Jun 23, 2020Your IT guy is too busy putting out fires…Author’s Note: This is a sample chapter from my book “Near Miss: 10 Ways Your IT Guy is Failing to Protect You & Putting Your Business at Risk”. You can get it at Amazon and at BrentLacy.com. One of the dirtiest secrets of the IT industry is that there is…Business7 min readBusiness7 min read
Feb 24, 2018Question regarding the Parkland shooting…Given the information that came out yesterday about not 1, but 4 deputies “waiting for backup” or some such policy driven word salad, I have a serious question. My question is this: Of the 4 deputies there (assume 2 cars, four cars, whatever) One of them should have had a…Guns2 min readGuns2 min read
Feb 22, 2018Today’s Cognitive DissonanceIn the emotional pleas on twitter and in the news the last few days I’m seeing a lot of statements that do not make sense. Especially when you compare today’s more outrage to the one last week and the week before that, etc. Example 1: Then: When our current POTUS…Abortion2 min readAbortion2 min read
Feb 17, 2016Politics for the rest of us: POTUS, SCOTUS, and the Senate, …oh my…In the time since the passing of Justice Scalia at a Texas Ranch, there has been shouting from both sides and a lot of media “hand-wringing”. I like to think we at least have a loosely Constitution-based republic (although some days I wonder…). …Politics2 min readPolitics2 min read
Feb 7, 2016A “Flyover Conservative” ManifestoI don’t typically write about politics. However, 2016 has not been a typical election cycle. The following statements are more than simply politics, they are a way of life for many in our great nation. Some very loud voices are making blanket statements about conservative views, so I will add…Education3 min readEducation3 min read
Nov 21, 2015More Thoughts on The Future of Rural Youth Ministry…In my book, Rural Youth Ministry, I spend some time talking about the future of youth ministry in rural communities. Almost three years out from the publishing of the book, I have seen some things transpire that show where I was right, where I was wrong, and what I didn’t…Christianity2 min readChristianity2 min read
Oct 20, 2015Reaching “Every”“The number one sin of the church in America, is that its pastors and leaders are not on their knees crying out to God, ‘Bring us the drug-addicted, bring us the prostitutes, bring us the destitute, bring us the gang leaders, bring us those with AIDS, bring us the people…Christianity1 min readChristianity1 min read
Oct 20, 2015Ministry is Generational. We cannot forget this. EVER.Last week I attended the visitation for a friend that I wish I would have gotten to know more before Alzheimers did the awful things that it does to a person over the process of many years. I can tell you that he served others, and he served his church…Christianity2 min readChristianity2 min read
Oct 14, 2015The Blogging Congregation…I attend a small church in a rural community. I’m talking less than 150 on Sunday morning small. Yet, I see two trends in our church that I hope speak to the future of growing churches. The first is that the fastest growing and most engaged group is shifting from…Church3 min readChurch3 min read
Oct 14, 2015Five Ways to Show Appreciation For Youthworkers…Youth ministry has changed in the last 15–20 years. For the most part, the days where the youthworkers mainly managed pizza parties and all night video game marathons are behind us. …Christianity2 min readChristianity2 min read
