An increasing gap between the vision and reality signals the need to make a change in your ministry’s direction. A change in direction can be falsely understood as failure, since it’s a departure from what a leader thought would happen. Yet the ministries that I have observed to be MOST successful make changes swiftly and …
Sketching out ideas and concepts has helped me solidify abstract ideas and thoughts. In fact “Draft,” a simple sketching tool, is my favorite iPad app. I found a great article on the benefits of sketching. Here’s a few of the best quotes: “Sketching provides a unique space that can help you think differently, generate a …
God seems to raise up ministry leaders to ENABLE more people to participate in his plans. So often the stories of Moses, David, Peter and Paul focus on what they did; recently I have been more interested in what others were ABLE to do because of them. This paradigm seems to be coming back into …
I’m excited to announce an ebook for college ministers on how to maximize the first four weeks of school for greater effectiveness and fruitfulness. Being apart of Campus Crusade has allowed me to gain not only tremendous skills from literally thousands of leaders who have gone before, but also observe country-wide and global patterns and …
Chris Brogan shared this info-graphic on mobile trends and the exponential rise of text-messaging. My takeaway: If you are not texting more than you are calling then you are not communicating contextually.
“A (ministry) leader needs to hear from God and develop other leaders”–Dave Kraft I discovered this video on the Church Planting for the Rest of Us blog. Dave Kraft recently published Leaders Who Last, and will be touring the country doing seminars related to the ideas of the book. He shares what is needed for …
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Charlene Li shared an insightful presentation on the changes in technology that are starting to gain traction amongst early adopters. Hot Or Not: The Disruptive Tech Outlook for 2011 View more presentations from Charlene Li. It’s worth scanning through these slides to see if you or those you are serving are engaging in any of …
Kanye West shared a key insight that I discovered about leadership. I’m oriented towards the “Tell me” method of leadership. This method involves the least amount of effort but produces the lowest yield for the person being led. It’s been a process of learning the value of involving people but I will say that I’ve …
A healthy, mature, and growing in number group of emerging leaders is a strong indicator of a ministry’s health. But besides challenging new students to leadership positions how do you get there? From 30,000 feet this is the best way to develop a college ministry leadership team: Test them in the Fall Align them in …
You cannot be effective in ministry today unless you are PROFICIENT in technology/social media. Not an expert, nor a casual observer, but intentional, strategic, and humble to learn, try, and discard technological tools. I love what Matt Stauffer, a staff member from Intervarsity, is doing over at Staffhacker. So much so that I’m going to …
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