Archive for Leadership
Why Cho’s Cell Model Doesn’t Work in NA
Larry Osborne’s book Sticky Church is worth the purchase price for chapter 18 alone. In it he points out the problems inherent in Dr. Cho’s Korean model when applied in a North American context.
He points out the challenges:
A radically different view of Christianity.
A radically different view of authority.
A radically different society.
Larry Osborne Quoted
I’m currently reading Sticky Church by Larry Osborne. Here’s a quote:
“Whatever you do to reach people, you have to continue to do to keep them”
His point is that we often set aside special days and events to attempt to reach people but then, when they show up the next week it is nothing to compare [...]
Seth Godin Free Ebook
Seth Godin has just released an addendum to his book "Linchpin". Available as a free download in PDF format you can get it by clicking at this link
Looking Into The Future
I was reading Ed Stetzer’s blog where he commented on the denominational meeting of the Foursquare Church. As part of the election of a new president they prepared questionnaires which were completed by the two candidates for the position. The man who was elected president, Glenn Burris provided the following prescription for a church looking [...]
Phoning It In
Seth Godin makes some great points regarding ministry – and while a secular blogger brings a great reminder. It’s easy to lose vision and passion and just go through the motions.
Link to Seth Godin
TED Talks
If you haven’t seen any of the TED Talks before they are well worth your time to watch.
TED is an annual conference held in Long Beach, CA which makes the video of the presentations available on their website. Other videos from previous years are available on YouTube.
With presenters like Malcolm Gladwell, J.K. Rowlings [...]
Ministry Magazine
The January/February digital version of Ministry Magazine is now available free. You can access it here.
Digital seems to me to be the way to go – instant access, embedded video clips and features – and it’s green!. No trees died in the process.
Seth Godin Quoted
"I can build a reputation in everything I do. If I teach people to trust me, then over time, I’ll conserve their attention and build permission. That’s priceless, particularly in a world that’s getting more skeptical by the minute." Seth Godin
A great quote when applied to marketers – a great truth when applied to ministry. [...]
Vision and Plans
Stay locked in to your vision but keep your plans flexible
Andy Stanley
Moral Fences
Every time we hear of a moral failure we are reminded of the vulnerability of the flesh and our need for "moral fences". Lines of protection that are created to protect us from failure.
James MacDonald writes a great article on the subject that is well worth the read.
Read Moral Fences
