Groupon just announced Groupon Now, a way to buy and use deals instantly. The video shows the power of social media for both the consumer and the vendor. I love the part where it talks about how the store owner can use it to spike business and that the consumer can leverage the geo-location feature …
Spending time evaluating what sorts of processes or work can be centralized in your ministry can yield tremendous rewards. Centralization frees up leaders to expand your ministry, pursue the vision, and take significant steps of faith. It also prevents people from depending too heavily on past processes or using resources to protect the past instead …
“The future of media lies on interactive (touchable) screens of all sizes that function as portals to multi-media.”–Kevin Kelly Kevin Kelly, founder of Wired magazine presented at the Biola Media Conference on the future of media. He noted the increasing presence of screens all around us–billboards, tablets, windows, tv’s, etc. This resonated with me and …
Significant steps of faith often lead to dramatic victories that increase the amount of leaders, laborers and resources in your ministry. Surprisingly these victories can start to feel like burdens as the time and energy needed to sustain these surges of growth zaps current resources. Each stage of a ministry’s growth draws leaders or laborers …
Ministry leaders who developmentally invest in their future find roles that match their giftings and provide increased levels of influence. The demands of the present often prevent leaders from taking the time to pursue people and experiences that produce developmental gains. However each moment invested in the present, however important, diminishes the ability to prepare …
“Only 1 out of every 500 updates makes it into your fans’ critical Top News feed, which is how 95 percent of Facebook members get their updates (excluding mobile users), according to Facebook itself. (The percentage of Page updates visible in a user’s Top News feed may be even smaller today.)”–business2community.com If your ministry has …
A huge challenge I observe in ministry is for leaders who grew up in the transaction era leading those who are ministering in the interaction era. Many ministry leaders consider themselves falsely ineffective because of the expectation to produce more transactions. The previous generation almost exclusively measured transactions in ministry: donations, attendance, decisions for Christ, …
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We just bought a house. It’s new to us but over 30 years old. I’m amazed by how many objects and experiences that feel new are simply new to me. This makes me even more amazed at the newness that Jesus inaugurated on Easter. I’m amazed at the timing of the resurrection–growing up in Southern …
Failure lets you move on, mediocrity stalls you and keeps you from reaching your potential.”–Dharmesh Shah from a recent post ‘Failure is Not the Worst Option.’
“I saw the statue inside.”–Michelangelo If you have or are thinking of starting a ministry this video will seriously encourage you. Especially if you have a vision for your ministry that most people do not yet “get.” To read more of Steve Blank’s thoughts click here. Can’t see the video? Click here to view it …
