chad mcilvenna

The definition of salvage “is the act of saving anything from danger”. One definition also says “Something saved from destruction or waste and put to further use”. The word salvage comes from the word salvation and is a variant form of salvation. They mean one in the same thing. Salvation is the ongoing act of [...]

I know a lot of family members who could not make it to the service requested seeing this video. Below is a link to my vimeo site to view the video of the memorial service for my dad Bruce McIlvenna who passed away on 1.14.2010. My father was a great husband, loving father, and an [...]

After receiving a degree in Christian Ministry (aka church work/pastoral care), working as a volunteer in a church leadership position, and vocationally spending my last 6 years working in the Insurance industry I have noticed a familiar trend happening amongst up and coming organizations. I call it CCS (Copy Cat Syndrome). What happens is that [...]

Paul writing to his protégé Timothy in the bible, shared this with him in regards to a church he was leading in a city called Ephesus, “This is a trustworthy saying, and everyone (the church) should accept it” “Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners”- and I am the worst of them all.” [...]

James 2:26 (NLT) says, “Just as the body is dead without breath, so also faith is dead without good works”.
This is a life and death situation! We would so freak out if we were suddenly made aware that we could not breathe. We would freak out because we would be dead in a matter of [...]

So here are some links to some great blog posts that got me thinking deeply last week. Maybe some of them will provoke some deep thinking for you as well.
This post from Seth Godin about Fitting in or Standing out.
This post from Tony McCollum about mentors.
This post from Steven Furtick.
This post from Ben Arment where [...]