leadership
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Ministry vs. Discipleship
My friend Sean Eppers posted some content on the Woodlands Point Pastor’s blog that Tyler David and I did on “Ministry vs. Discipleship” for one of our staff meetings awhile ago. Below is a sample: Ministry…
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Called | JD Greear
I loved JD Greear‘s thoughts on calling as they are seeking to plant 1000 churches in 40 years. Below is the excerpt: First, calling is not: * Necessarily a Burning Bush/Damascus Road/Warm Fuzzy experience. We all…
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Discipleship and Ministry
I’ve been spending some time lately reflecting on my ministry and the coming season. As my role has continued to change and our church has continued to grow, the pressures have changed and my time is…
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Between Two Worlds: Calvin’s Death-Bed Charge to Older and Younger Men
The following quote is from Between Two Worlds: Calvin’s Death-Bed Charge to Older and Younger Men on Douglas Bond’s The Betrayal: A Novel on John Calvin (P&R, 2009). Here’s how John Calvin wisely charged older and…
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Leadership | Contexts
Before the next section, below is a short personal aside: — As I’m working on writing this series of posts on leadership, it is proving to be a really great learning experience. Although it seems incredibly…
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Leadership | Service
As I’ve been thinking on discipleship for the last few weeks, it naturally has been provoking thoughts of leadership. I’m going to start a new series with my philosophy and practice of leadership and leadership development,…
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Discipleship | The Austin Stone Summer Conference
I’m on a panel called “Making Disciples in the Church” for The Austin Stone’s Summer Conference. Below are the questions I’m being asked (phrased from the point of a facilitator). Section 1 How did you start…
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Tribes Thoughts | Leadership is Influence
One good insight from Tribes has been thinking through how leadership is influence, which is practically exercised through commonality of an idea and communication. Godin’s most basic argument is that marketing has changed the rules for…
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Tribes Thoughts | Assimilation is Connectivity
In Tribes, Seth Godin talks about Senator Bill Bradley’s elements of movement: A narrative that tells the story of who the tribe is and the alternate future they are building Connection between the movement leader and…
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Ministry Idolatry from Tim Keller
The following is from 3 questions with Tim Keller at Towers Online. Q: What safeguards should 20-something pastors have in place to avoid the idolatry of ministry fame and the attitude of big numbers equals success?…
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Wearing Many Hats
Through the last few years, I am becoming infinitely more aware of the necessity of adaptation and flexibility in whatever environment I am working. No matter how much I desire to have things under control, or…
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Choosing Who to Mentor | Touchpoint
The more I read David Watson’s Blog, the more I am enjoying his insights. He has some excellent words in a post about who to choose and mentorship/discipleship, and what he looks for before investing in…