When evaluating your ministry structure the conversation has a gravitational pull towards addition, not subtraction. However pruning/curating/streamlining your ministry structure by taking things out and/or grouping things together offers a huge opportunity for significant growth and increased effectiveness. Here’s a couple things to think through: Are there any ministry teams that overlap more than 30% …
Smart, contextualized resource sharing gets me excited. This 1.5 minute video on BMW’s new car sharing service absolutely inspired me. Can’t see the video? Click here to view the video and the post in your browser.
“The digital world is shifting away from the desktop and towards a multiple-device but mobile-centric world. The college ministries that optimize their web presence around image-driven content, mobile-optimized applications will be most relevant and engaging.”–My Post on The Digital Future of Your College Ministry The Future of College Ministry Blog-athon is happening right now. There …
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Talking about changing your ministry only works if there are structures and processes in place to facilitate those changes. The first picture to the left is from In’N’Out Burger–notice that it’s impossible for the tray to be thrown away with the food. Now look at the second picture on the left from Quizno’s–there …
1. Do something that was not possible three years ago. 2. Do something you are extremely passionate about. 3. Don’t compromise. 4. If you feel comfortable, you’re probably not doing it right. 5. Don’t write your obituary too early.
“Far too many new leaders don’t effectively diagnose their situations and tailor their strategies accordingly. Then, because they don’t understand the situation, they make unnecessary mistakes.”–Michael Watkins from The First 90 Days Tim Casteel shared this quote in the comments of a previous post titled Giving Away Your Ministry. I fell into this category as …
“We are mission driven but medium agnostic.”–Scott Belsky Belsky runs Behance, a platform for creative professionals, and authored Making Ideas Happen, which was discussed on the recent RE-Think Blogference. The quote resonated with me because so often discussions about integrating social media into ministry center around which tool the “expert” prefers instead of which tool …
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This space has to make you work 10x more creatively. Check out Skype’s new headquarters: this picture and more are found here.
Eric Ries presented on The Lean Startup at SXSWI and this was one of his slides: If We Can Reduce the Time Between Pivots Here’s the definition of a pivot: “a pivot occurs when a start-up tests a new direction while still keeping one metaphorical foot in the original business,” from a post on …
The Blogference is an online conference that I have hosted for the last four years. It seeks to start ministry conversations and connect ministry starters around the world. This year’s theme is Evolve and the vision is that ministry leaders would not only discern the changes in culture and technology, but evolve and make significant …
