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Around the interwebs: blobfish, good enough, and church
Blobfish: I’ve never seen a stranger looking creature. And! It’s! Real! Sometimes, good enough is good enough: “Sometimes, what we would label an 8, viewers might consider a 10. We’ll agonize, complain and spend our way towards those extra two points, but they aren’t going to make much of a difference. That energy and money…
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Working hard at the wrong thing …
“So often people are working hard at the wrong thing. Working on the right thing is probably more important than working hard.” – Caterina (via Signal vs. Noise)
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Press on and get things done. Avoid distractions. Like blogging.
Sometimes, you just have to buckle down and get things done. (or, you know, carry on) I’m less than two weeks away from graduation at Fuller. And all that’s keeping me from it are a paper and a final exam. That’s exciting. But between doing some research and making plans for next year at work,…
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Cool church?
This is so encouraging to read – especially from a church with the size and influence of Life Church: The American Church is not lacking for “cool” pastors. Like a single guy who is trying just-a-bit-too-hard to impress a girl, some churches are simply trying too hard to be cool. I’m very encouraged to see…
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Be unsafe
Ben Arment’s a guy I’ve been following through his blog for at least four years – through his work as a church planter, to relaunching that same church with a new name and location, to packing up and moving to Georgia to work with Catalyst. (It’s amazing the lessons you can learn from a guy…
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On doing the impossible and listening to critics
A Chinese Proverb… From a free download (279 Days to Overnight Success).
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The attitude of leadership
People often talk about “leadership as influence.” If people are following you, you’re leading. But it’s less often that we talk about whether we’re worth following. Brad Lomenick wrote recently about the call to leaders in Philippians 2: Starting with verse 2: “Make my joy complete by being of the same mind, maintaining the same…
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Cadbury Eggs – a conspiracy!
Ok, so I probably eat about one of these every two to three years. But I thought this was hilarious. It’s also good to see BJ Novak is a little different than the character he plays on the Office :).
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Why bivocational? (You can’t do it alone)
We’re at the end of a discussion about why bivocational ministry is a needed, and positive, idea for the church. To read the beginning, go here. 6. It forces you to build teams I mentioned it in the first post, but one of my biggest struggles with bivocational ministry has been this idea of focus.…
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Why bivocational? (You’re not special)
We’re in the middle of a discussion about why bivocational ministry is a needed, and positive, idea for the church. To read the beginning, go here. 5. You’re just like anyone else I know. We all want to be special. But here’s the deal. It’s always a challenge when a pastor gets up in front…
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Why bivocational? (It’s sustainable)
We’re in the middle of a discussion about why bivocational ministry is a needed, and positive, idea for the church. To read the beginning, go here. 4. It’s sustainable The truth is, church planting (and church “long-terming”) has to look different as our culture changes. As I mentioned earlier, it takes a lot of resources…
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Leadership is influence
Was reading a post (part of a great series) by Jordan over at worshiptrench where he said this: “If they cannot influence others, by definition they are not a leader. The world needs facilitators, too. Just don’t put a facilitator where there needs to be a leader.” Such a great reminder. We’re about to go…
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Why bivocational? (A good kind of messy)
We’re in the middle of a discussion about why bivocational ministry is a needed, and positive, idea for the church. To read the beginning, go here. 3. It’s messy This isn’t a thrilling reason. But sometimes ways that are easier are only easier because they cover over problems – not because they avoid them. Working…
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Why bivocational? (Money goes to ministry)
We’re in the middle of a discussion about why bivocational ministry is a needed, and positive, idea for the church. To read the beginning, go here. 2. Money goes to ministry, not overhead. And decisions are made at the ground level. I understand it on a certain level, but it’s sad how much of the…
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Jon Sampson 