Good Morning.

If you are a "regular" MME reader, you may want to skip the next 9 or 10 paragraphs to go directly to this week's Monday Morning Email, or read along with our periodic reminder of all the great things available to our "newbie" Creator Leadership Network members (that's you if you are reading this email) at Creator's website...

● Christmas has come and gone, and the eco ...

Good Morning.

Another holiday Monday. This one seems almost pregnant with meaning. What follows should not be construed in any way as opening a political discussion, or espousing a political position. OK? Still friends? If you are at all concerned, skip the next two paragraphs.

In the lead up to tomorrow's inauguration of America's 44th president I have been struck by how, for many people in the US and around the world, the weeks since the November election have been, in a small way, similar to advent. Many, many people have been w ...

Good Morning.

Today's Monday Morning Email introduction is going to be short, as I am "on the road" visiting my daughter and using her computer. Isn't it amazing how our electronic devices have become adult umbilical cords? Something to think about...

Just a couple of things first.

● Last week I told you about my experience as a panelist for Marcia McFee's Worship Design Studio. Four of us worked together to suggest creative ideas ...

Good Morning.

Welcome back! For those of you who can and/or did take the past week or so away from your church ministry responsibilities, I'm sure you have returned to a full desk. Here at the Creator office, we spent some time browsing the internet because we had some extra time due to the holidays, and we found some interesting things.

● First, you may want to check out what one church's Christmas special services were like. Just reading about them made me tired thinking a ...

Good Morning and Happy New Year.

Wow! Another year gone. We'd like to thank all of you for your support in 2008. We appreciate the feedback (we're human...we especially appreciate the positive feedback) you've given us during the last twelve months on how to help you do your ministry better. We love being able to help members of the Creator Leadership Network by providing timely and helpful information, and we look forward to continuing to do so in 2009. Stay tuned...we have some wonderful things coming, including new ways that & ...

Good Morning and Merry Christmas.

It is almost Christmas. Are you ready? From all of us here at Creator and Monday Morning Email to all of you who bring your gifts to the service of the new-born King, we wish you to best of all Christmases, and the most wonderful New Year of ministry.

Just a couple of bits of information before we let you get back to those last minute preparations and time with your family:

● Last week we held our second

Don't miss Randy Vader's Christmas Meditation for 2008, now on the Thinking on These Things page. Click here to see it.

Good Morning.

I am reminded by my staff that I keep forgetting to celebrate things--like the fact that over the past couple of weeks we have again surpassed a milestone in Creator Leadership Network membership. We are now over 2400 strong, and counting. Won't you please tell your friends about CLN and Monday Morning Email? I think it would be great to get to 2500 before the end of the year.

Two things...read to the en ...

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Thanks for all your responses to my book excerpt. I am pleased to know that so many of you are interested in purchasing the book. I've responded to all of your personally, but if you are reading this and did not send me an email over the past week or two, and are interesting in buying the book, just let me know by

Good Morning.

First, an apology...The response to my book excerpt generated so much email traffic last Monday, that my e-mailbox couldn't handle it. Part of the problem was that I was also being bombarded with spam, which happens periodically. If I responded to you personally, I got your email fee ...