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Not All Leadership Books Are Created Equal
2008-05-01 15:02:00 Here are 3 Book that I have found helpful: Leadership Is An Art The Contrarians Guide to Leadership Jesus CEO Share This More About: Books , Innovation , Equal , Pastors
This Weekend @ the Gathering ? May 4
2008-05-01 09:49:00 Join us this weekend at The Gathering as we continue our series ?7 Ways Weird Families Work,? with way number six, ?Weird Families Work When Grudges Go Away.? All of us have experienced what it?s like to harbor unforgiveness, resentment, or hurt feelings. And over time, if nothing is done, what starts out as a ... More About: Weekend
Exponential 08 Conference - Day 2
2008-04-30 09:09:00 On Day 2 of the Exponential 08 Conference in Orlando, Andy Stanley, pastor of North Point Community Church in Atlanta spoke about Vision. He gave four points on the importance of Vision and how to communicate it. 1. Make it simple. Boil it down to its irreducible minimum. I call ... More About: Blog , Pastors
Dave Rave - 7 Signs You?re Not a Leader
2008-04-29 09:15:00 With all the titles given these days that promise leadership, there seems to be too few leaders. And the question is, are you a leader? Here are the seven signs you might not be a leader, and if you?re not a leader, why you?re so miserable trying to lead. The seven signs are: ... More About: Blog , Rave , Signs , Dave , Leader
Exponential 08 Conference - Orlando
2008-04-28 15:33:00 Paula and I had the privilege last week to attend the Exponential ?08 Conference in Orlando . It?s the largest gathering of church planters in North America with over 2600 people in attendance. I?m going to share with you this week, some of the notes I took from the speakers during the week. Today I?m going ... More About: Pastors
Today @ The Gathering - April 27th
2008-04-28 00:03:00 Today at The Gathering we continued with installment six in our series ?7 Ways Weird Families Work? with way number five, ?Weird Families Work When W.W.O.N.D.A. Reigns.? The premise today is simply this: there is no winner in a war of words and high emotions. God gave us the ability to talk not in ... More About: April , Blog , Today
FAQ: Most Christians are Christians because they were raised that way. So
2008-04-25 09:31:00 One of the questions I keep getting asked lately is I think quite a legitimate one. And that is, ?Aren?t most Christians , Christians because that?s the way they were raised?? Basically this is the argument that Christianity is just cultural conditioning passed down from family to family to family. But here is my response ...
Everyone getting ready for last session of Exponential 08. Tim Keller and R
2008-04-24 17:43:00 posted from iPhoneSlide.com Share This More About: Ready , Keller
This Weekend @ the Gathering - April 27
2008-04-24 09:11:00 This weekend at The Gathering we continue our series “7 Ways Weird Families Work,” with part number five, “Weird Families Work When W.W.O.N.D.A. Reigns.” Let?s face it. There is no winner in a war of words and high emotions. And there is never a greater temptation than in our family setting to become ... More About: April , Weekend
Do you know the answer to the business card question?
2008-04-23 09:14:00 I was at lunch in a Japanese restaurant in Chicago where a lot of business was being conducted. I noticed that when each Japanese business person introduced themselves, they always had a business card in hand to offer. The preliminary before lunch became the giving and exchanging of business cards. Here are the questions ... More About: Marketing , Business , Card , Question , Answer
Todd Rhoades, Chris Elod, and Scott Hodge teaching about blogging and twitt
2008-04-22 22:47:00 posted from iPhoneSlide.com Share This More About: Blogging , Teaching , Chris , Scott , Hodge
Session 1 @ the national new church conference. The state of church plantin
2008-04-22 19:30:00 posted from iPhoneSlide.com Share This More About: Church , National , State , Conference , The State
Confessions of a Happy Pastor: Preparing to speak on Sunday morning is a jo
2008-04-22 09:28:00 I?ve been speaking consistently since I was eighteen years old. I?ve prepared and delivered now, hundreds if not thousands of talks. And every time it?s a great privilege bordering on intimidation. The only thing that has sustained me over all these years and has allowed speaking for God to be the main joy ... More About: Confessions , Sunday , Happy , Morning , Sunday morning
Bad News Barna: Brand New Bad News Book
2008-04-21 09:49:00 Well the buzz is beginning to swirl around George Barna?s new book, Pagan Christianity. And as usual, it?s bad news. A lot of people have trusted and respected Mr. Barna?s voice and his research. He?s contributed to our understanding of the state of the church and the world we find ourselves in. We ... More About: News , Bad News , Book , Brand
Today @ The Gathering - April 20
2008-04-20 13:58:00 Today at The Gathering we continued our series ?7Ways Weird Families Work? with installment number five, ?Weird Families Work When Closets Have No Doors.? So far we?ve talked about three ways that weird families work: 1. When there is no them. 2. When love is L.O.U.D. (Lifting Others Up Daily) 3. ... More About: April , Today
The look and mechanics of a new series in progress
2008-04-18 17:30:00 posted from iPhoneSlide.com Share This More About: Series , Mechanics , Progress
This Weekend @ the Gathering - April 20
2008-04-18 10:25:00 Join us this weekend at The Gathering as we continue our series “7 Ways Weird Families Work,” with part number five, “Weird Families Work When Closets Have no Doors.” The most important thing in all human relationships is trust. When it?s gone what we try to put in its place are doors. We place ... More About: April , Weekend
Thank God Christianity Doesn?t Rely on Proof
2008-04-16 10:20:00 I?m a follower of Jesus Christ. Not because the facts of my faith have been proven beyond the shadow of a doubt, but because, in addition to the ways God has revealed Himself and given me reasons to believe, something happened on the inside of me. No one is converted by an information dump, an ... More About: Christianity , Proof
10 Signs It?s Time to Confront
2008-04-15 09:35:00 No one really likes confrontation, even those who say they do. For if you really like it, you?re a bully more than a person. But the truth is, we do have to confront. Here are 10 signs it?s time to confront the people you love, care about, work with, or are responsible for. 1. ... More About: Time , Signs
Halfway is not enough!
2008-04-14 21:59:00 My good friend Dan Greer hit it out of the park with this post: From a personal standpoint one of the things I love doing is hiking. A hiker is somewhere between a camper and an adventure racer. One of the great advantages of living in the Atlanta area for ten years is the close proximity to ...
What?s filling the void vision leaves behind?
2008-04-14 14:30:00 I thought Tony Morgan’s post, The Void, hit the nail on the head: Without vision, people will define their own vision and the loudest voice will prevail.Without strategy, people will do what they’re most passionate about whether or not it helps the organization fulfill its mission. Without clear communications, people will assume for themselves what’s most important. Without ... More About: Vision , Leaves
Are You Angry or Passionate?
2008-04-14 10:29:00 It?s no surprise to anyone who knows me, that I have been accused from time to time of being angry. And I confess, there are times I am angry; angry in the wrong way, and express it with the wrong words, certainly at the wrong time. But that doesn?t make me any different ... More About: Angry
Today @ The Gathering - April 13
2008-04-14 02:34:00 Today @ The Gathering we continued our series ?7 Ways Weird Families Work,? with the fourth installment entitled, ?Weird Families Work When Promises Are Kept.? God put us into families on the basis of covenants, not contracts, or civil ordinances. Covenants are written in our hearts with love and formed by two or more people ... More About: April , Today
$9 Billion for 2 Logos and Nothing Else
2008-04-12 09:40:00 When the CEO of Ford, Nassar, spent $9 billion to purchase Volvo and Jaguar, he didn?t receive factories, inventories, or people. He bought two logos. Think about it. Volvo and Jaguar had spent a lifetime of investment developing those two logos and names. What did they develop behind the product? A promise. ... More About: Marketing , Logos , Billion
Plastic bumpers on shopping carts; the art of going the extra mile!
2008-04-11 18:18:00 posted from iPhoneSlide.com Share This More About: Shopping , Mile , Plastic , Extra , Bumpers
Happy Birthday to Me: I Began Blogging 2 Years Ago Today
2008-04-11 09:59:00 It?s all gone by so fast. It?s hard to think I?ve been blogging officially for two years. It?s been a great experience and I?m even more excited about its possibilities and potentials than ever before. So as I?m reflecting on these past two years, here are some of the things I?ve learned while blogging. 1. ... More About: Marketing , Blogging , Today , Innovation , Happy
This Weekend @ the Gathering - April 13
2008-04-10 09:38:00 This weekend at The Gathering we will continue our series ?7 Ways Weird Families Work,? with way number three, ?Weird Families Work When Promises are Kept.? The very fact that you?re in a family implies that there are promises to be kept. And when those promises are broken, we?re all devastated. But when they?re ... More About: April , Weekend
My Honda Dealership Gives the Best Service I?ve Ever Experienced, and Why i
2008-04-09 10:40:00 I took my truck in to be serviced this morning and I was reminded all over again why I own a Honda truck. It?s not just that Hondas run forever and cost very little to maintain, but I have an amazing dealer. When I walked in today to Darrell Waltrip Honda here in ... More About: Service , Experienced
Who Will You See Today?
2008-04-08 10:05:00 If you?re like me, each and every day, countless numbers of people come in and out of your sight-path. I see lots of people. But today, stop and ask yourself this question: What do you see when you really see the people around you? Do you see a husband who?s lost his wife to ... More About: Today
Here is my writing companion; Cooper.
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