An epic week
This last week was one for the books…in a good way. If you follow along with my adventures than maybe you were ‘along for the ride’ this last week as Justin, Rick and myself drove to Chicago by way of Nashville. We hit the road to get the word out about Gateway Church and The Intersection and each day brought something even more amazing than the next and I thought I would put some names down here and thank a few of the people that made this week so flippin’ rad!
Pete Wilson
Pete was our first interviewee…is that a word? Pete is the pastor at Cross Point Church in Nashville. Cross Point has been making a genuine impact in Nashville and I wanted to hear Pete tell the story. Pete was a gracious and accessible host and it was great to sit with him and hear some cool stories. Look for video from the interview on the No Perfect People Allowed blog and here. Check out Pete’s blog.
Randy Elrod
Where do I start? I have been keeping up with Randy on his blog and twitter and I have always really connected with what he has to say and I had a hair brain idea of bringing in our crew and live streaming dinner at Randy’s house. He jumped on the idea so we invaded and had an epic evening that I think you will see more of. Video of that will be posted all over the place…stand by. We also got to hang out in Chicago for an incredible meal at Terra Gusto followed by en Ed Kowalczyk concert. I cannot wait until Recreate.
Ken Davis
Ken Davis was around a lot of what I was involved in with youth ministry in San Diego in the 90′s. Ken is a communication guru; you may know him as a comedian/speaker at conferences and the like. I’ve always loved Ken and looked up to his skills and passion. It was cool to chat with Ken and break bread at Randy’s house. Video from that coming soon.
Patsy Clairmont
I’ve heard of Patsy and my mom was always reading one of her books but other than that I didn’t know much about Patsy. This lady is awesome! Les and Patsy are a a really fun couple to hang out with…video coming soon also.
Michael Hyatt
I have been a reader of Michael’s blog for a while now and he always has a great point of view on leadership and communication. It was great to finally shake the man’s hand and tell him I’m a fan.
Alece Ronzino & Mandy Thompson
I name them together because they were always within arms reach of each other. Alece is doing some incredible things in Africa that you must check out and get involved in. Mandy is a songwriter that I have bantered with on Twitter in the past and it was cool to finally meet her.
Chad Jarnagin
I met Chad over an incredible 8 course Italian feast and then our crew went to the Ed Kowalczyk show. Chad is a talented musician and worship leader and a great guy to hang out with. Check out Chad’s blog for more.
I met so many more people during the week and I’m probably going to have to drop another post.
Thank you everyone for being cool and sharing the love.
What a fantastic week with a whole host of amazing people!
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Dude. Great to meet you as well. I love that you described she and I as always within arms reach. She's the first "internetter" that I met IRL. Did you know that? She's always called it a "Reunion" because it was like coming home or something. I love that girl!
Also noticed you can't wait 'til Recreate. ME TOO!!! It'll be my freshman experience. Great to know I'll be able to annoy you there as well.
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Vince, you added EPIC-ness of your own. These are some very amazing people to meet, Mandy at recreate will be epic on its own.
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well said man. thanks for the love. last thursday was a spectacular evening. stay in touch.
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What an unexpected and wonderful gift to hang out with you and Justin. I really, really miss you both. Feel like I've known you forever.
On a more technical and less sentimental note—where did you get that great plug-in under your pic that gives your twitter plus feedburner numbers?
Randy
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Can't wait to connect again. I'm planning on being at Recreate. I'll sign up next week.
The plugin is rolled into the Standard Theme template. http://www.standardtheme.com I don't think it's available as a stand alone plugin yet
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will do
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fo sho
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