80% of fatalities happen on the DESCENT from the summit of Mt. Everest. “The biggest lesson I learned from climbing Mt. Everest is that getting to the top is only half the challenge.” –a climber that had to turn back just 350 feet from the summit. A big part of leading change is seeing your …
Pursue people before/over skills. Skill development can be like a dog chasing his tail–there is a sense of efficiency from the point of view of the dog but the observer sees otherwise. If you are a young leader then there is a good chance you have not yet discovered your strongest skill/ability; you could be …
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I’m a huge fan and advocate of Dropbox. However I’ve noticed those who are beginner to intermediate in technology struggle to use Dropbox to its capacity. I have been recommending Gmail more and more as a way to store and share files. Not Google Docs, but Gmail itself. Why It’s Better Everyone (except teenagers supposedly) …
Two of the biggest changes I made that I was not only proud of but also increased my ministry’s effectiveness were the two most criticized decisions by others. I’m surprised when people seem to make an intentional effort to find and give you their opinion, even when these people often have no stake in the …
I’ve started using Evernote to remember the various sites I visit and Twitter favorites to archive links that I want to read or save for a later time. Evernote for Web Bookmarks Evernote has a Firefox add-on and a Chrome extension that make it super easy to save both the link and/or the entire page …
Have you ever really wanted to get the word out on Facebook but the results of your efforts were significantly less than what you had hoped? Chances are you did not use a picture to spread the word. Video is certainly continuing to rise (see my post on 6 Reasons Why You Should Think Through …
Thank you to those of you who read my blog regularly. I hope what I share continues to be helpful and encouraging. I struggle to celebrate Christmas. Part of it is my personality (INTJ): “INTJs may also be unresponsive and may neglect small rituals designed to put others at ease. For example, INTJs may communicate …
Rising above a website or facebook page is the need for ministries to seriously think through their video presence online. This is from Luke W’s blog: As online video continues to grow, it’s interesting to see how people are consuming and accessing this medium. The average US Internet user watches 182 videos online in a …
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“People are trading in their work day for work-moments when they go to the office”–Jason Fried This is a pragmatic and insightful talk about how and why work gets done or doesn’t. “You don’t go to sleep, you go towards sleep.” –Fried compares the sleep cycle to the work cycle. I love this because it’s the …
Students can not only plant churches, but lead a church planting movement! I found this out on a recent trip to Manila, the Philippines. This short video is of the Melvin, Pastor of Stillwaters Church, casting vision and describing what his student led and planted church is doing. Melvin’s heart and the model of truly …
