As I write, Rory Noland is teaching over 300 church artists and pastors here in Sao Paulo, Brazil. We have experienced such an outpouring of God's power in this 2 day event. I am humbled and grateful for the opportunity to cast vision for the power of the arts and the potential of the hour on Sunday...

The entries for this year's Film Festival have been pouring in. Thanks to all of you who have sent things. For those of you who haven't yet, submissions are due Monday, May 18. For more information, go to the Film Festival page on the WONDER site.

I fly tonight with Rory Noland to Sao Paulo, Brazil where we have the privilege of leading a 2-day Arts event. I've never been to South America before, though I've met many of the Brazilian church artists who have made their way to my church for either the Arts Conference or the Summit. I can't...

Yesterday morning at the Orange Conference in Atlanta, Francis Chan challenged all of us to be far more bold for Christ. I got to test out my own boldness in the late afternoon main session when I spoke about the issue of women leading in the church. As I walked up on stage to speak to the 3200 attenders...

It was back in the 80's when I first introduced to wisdom of Ken Blanchard. His book, The One Minute Manager , was a strong influence on me as a manager/leader. Since then I have had the privlege of reading his other books and learning from him at conferences, always leaving with something valuable...

This morning I heard birds - I think they are robins - singing in my yard. No big deal for some of you in warmer climates, but for me, this is incredibly life-giving! I thank God for the promise and hope of Spring. Every year, in spite of our bleak winters and doubts about whether new life will break...

I am heading to New Zealand and Australia for a 10 day teaching journey. In Christ Church and Auckland, I will spend full days with worship arts leaders and pastors. Then in Sydney and Melbourne, I'll be investing in women leaders for a couple days. I look forward to new connections, to the stories...

"You who dwell in the dust, wake up and shout for joy." Isaiah 26:19 With all the possible themes for the annual Arts Conference , why did we choose wonder? To some, it may seem like a rather lightweight sentiment, given the state of our world. But I beg to differ. If there was ever a time...

After months of work by the Arts Content Team to create and craft an awesome conference, and then months of work by the Arts Marketing and IS teams, the Wonder - Arts Conference '09 website is live! I'm so thrilled with how it turned out. For one it looks beautiful, and I'm very excited about...

In several cities around the country, worship/arts leaders are beginning to gather periodically from various churches in a local community. For some it's a monthly breakfast, for others a quarterly lunch. What gets me so excited is that these little communities are forming to encourage church arts...