Here’s a story to make you smile from my friend Scott Couchenour’s blog:
The story is told about a time when Michael Jordan scored 69 points. The Chicago Bulls’ lead was so big that in the final minute Coach Phil Jackson put in Stacey King—a seldom used rookie substitute. King scored two meaningless free throws. Some [...]
Posts Tagged ‘Authentic’
Michael Jordan And I
Posted in Empowering Leadership, Evolving Culture, tagged Authentic, Evolving Culture, Empowering Leadership, Michael Jordan, Authenticity, A.W. Tozer on November 29, 2008 | 4 Comments »
They Want Authentic, But What Is That?
Posted in Empowering Leadership, Evolving Culture, Relevant Ministry, tagged answers, Authentic, Authenticity, Culture, Empowering Leadership, Evolving Culture, James Gilmore, legitimacy, pain, sermons, Starbucks, worship bands on August 2, 2008 | 12 Comments »
Every day Americans buy:
3,972,603 Movie tickets
1,683,835 Songs and albums from online sources
58,764 Titleist golf balls
160,968 bottles of Absolut vodka
7500 Samsung LCD Tv’s
4 million movie tickets a day! What are we searching for?
James Gilmore recently wrote a book titled Authenticity…What Consumers Really Want. James explores our world of staged experiences perfected by companies like Starbucks, ESPN [...]
40+ Readers, We Need Your Wisdom
Posted in Evolving Culture, Relevant Ministry, tagged Vintage Faith, Authentic, Evolving Culture on July 28, 2008 | No Comments »
These 20-35 year olds want to be taken seriously and used significantly. They care where the church is going and want to be a part of molding its future. And, if treated legitimately, they’re interested and attracted to a “Vintage Faith”. A “Vintage Faith” that’s real and gritty enough to hold them together through the [...]
Is This Authentic & Vintage, Or Graceless Legalism
Posted in Bahler Family Doing Life, Evolving Culture, tagged Vintage Faith, Authentic, Gen X, Gen Y, Relevant Ministry, legalism, Evolving Culture, emerging church, new ideas, future, steadfast, move with God, virtuous women, Bahler Family Doing Life on July 25, 2008 | 17 Comments »
We’ve been pondering whether we’re stuck in a “survivor rut” with Jesse Jackson, as well as what this “bold stuff with Jesus” and “moving with God where we need to” looks like.
Ben, who is working toward advanced history degrees at Notre Dame, responded with an insightful comment Wednesday:
I agree with what’s been said about the [...]