You see, God is not looking for believers; He’s looking for followers willing to follow the King Jesus wherever He goes. “That’s all,” Jesus said. “Just that little thing. If you do that, you’ll get what you’re asking for. And when you’re willing to do commit, then come and follow me.”
Month: February 2013
Circle time and the call to worship
Several weeks ago I attended a seminar on creating effective experiences and environments… for preschoolers. I was the only guy in the room and the only person who wasn’t a preschool teacher. Frankly, I think it kind of threw off the presenter to have me there. Throughout the presentation, she awkwardly added phrases like, “and […]
Innovation: How a hamster ball became an activity at the mall, part 2
One of the things that defines our ministry at SpringHill Camps is our commitment to innovation. Over the years, the ministry has created new activities, been on the leading edge of camp philosophy, and often been a go-to for other organizations looking for ideas. But the work of innovation is hard. And our tendency is […]
Innovation: Why good ideas aren’t good enough, part 1
This is my profile in the 1997 edition of John Brown University’s facebook. In 1997, I was on a team of students that used our university’s only digital camera (for real) to produce what we called facebook. It was a squareish paperback book hybrid, somewhere between a yearbook and a phonebook. Sound familiar? The cover was […]
Blog has a new home
Welcome to the new home of my blog at www.ericdwoods.com. All the content from my previous blog has been moved here, including some of my most-read posts: A Better Idea You are Welcome Make the Way Straight Be the New Guy Every Day, and How to Get Hired as a Speaker I will continue to […]