phrases. I'm a fan of the traditional phrases.

Whatever your style, I want to suggest a NEW list of phrases that can be implemented into your church culture. Your leadership conference. Your youth gathering. Your Sunday morning experience.

A little more current, a little more edgy, and a little more innovative than the classics.

So here you go, 50 Innovative Phrases for Responding During the Sermon:

1. Run that back

2. Hello!

3. Retweet

4. Hashtag it

5. Let em know

6. Jackpot

7. I know you didn't (said like "I know you diiiiinnntttt")

8. More of that

9. Go ahead

10. Bring it strong

11. Come on/Come on sir (or ma'am)

12. Bet you won't

13. Double down

14.There it is

15. Take it

16. Buckets (or Bottoms)

17. Turn it up

18. Boom

19. Yahtzee

20. That's Butter

21. Bingo

22. Hook. Line. Sinker.

23. So great/So good/That's great/That's good

24. Getchya some!

25. Bring it

26. Go ahead

27. Right on

28. That's good pastor (or "great" inserted for "good")

29. Hit em with it

30. Money

31. Double tap

32. Burning/On Fire/Fire Alert/Coming in hot

33. Land that plane

34. Feed me/I'm Hungry

35. Worth a clap

36. Preach

37. Truth

38. Onions

39. Here we go

40. On point

41. Game over

42. You meddlin

43. Swish/Buckets

44. Right swipe that

45. Ride that bus

46. That dog will hunt

47. Put that on a plate and split it

48. Woooooo00

49. Whistle (literally just whistling!)

50. Uh huh or Uh oh 0r ah ha

** and a bonus- "Crickets"

How about you? What phrases would you add to the list?

Mack k.

January 30, 2015

Catalyst, Favorite New Things, Friends and Links, leadership, Next Generation Leadership, Young Influencers List

Young Influencers List, January edition

Mack k.

January 30, 2015

Catalyst, Favorite New Things, Friends and Links, leadership, Next Generation Leadership, Young Influencers List

Here you go, the January edition of the Young Influencers List. You can see all the past month's lists here. 1. Liz Bohannon- Portland based founder of Sseko Designs, an ethical fashion brand that works to educate and empower women.

2. Brady Toops- Nashville based singer, songwriter and worship leader. Check out his Free EP.

3. Sofia Dickens- West coast correspondent for Hollywood Heat on TruTV, and former host of Channel One news.

4. Joshua Gagnon- New England based communicator, leader and pastor of Next Level Church.

5. Kathleen Shannon- Oklahoma City based storyteller, designer, creator, blogger, and founder of Braid Creative.

6. Zakiya Jackson- Grand Rapids based speaker, author, board advisor for CCDA, and currently writer with DeVos Urban Leadership Initiative and Collected Young Minds.

7. Chris Hogan- speaker, entrepreneur, thought leader and chief strategist for Retirement, Business and Leadership for Dave Ramsey.