1.   Mark your Calenders because the second California Dreaming Tour is starting March 4th. (Massive THiNK International Video Series)
Starting March 4th we are setting out for the 2nd California Dreaming Tour (Poster HERE).  What is the California Dreaming Tour?  Basically, lots of interviews, videos & content that will help you go further faster as a leader and/or a creative… check out last years tour for examples HERE.

This year our theme is “Killing Sacred Cows: What worked Yesterday, Does Not Work Today.”  Often we get in ruts, old mindsets and routines that have become ineffective.  Sometimes we catch, “the way we’ve always done it” syndrome without knowing it and continue to honor our “man made” traditions but become irrelevant to the current generation (we are in no way suggesting that we abandon “traditions” or “sound doctrine,” we are referring to cultural mindsets, ministry philosophies and expired methods).  We are on a mission to talk with the best and brightest leaders that are applying wisdom in their culture and context and seeing real results.

This year we will be doing 35 videos that will be released over the 2 months following the tour:

  • 7 Leadership Interviews (Pastors, Church Planters & Ministry Leaders)
  • 7  Creative Interviews (Musicians, Artists, Story Tellers, Producers)
  • 7 Behind the Scenes Videos (Gear, Tutorials, How to Create Better Content for Your Organization)
  • 7  Sacred Cows that need to be killed (Those old mindsets, fruitless activities and expired practices that need to be abandoned)
  • 7 Video Blogs (Random Daily Video Blogs)

So stay tuned for the 2012 California Dreaming Tour.  Let us know what you think in the comments below.  And if you are interested in sponsoring/partnering with us for this series, shoot us an email here [email protected]

2.  Must read book “Sticky Teams” by Larry Osborne (Leadership Book)
It speaks to keeping your team united and moving forward in the same direction. The team at North Coast Church have an extremely low turn over rate, and are a world class staff.  Check it out in the THiNK Store Here (the books without prices under them are the eBook versions).

3. Elephant Room Recap on TimSchraeder.com ( Notes and Blog Posts from the Event)
Our friend Tim Schraeder did comprehensively covered the entire second round of “Elephant Room” on his blog.  Skim through the post to catch the gist of what went down on that crazy day or check out the dvd sets of the event HERE.

4. Six Reasons Young People Leave the Church (Barna President David Kinnaman examines the trend)
Great article from Leadership Journal, check it out HERE.  The content comes from David’s book, You Lost Me: Why Young Christians Are Leaving Church…and Rethinking Faith.  We are interviewing David today and will be posting an interview with him soon.  Anything you wan to ask him?

5.  ”The problem with an unsustainable pace, is that it is unsustainable.” (Andy Stanley Quote)
Are you or your team doing too much and heading toward burn out?  In what ways could you refocus and what non-essential things can be removed from your schedule?


1. Free Facebook Webinar with Mari Smith (Facebook Guru) for 2012. (Free Training Webinar)
Mari Smith is a Legend when it comes to Facebook Marketing (not sure if you can be a legend in something that started only 8 years ago but you get the point).  On January 31st she is doing a FREE Webinar.  If you have any desire to use social media & Facebook for your business, church or non-profit then DON’T MISS this  Free Webinar.

2.  Want to learn Adobe After Effects?  FREE 10 Video Course? (Free Video Learning Course)
Ever wanted to create sweet motion graphics videos?  If so, After Effects is one of the best (if not the best) program out there.  We are so grateful for the guys over at videocopilot.net for  putting together an “After Effects Basic Training” series for FREE!  Check it out HERE.

3.  Code Orange Revival is over.  Did you see the Recap Video? (Blog Post & Video)
12 Nights. 12 Speakers.  Viewed over 350,000 times in 138 countries on six continents by over 130,000 people. Over 35,000 tweets were sent with the hashtag #CodeOrangeRevival, generating over 12 million impressions on Twitter. It trended globally many nights.  Check out the recap video & photos HERE.  What do you think about the Recap Video?

4.  The Number 1 Tip To Build Your Tribe. (Your Tribe = Your Brand, Business, Church, Blog, etc.) (Short Video)
If you missed the interview with Bryan Allain we posted this week check it out HERE.  Are you thinking about launching a business, idea, blog, YouTube channel or anything else in 2012?  If so WATCH THIS VIDEO first!

5.  Want to record your own Skype Calls & Interviews? Tips & Program We Use. (Short Video & Software)
Do you want to do video interviews for your church, business or brand from the comfort of your office or home?  And be able to play them at conferences, in classes or on your website?  We did a video about how to get the best results from using Skype and we use VodBurner (Software) to record the Skype calls.  Check out the Video Here.


What do you think about anything in the Friday Five or anything else?  Let’s talk in the comments section below.

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