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All-Ett – World’s thinnest wallet – billfold OK, this is a bit obscure, but today I am sitting a lot. I hate having a bunch of stuff in my wallet and sitting for a LONG TIME. I usually have lots of receipts in my wallet because I have turn them in for accounting stuff. Well,…
It was a good night for the youth ministry in a very backwards way. I started the conversation with the question: What is so remarkable about the gospel? We started with a lot of very cliche answers like Jesus died for your sins. I asked them how that was remarkable and why anyone who wasn’t…
You are a post-consumption consumer. You have everything you need, and most everything you want. Except time. So begins The Purple Cow. I am reading this book in a frenzy and it is changing a lot of what I think about ministry. The basic concept of the book is that we are so inundated with…
Seth’s Blog: Why are you afraid of process? I just read a great article by Seth Godin. He talks about how people are apt to loath the process over straight intuition. People would much rather come up with a new idea on how to manage inventory than just count the prodact and write a report.…
Get in Here Ministries Many people don’t know this about me, but I had a very pivotal point in my life where someone turned me on to three ideas that you should live your life by. These three ideas have been the essence of what I try to do in my life, my ministry, my…
Probably the most asked question that everyone faces at some point is the ole “who am I?” question. It is a question that is a determination of purpose and success. One can answer for many roles in life and see a purpose and validate their success or failure. I am a father and I struggle…
Why Your Employees Are Losing Motivation : HBS Working Knowledge This is a great article from people who ought to know what they are talking about. It’s Harvard isn’t it? According to them, the key goals to keep people satisfied in their jobs can be limited to Equity, Achievement, and Camaraderie. People need to be…
SquidBlog » Blog Archive » More on Recommendation No, I don’t think Squids need to make it into the kingdom. But there is a great little article on recommendation on this site. Tips: 1. First-person experience. 2. Enthusiasm. 3. Specificity. 4. Sincerity. 5. Clarity. Not much more than that, but a good thought on evangelism.…
Decker Marketing: What the New “Marketing” Paradigm Means for Marketers I just read this article from Decker Marketing and was really shifted in my view of the church. It really is true that we are just so far behind. In the article, the author discusses the “new marketing paradigm” that is taking the marketing field…
How the Devil Wants to Run Our Churches – byFaith Online I recently read this article on ByFaith online. It talks about how we have a mission in the church and how it is subverted my a wrong standard of success. The standard of numbers, money, programs, etc. actually subvert our understanding of success and…
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