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Simplicity in Ministry

Posted: Tuesday, January 19, 2010 - 11:55am | Comments:

"Simplicity changes the world."

—Jonathan Schwartz, president and COO, Sun Microsystems

Simplicity is NOT simplistic.

4 Jobs of a Leader

Posted: Thursday, January 14, 2010 - 7:05pm | Comments:

I've been a serial reductionist for a long time. Years ago when doing statistics for some educational work, I learned about dichotomizing (dividing into two), and later learned about doing analysis on variables to determine significance. I...

For your Year End Thinking

Posted: Monday, December 14, 2009 - 11:16am | Comments:

Warning...the article content below does not come from specifically Christian sites. HOWEVER, I think there is a bunch of really good stuff here for you in your leadership role:

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3 Ways to Make Holidays Holy Days

Posted: Wednesday, December 9, 2009 - 3:05pm | Comments:

You know they’re coming. You can feel it just as certain as the slight chill you sense each fall morning. And when they come, you hope you’ll be able to hold on in the battle of time, diet, and onslaught of company to retain your sanity and sense...

Top 25 Books in Two Subject Areas

Posted: Sunday, November 22, 2009 - 7:36am | Comments:

Leaders are learners. I TOTALLY agree with that. I think leaders are learners and most leaders are readers (though I do realize there are other ways for leaders to learn).

So...in that vein, I present to you two lists I made a couple of...

Thriving Churches & Compassion Trip to Kenya

Posted: Saturday, November 21, 2009 - 7:56am | Comments:

I just had an amazing experience with TCI and Compassion International.

AH-MAZING stuff about church life and organizational change from Gary Hamel

Posted: Thursday, November 12, 2009 - 12:46pm | Comments:

I scan about 35-40 blogs on a regular basis. Most of them are, in my humble opinion, very scan-worthy. Including much of what I write!

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