. . . you need to get a life . . and a mission . . .
If you got time for this . . .
November 22, 2008 · No Comments
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Conversations
November 20, 2008 · No Comments
We talked about freedom from Sexual Sin last night in FuseGroups and this is a topic that surrounds a lot of conversations.
I wish I could have this conversation with everyone in our student ministry and help them to understand, on a personal level, that Jesus has a plan for them - SEXUALLY. AND IT’S BEAUTIFUL!!
But I can’t have that conversation with everyone of our students so we rely on incredible small-group leaders to be those personal mouths for me.
CONVERSATIONS - the impetus behind life-change.
Everyone effected/healed/changed by Jesus had a direct conversation with either Him or someone who directly had a conversation with Him (or someone who had a conversation with someone who directly had a conversation with him, etc.)
What’s the point? “The Show” attracts, “Life Change” intrigues, and “A Conversation” brands . . .
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One nugget . . .
November 18, 2008 · No Comments
One thing about leadership is surrounding yourself with people who challenge you and push you to do more than you thought yourself capable of doing . . .
. . . it’s attempting to lead some people whom you feel you have no business leading . . . and yet somehow, you lead anyways . . .
This guy is one of those guys for me . . . Here is his most recent tweet sent out to the few (which b/c of his gobbs of wisdom will very soon turn to many) people that follow him:
“if you dont challenge the past you assume it is correct.”
That’s how what he’s pushing me to do as my support . . . Much love to ya j_flow!
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What’s your brand?
November 17, 2008 · No Comments
Something I’m learning from this book . . .
This is why decision making is so tough sometimes:
Every decision you make has to point to building the brand - if you don’t want the consequences of your decision to be reflected in the brand of your “company/organization” then don’t make that decision!
And in the Church (meaning all Christ followers - not just vocational church workers) our brand is not just “the church” that we work for, volunteer for, attend . . . but our brand is Jesus Christ. Face-up . . . This is especially tough under the lens of our call to take risks to push the limits on where the Gospel is being spread . . .
CALCULATED RISKS . . . WITH EXCELLENCE
The excellence must remain in the process of our risk taking . . . otherwise we’re tainting the brand
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Get off your ASK and tell someone!
November 11, 2008 · 2 Comments
When cool things happen people talk about it . . .
When God-sized cool things happen people drop everything to tell other people about it!
They don’t ASK anyone if they can. They don’t ASK Jesus if it will be alright if they spread it. In fact many times when Jesus healed people he told them to tell no one about it - and that still never stop them!
-The Samaritan woman ran back to her village to tell others about “the man who told her everything she had done.”
-The two blind man told everyone that they were blind but now they could see.
-Everyone in the village talked about the demon possessed man being healed and he went and told anyone and everyone iin Decapolis
-Jesus couldn’t force the deaf and mute man to shut up when he healed him!
And that’s just to name a few. So let’s hear your life-change stories! Start posting comments. I would love to see all of you post a story right here on this page.
Maybe it’s your story . . . Maybe it’s your friend’s . . . Maybe it’s someone you don’t even know . . . It doesn’t matter and DON’T ASK permission . . . Just post them!!!
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