“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 …
How to Deliver Great Presentations–New on the Top 5 Read More »
“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 …
“What does it look like to be a leader when you no longer have control?”–Charlene Li Or Control and Command approach versus Open and Share My favorite quotes: “The new question in open leadership is What Can I Enable By Giving Up Control?” “The customers have changed. They are on Facebook and are waiting to …
Influence or Control? Open Leadership Video Discussion Read More »
“Delegate authority not tasks. Tasks create followers. Authority creates leaders.” Craig Groeschel succinctly described the two basic ways of leading in a post on generational tension in leadership: 1-Leader focuses on preservation, followers exist to maintain the leader. 2-Leader focuses on empowerment, followers exist to grow into leaders and/or CHOOSE to be followers. In #1 …
Facebook just updated/altered the features of their groups to increase sharing among a small group of people. Here’s what’s new: The content shared is available by default to ONLY the people in the group Group Chat: Talk together and privately! Two great ministry applications immediately come to mind: 1. Easily start and lead small group …
Online Bible Studies Just Got Easier Via Facebook Groups Read More »
68% of customers leave a company because of the treatment they received. This is a ridiculously awesome infographic from Get Satisfaction, a company that does user generated customer service. Not completely new information but reiterates how important it is to make people new to your ministry feel welcomed (the way they understand being welcomed, not …
