Posts Tagged ‘coaching’
Details Details – God Is in the Details
I have been working to launch teams of windshield washers. It has been a while since I last connected with strangers in this particular serving style. Found some very cool squeegees – they have metal handles and expand long enough that you can wash both sides of a large windshield at once. Got them at…
Read MoreWhat to Say When Serving
When we serve people it is important that we have a clear idea of what we want to actually say to those we serve. If we hope to make an impact upon those we serve we need to say something to the point – something we can convey much with just a few words. Consider…
Read MoreAdding Services
As we continue with serving it becomes fairly normal that we will expand to multiple services. By serving we are folding into the community in creative ways with the life of God. That life has a way of making room for itself much like the verse in Proverbs, “your gifts will make room for you.”…
Read MoreGod Is Up To Changes All Over
Ever get to a fork in the road? Yogi Berra exhorts us to take it in times like that. We can hopefully all relate to the notion of coming to a fork in the road in the best sense of the possibilities that God is opening up for us. I know more people who are…
Read MoreThe Mike Slaughter Interview
Mike Slaughter shares his heart as it relates to over 30 years of solid ministry at Ginghamsburg Church at Tipp City (Dayton), Ohio. Slaughter reflects upon how his initial church growth strategy misfired. He had to get a vision from on high. The Mike Slaughter Interview His pathway has been marked by moderate but consistent…
Read MoreConfessions of An…Increasingly Clear Leader
Everybody Needs a Model Or Two To Be Effective ‘People never do what you say – only what you do …then only after you have salted them down…’ What/Who Is An Approximate Leader Metaphor You Relate To? As we venture through life, influential personalities pass our way. Some of these are distant influencers. They touch…
Read MoreInvest First, Withdraw As Interest Grows
Everywhere that I have had a bank account, the understanding is basically the same. First, you must make a deposit. There is a period of waiting until the initial check clears. Then if you choose, a withdrawal can be made. I have never heard of a bank that allows a withdrawal before a deposit has…
Read More‘Innovation’ – Or Can We Do Better? (Part 4)
4. We cannot violate who we really are. People can see who we are. We cannot hide our stripes. Oddly, the longest term ones present are the only people who have convinced themselves that something “innovative” is going on. As old-timers, we can try so hard to reinvent ourselves, we nearly hypnotize ourselves into believing…
Read More‘Innovation’ – Or Can We Do Better? (Part 3)
3. Talk of innovation can easily become a derision to God. When we over-talk about the power of innovation we are, wordsmithing aside, beginning to tread upon thin ice with God. We come very close to insulting God when we overly trust in our creativity. God is interested in receiving glory and credit for what…
Read More‘Innovation’ – Or Can We Do Better? (Part 1)
As we launch into the new year new ideas are naturally on the horizon. It is also time to consider putting to bed some old ideas – er uh, make that, terms that are less than helpful to us. I move that we take a break from using the term “Innovation” for a while. When…
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