Who are you talking to?
One of the greatest weaknesses we see from leadership in the church is not understanding the audience the leader is speaking to. Here’s a big case in […]
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Nov
2011
Blog Tag
Church
02
Nov
2011
Innovating on God …
Sometimes it’s a little dismaying watching church leaders with their non-stop wrestling with thinking up new models for the church. Especially when inches from them sits a […]
01
Nov
2011
Beyond the politics, there’s some humanity to see …
Let’s talk about the “Occupy Wall Street” activity for a moment … but without any of the politics. First, it should be easy for us to agree […]
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Oct
2011
Feeling good at First Church …
When Jesus arrived somewhere, so did the huge crowds. Then He taught pure truth. Undistilled, nothing watered down. Straight to the point. After teaching, He left the […]
11
Oct
2011
Appreciating your Pastor …
Did you know your pastor — now prepare yourself for this — YOUR pastor is … uh, well … he’s human! Actually, there’s more to it than […]
11
Oct
2011
Chasing YOUR dream …
Jesus said this, as recorded in John 10:10, “The thief’s purpose is to steal and kill and destroy. My purpose is to give them a rich and […]
02
Oct
2011
Going pro …
God has shown flashes of His holy sense of humor to me at various times. But this time wasn’t funny, it was scary! That’s because God decided […]
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Sep
2011
Competing isn’t leading …
Do you know the guy in the photo above? Many millions of people around the world do. He’s Tom Anderson, co-founder of MySpace. If you ever used […]
17
Sep
2011
REPOST: Called to do something greater than “build community”
In January of this year, I posted an article that generated some excellent discussion. It was on the topic of referring to, and seeing the church as, […]
17
Sep
2011
Seeing double in this leadership model …
“Hi ho Silver! Away!” was the cry, then off rode the Lone Ranger … … with his partner, Tonto. Yes, even the Lone Ranger wasn’t alone. But […]