Feb10

Car vs. Marriage Maintenance Part 1

Why do we put off investing sometimes?

Car vs. Marriage Maintenance Part 1

I don't know about you, but I hate spending time or money on my car maintenance even though I know it is necessary. I don't like scheduling the time or spending the money so I put it off for as long as possible, sometimes until it becomes dangerous. As an example I didn't change my tires until the steel belts started to show through then realized how dangerous it was when driving my family in wet weather and losing control for just a slight moment. After that I didn't care how much it cost or what I needed to do to make it safe...

By Wes Stoner, Posted in Meeting Planner Notes, Inspirational, Marriage Retreats

Feb08

Promoting Your Event, Online Attitudes

Overly excited, too cool for school, silence?

Promoting Your Event, Online Attitudes

Are you ashamed of your involvement in an upcoming event or is it just something that you do for a job? There could be a thousand reasons why you're not projecting a positive online attitude, it's the part of your job you hate, no one else volunteered, your friends will think you're a weirdo.

We live in a time where almost everything we communicate is in a public forum of some sort. There are three types of online attitudes that are killers when it comes to promoting attendance at an event or gaining new members for involveme...

By Zach Norman, Posted in Meeting Planner Notes, Event Marketing & Promotion

Feb09

Impact of a Marriage Encounter Weekend

One of our staff members reflects on the impact a weekend retreat has had on his marriage

Impact of a Marriage Encounter Weekend

We both came away from the experience with a totally different outlook toward each other and with life in general.

Several weeks ago I e-mailed the staff and asked if several people would share their ideas on planning a marriage retreat. I threw out a bunch of topics. The truth of the matter is that I'm not married (not even near that arena yet) and because of the lack of this life experience I haven't participated as an attendee or plann...

By Zach Norman, Posted in Meeting Planner Notes, Inspirational, Marriage Retreats

Feb03

Giving to Others

Service Projects or Fundraisers add value...

Giving to Others

A few weeks ago we asked on our facebooks and twitters if people have included service projects in their off-site ministry events.

More importantly we were curious to see how that activity impacted the event. This comment to the right from Pastor Freeman captures my feelings completely. I am a big supporter of missions. Like anything else, the more you get to know the more you know you don't know. The more I ...

By Zach Norman, Posted in Meeting Planner Notes, Value Adding Elements, Summer Camp

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