Now THAT was fun!

One of the most-important & highest-priority things we MUST do if we're going to launch effectively is to develop our DNA from the very beginning.

So, we wanted to start developing the DNA of Inspire by doing something where everyone could experience what we've been talking about. We want Inspire to be life-giving, creative, diverse, genuine, & passionate.

So how could we help our Launch Team EXPERIENCE that?

A couple of weeks ago in our Launch Team Meeting, Jennifer & I introduced the idea of having a BBQ, then had a brainstorming session to see how our BBQ could be life-giving, creative, diverse, genuine, & passionate.

As our Launch Team shouted out ideas, Jennifer jotted them down on a whiteboard. Our Launch Team has some VERY creative people, so we ended up with a pretty good list of ideas!

We narrowed that list down to a few things we thought we could do with excellence that would also be highly experiential. Here's what we came up with...

1. Great food
2. Good music
3. Something fun for the kids

Just 3 things, right? How could these 3 things possibly help people experience a BBQ that is life-giving, creative, diverse, genuine, & passionate?

Not only was it possible, it was easy--because we did it with excellence!

Here's what we did for each of those 3 things...

1. Great food: we got ribs, roasted corn, & sugar snap beans from Zea's... Yummy!
2. Good music: we hired a GREAT jazz band... Wow!
3. Something fun for the kids: we rented a big, inflatable bouncy-house & hired a really good face-painter... The kids LOVED 'em!


All evening, I heard people on our Launch Team talking about how great our BBQ was!

I talked with several guest our Launch Team members brought, & they all had a GREAT time!

We also made a bunch of NEW friends!

We invited several kids who happened to be at the park to play on the bouncy house. Actually, they just came running to play on it! When their parents came chasing after them to stop them, we told them they were welcome to play with us & then we talked to the parents while the kids played.

This was cool, too: several people around the park heard the band, so they pulled up lawn chairs & listened.

By the end of the evening, every single person there was able to experience the DNA of Inspire: life-giving, creative, diverse, genuine, & passionate.

And... It was a BLAST!