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One key to successful worship leadership
Don’t talk too much.* *This also applies nicely to successful sermons, conversations, etc.
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Community takes work!
We just wrapped up an outdoor movie night in our apartment complex. As Community Coordinators, Grete and I get to plan periodic events for the community – this time we did an outdoor movie (that almost got rained out – it rained all day in Pasadena! I haven’t seen that in the whole year we’ve…
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Connections happen when we rely on others
In this post, Darren Prince tells about how asking for help instead of fixing a bike tire on his own brought a small – but significant – breakthrough with a neighbor… As people on mission, if we are the answers to our own problems, we probably miss out on bonding opportunities with our neighbors. Why…
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God responds to lawsuit
LINCOLN, Nebraska (AP) — A legislator who filed a lawsuit against God has gotten something he might not have expected: a response.
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Worth Reading: worship actions, shark fishing, and foolishness
>> Sally Morgenthaler, author of Worship Evangelism – a book that helped usher in the contemporary mega church movement, writes about her journey from advocating seeker-friendly worship as outreach to re-focusing on the work happening outside the church. Truth may hurt, but if there’s something leaders do, they tell it. In 2000 I didn’t have…
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Gordon whips ’em into shape
I have a new favorite show. Grete and I watched the first season of Hell’s Kitchen with Gordon Ramsey but never really followed it after that. Well, Gordon’s back with a new show. Basically, the blunt, foul-mouthed, perfectionist chef goes into restaurants that are falling apart and turns them around. You get to watch the…
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Random Blog of the Day: Building Better Restaurants
I’ve been on a blog kick recently – reading blogs from different fields to cross-pollinate my thoughts/experiences. One I found recently is all about the restaurant business. It actually has some great leadership tips – particularly if you lead a team. A recent post gave 16 cost-effective tips for keeping employees happy. It’s a good…
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Patience: that tension between doing and waiting
Tonight Grete and I attended Fuller’s Korean welcome event so we could have dinner with some folks from our community. We had a great cross-cultural experience of humming along with Korean worship songs and eating a full Korean meal (I skipped the kimchi, though!). The pastor who spoke at the event talked about patience, referring…
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Today’s thoughts. No particular order.
Been thinking about the saying, “People overestimate what they can do in one year and underestimate what they can do in 10 years.” It’s so true. Most people take it and then ask, “Where do I want to be in ten years?” I’ve never been good at that exercise. I have no idea where God…
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There’s power in sacrifice
A woman is walking around at the CIA command center somewhere overseas. They’ve been tracking a rogue agent and are hot on his trail. Her cellphone rings. “Pamela Landy,” she says. “This is Jason Bourne,” the caller says. They go on to exchange important spy-like details and cleverly written dialogue. He wants to meet. She…
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Punch the clock or change the world. You decide.
You’re probably already reading him, but Seth Godin talks about loving what you do and taking real risks in your work (instead of just “working hard” and punching the clock) in a recent post. It’s some powerful stuff. Today, working hard is about taking apparent risk. Not a crazy risk like betting the entire company…
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If you’re leading, these three things matter
A few months ago I wrote about the relationship for leaders personally between vision, action, and relationship. The more I think about it … the more I move through areas of ministry and leadership … the more I see how the balance of these three pieces matters in many areas. Just two examples… I’ve found…
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Productivity and the power of small
This interview from Jason Fried of 37 signals has some interesting info in it. First, he talks about how productivity for his team really means leaving each other alone. They take time to collaborate, but then work alone to get things done. His team is distributed across the United States (and world), and he finds…
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A power trifecta of amazing posts!
Every once in a while you need an over-the-top title, don’t you? But seriously, there are three bloggers who have has some amazing posts recently. And in my goodness, I’m going to point you right to them. First, recording artist extraordinarre Shaun Groves tells a story in three parts (one, two, and three) you’ve got…
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A network church – diversity and unity
When Grete and I fly into LAX from a trip, we typically take the Metro train back to Pasadena. Although it’s a much longer trip than taking a car, I love the experience. The crowd riding the Metro is incredibly diverse. You have high schoolers hopping on and riding one stop down together, men and…
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