Miles McPherson

When I was kid I remember going outside just after a heavy rain and sitting on the curb with my feet in the street as water ran under my legs along the curb. Sometimes we would race sticks or leaves in the flowing water. This is what you call ‘low budget’ fun.

In order for the race to be a good one, the water flow needed to be uninterrupted so we would clear the path of all the junk flowing down the street. Sometimes sticks, grass or leaves would clog up the flow and create a mini-dam. When we moved this stuff we would hear a ‘woosh’ sound as the water that was being held back rushed down the street. Continue reading this post

Prop 8 Update

By now all of you know that on Aug 4, Prop 8 was overturned by Judge Vaughn Walker and because I have been out of town and out of touch I have not commented until now.

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Several years after we started the Rock Church, one of our pastors was moving out of State to start his own church.

I spent a lot of time mentoring him in the ministry. He traveled with me on many trips and during his last Sunday in San Diego I asked him what he thought would the most important lesson he would need to learn?

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Progress or Activity?

Recently my executive team completed a two-day offsite retreat to discuss our strategic plan and conduct team-building exercises.

Dr. Angela Robles, the wife of one of my staff members, walked us through a discussion based on our individual strengths as identified through the Gallup’s CliftonStrengthsFinder inventory.

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