College ministry bible studies are infamous for being either socially hot or cold; one group hangs out together outside of the group, welcomes new people, and grows closer as another leaves as soon as it’s over, makes new people feel awkward, and never return the following year. For three years I attempted to solve this …
Socially “Hot” and “Cold” Group Dynamics in College Ministry Read More »
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 …
I’ve shared a Brian Solis interview before with Charlene Li on Open Leadership but this one proves extremely interesting. Brian interviews Mark Burnett from Survivor and talks story-telling, behind the scenes of Survivor, and how social media will influence and affect mainstream TV. Some key quotes: “Electronic, omnipresent, water-cooler moment.” “These moments become social objects …
Why You Love Survivor: Inside the Mind of Mark Burnett Read More »
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 …
Share a Resource with Ministry Leaders from Around the World! 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 »
The Blogference is alive! It has been a busy week over at the RE-Think Blogference. Last week I started hosting weekly posts from Campus Crusade staff members around the world! This week’s topic was “Are we Really Doing Evangelism the First Weeks on Campus?” a discussion addressing the tension between engaging non-Christians with the Gospel …
Evangelism, Twitter, and Podcasts-3 Parts of My Week Read More »
Personal Development that’s provided by your ministry or organization offers the least resistance but often short circuits what’s actually needed to become more effective as a ministry leader. a simple chart: On the Y-axis is developmental experiences, which I define as experiences that increase both your skill and capacity in some leadership related area–giving speeches …
If you click on any of these links I will earn ZERO dollars. The only incentive is to share a resource that I love and has made me exponentially more effective. This is a snapshot of my workflow with task completion as the goal. Inputs are the main areas where tasks are generated and outputs …
The content on the Faith on Campus Blog-athon has been interesting. The sheer variety of posts has been great for me to look over. I mentioned on Twitter that I guest posted on 4,000 Ways to Maximize the First 4 Weeks. Click here to read it. Here’s some quotes from the various posts that stuck …
Chris Brogan talked about the challenges of commuting to work in a big city. His video challenged me to think about areas where I am unnecessarily commuting. Sadly I have to admit that I’m still commuting many of my resources. When you think about the best resources you have are they being shared mostly/only with …
