“But it is equally critical to have a strategy that makes sense in the context of what is going on and execute it with purpose and pace. If you spend too much time looking over your shoulder, you will not execute well.”–Fred Wilson I feel like I could spend the next ten years on “a …
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Facebook for the time being has begun aggregating common links as one large story. I shared the same link in four different places, and instead of Facebook showing it as four different individual stories they show it as one large story. This is HUGE for promoting your ministry’s events in a socially recommended manner. The …
This week on the RE-Think Blogference I’m hosting a resource drive. Much like a garage sale it’s time to take some of those great items that you have stored away and bring them out for others to see. It’s crazy to me that sharing resources outside of our immediate circle of ministry leaders still happens …
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“If I start a ministry then people should come.” “Attendance equals commitment/alignment.” “Those who have the most external gifts and abilities always lead” I highly recommend Daniel Pink‘s book A Whole New Mind if this kind of stuff is interesting but you have yet to get a 10,000 foot view of the paradigm. Drew Lundgren’s …
“The teams that are engineer heavy and creative light have not worked nearly as well as the teams that are creative heavy and engineer light.”–Fred Wilson from a recent blog post Fred Wilson invests in tech companies as a venture capitalist and has begun to invest more in companies that demonstrate creativity MORE than technical …
Absolutely hilarious and true for me. What about you? Image found here
Took this picture over the weekend at a Pumpkin Patch with the family. It reminded me that three to four months into a new ministry year there are areas and people that are growing and dying. The challenge comes when things that have historically been effective stagnate and new and uncomfortable things start to gain …
Late Fall and Your Ministry-Something is Growing and Dying Read More »
If you are looking to sharpen your speaking skills this is a great blog post that provides some tips as well as additional resources for improving. If you are reading this in email click here to go to the post and view the resource. To go to the original blog post click here. Have you …
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“So the soldiers cut the rope that held the lifeboat and let it fall away.” I have been reading Acts 27 recently, which describes the Apostle Paul’s voyage to Rome, and includes a series of difficult circumstances while seeking to arrive at the destination. It’s been a comfort and encouragement to me since moving in …
“The best gifts of the church go dormant when there is no cultural pressure.” This is a paraphrase from a recent ABC News Video titled “The New Face of American Evangelicalism.” There are some good quotes and thoughts about evangelism, faith, and living in a culture that seems to becoming more and more antithetical towards …
