Justin Chandler

Today I'm coming off what they call a "Preacher's High." Typically this happens when the service or event you lead was such a success that you find it hard to sleep because your mind is racing. For me, it's has

Dec

2011

Looking for Investors

Today I decided to put something out there, that I have been thinking about for a while. I was driving by a car dealership the other day, and saw that they had a mini coach for sale. Immediately my mind started

Dec

2011

Parents, Stop Bringing Your Kids to Church

Gotcha. If you are a parent and reading this, no doubt you are curious what I have to say. If you are a student reading this, you're probably considering not going to church anymore, or wondering what I would have to

Nov

2011

Be Grateful

Last week, I was fortunate enough to speak at a local Christian High School. I am thankful every time I have an opportunity to share the Gospel. That a guy like me would be able to travel and speak to share God's

Nov

2011

First Impressions and Book Covers

You've heard these two quotes before:"It's always about first impressions.""Don't judge a book by its cover."But the two together and you get "Don't judge a book by its cover even though it matters." There are times where I hate both of

Nov

2011

Advent

Advent is one of my favorite times of year. Before getting too far, I think it's probably necesary to define what Advent is. Here is how a reading plan available at youversion.com defines it. What is Advent? Advent comes from the

Nov

2011

Mold Breakers

One of my youth leaders said to me the other day:"Justin, God broke the mold when he made you."The compliment was so abrasive that I took it as an insult at first. "You are so ridiculous and eccentric that God Himself

Nov

2011

Michael Bay, Zach Hemsey and Posers

There are certain times where someone develops their "thing." Whether it's a look, sound or style, there are people who have their way of doing it and are known for it. Take Michael Bay and Zack Hemsey for example.Michael Bay is

Nov

2011

Reading Tips

As I said in a previous post, one of my goals is to read more. I'm not looking to read more simply for reading's sake. I want to read for retention and read with the ability to recall. Here is what

Nov

2011

When Your Wife Calls You Out

2 Comments

No one knows you better than your spouse does.No one can frustrate you more than your spouse does.Nothing is more frustrating than when your spouse calls you out.Unless you're me.For some reason, when my wife calls me out on something, especially

Nov

2011

Names Matter

I want to start by saying I'm terrible with names. Terrible. There are times that within a conversation I have forgotten someone's name. There are many reasons why this is true of me, none of which have much importance.Forgetting someone's name

Nov

2011

If You See a Turtle on a Fence Post

“If you see a turtle on a fence post, you know he had some help. Anytime I start thinking, ‘Wow, isn’t this marvelous what I’ve done!’ I look at that picture and remember how this turtle – me – got up

Nov

2011

Two Shipwrecked Men

I read this from John Maxwell's Developing the Leaders Around You. Felt like it was too good not to share."Two shipwrecked men sat together at one end of a lifeboat, doing nothing. As they watched intently, the people at the other

Nov

2011

How I Blog

1 Comments

I'm a terrible blogger. Prior to my current run, it had been half a year since my previous post. Before that run, it had been half a year since the previous post. When it comes to blogging, I find that I

Nov

2011

Youth Pastors, Serve a Campus

One of the greatest choices I've made in Student Ministry is to commit to a local campus. For years, I thought I needed to try to be on every campus. As great as it was to see all my students every

Nov

2011

Leading Volunteers. As Learned By a Volunteer

As I was writing the previous post, I learned some ways to improve leading my team of volunteers and I figured I would share them.Communicate. I've never heard of too little communicate. In fact, many volunteers feel like they are being

Nov

2011

Lessons I've Learned from Volunteering

As I said in a previous posts, one thing I want to keep doing is to be sure that I am volunteering. Many added benefits, but you can read that previous post. Today, I want to talk about some things I've

Nov

2011

Leaders, Keep Volunteering

When I first accepted Christ, one of the first things I did was volunteer. Fortunately, my parents had instilled it into me prior to that moment, but my natural instinct was to give back as I had been given to.As I

Nov

2011

Harnessing Creativity

Over the past couple of days, I've had what I call a "Creative Surge." Ideas. Plans. Strategies. Coming. Coming. Coming. Here's what I know about creative moments, they come and go in waves. Even "creative types" have days where it just

Nov

2011

Losing Apart of Myself

I heard it said recently that every time you do ministry, you lose apart of yourself. You can't give, without something being taken from you.Mark 5 is a great example.Sandwiched into an account of Jairus' daughter who Jesus is eventually going

Nov

2011

Commitment Over Involvement

1 Comments

I read a quote by Lou Holtz that was absolutely worth sharing."The kamikaze pilot that was able to fly 50 missions was involved - but never committed." Lou HoltzIn Church Ministry (or any place where volunteers are your primary coworkers) the

Oct

2011

Identifying Your Dream

Moishe Rosen has a really easy way for you to identify your dream:If I had ___________________. I would ___________________.You can get cheap on it. "If I had a Maserati. I would be awesome." Your answer may not be like mine, but

Oct

2011

Christian Celebrity pt. 1

A few days ago, I received a message from a friend of mine that had the very best of intentions. We live in the same town and though we haven't had a chance to meet each other yet, we've heard of

Oct

2011

The Little Red Hen

I'm not one to use social media as a way to express political beliefs. I say, it has just as much a place there, as it does with new friends at dinner. After reading this illustration, I thought it was a

Apr

2011

Follow-up to Easter, Augustine Style

“Who am I? What kind of man am I? What evil have I not done? Or if there is evil that I have not done, what evil is there that I have not spoken? If there is any that I have

Apr

2011

New Favorite Worship Song

Here is a look at what has quickly become one of my favorite worship songs. One word. Dang.

Apr

2011

Jesus is Encouraging

Last night I posted:"Jesus is encouraging."A lot of people have responded to it, liked it, etc. I wanted to clarify what I meant by that statement.In recent months, I've been asking God about something. I knew He called me to something.

Apr

2011

Corner of the Market

When a company develops a way by which they maximize a certain product and demographic, this niche is known as a corner of the market. We've seen many corner of the markets come and go.Sony had the Walkman.Ford had the Automobile.Gutenberg

Apr

2011

Justin Chandler's Preaching Rule

Jim Rome states on his show to preface those who would call in:"Have a take. Don't suck. Contribute to the show or get ran."How much does he believe in it? His email address is rome@haveatake.com. Recently, I was listening to the

Apr

2011

Warren Buffett's Ten Rules

Reinvest your profits. "Even a small sum can turn into great wealth," Schroeder writes, if you're disciplined to not touch your profits. Let the power of compound interest work for you.Be willing to be different. Don't follow the herd. Do what

Apr

2011

Start With Kindness