A friend emailed me yesterday to ask if our company had any openings. His son was out of work and was struggling to support his wife and newborn baby. I hurt for him and his son. As fathers our hearts are so closely connected with our kids. It was a sobering reminder of our shifting [...]
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Five Keys to Reinvention
Posted in Empowering Leadership, tagged building momentum, Connecting, connection, Empowering Leadership, Leadership, vision on November 17, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
CAVE Men
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged alignment, building momentum, clarity, communication, Empowering Leadership, Leadership, Purpose, Relevant Ministry on November 7, 2011 | 2 Comments »
Emil Brolick, Wendy’s new CEO, has a real challenge. The world has changed and Wendy’s has been stuck for 10 years. It’s now woefully behind its more nimble competitors, McDonald’s and Subway. But Emil has this simple plan: Have a vision and a strategy Define reality Give hope Execute Each step is critical, but leaders [...]
Cynical Sensitive
Posted in Empowering Leadership, Evolving Culture, Relevant Ministry, tagged building momentum, community, Connecting, connection, Consumerism, Empowering Leadership, Evolving Culture, Leadership, Relevant Ministry on August 22, 2011 | 2 Comments »
Thirty years ago, Bill Hybel pioneered the “Seeker Sensitive” movement and became the poster child for evangelicals. Casual, connecting, creativity, kicking music, themed Sunday school, anonymity and low expectations were in. Recently, Hybel’s “Reveal Study” highlighted surprising trends. A large part of his church failed to become disciples once they were introduced to Christ. Even [...]
Do Young People Desire Anguish?
Posted in Empowering Leadership, Evolving Culture, Relevant Ministry, tagged Authentic, building momentum, Empowering Leadership, Evolving Culture, Faith, Leadership, legitimacy, Purpose, Relevant Ministry, Valuable life goal, vision on July 14, 2011 | 6 Comments »
They may frustrate you with their expectations or intimidate you with their social connections. They’re “Digital Natives” while we struggle as “Digital Immigrants”. What they want from church is very different as well. Here is research data from Dave Tonen regarding what the 18-30 year old crowd want from you and I at church: Community [...]
You’re Not Typical?
Posted in Evolving Culture, tagged alignment, building momentum, Evolving Culture, Relevant Ministry, vision on March 7, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
The typical person in the world right now is a 28-year-old Chinese man that makes less than $12,000 a year. He has a cell phone but no bank account. But typical is always relative. How does this impact the future for you and me? What does it mean for our grand kids? Check this video [...]
Are You Ready?
Posted in Empowering Leadership, Relevant Ministry, tagged alignment, building momentum, communication, Empowering Leadership, Leadership, Purpose, Relevant Ministry on October 11, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
As we connect with hundreds of pastors around the country we’re consistently hearing the lament that their message seems to have lost its punch, their finances are flat, or growth seems to have stagnated. What…you say… they should attend a building conference? Yes…exactly…it may be the most important thing they can do! Dave and Jon [...]
Decisions are not Made
Posted in Empowering Leadership, Relevant Ministry, tagged building momentum, clarity, communication, Hope, Leadership, Purpose, Relevant Ministry, trust on October 4, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
How do we make decisions in these uncertain times when many of our old signposts have disappeared or are no longer relevant? These words from business guru Peter Drucker may offer us and our ministries some important insight: Decisions are not so much made as they become apparent. What “God things” are becoming apparent around you [...]
Rehearsing is for Cowards
Posted in Empowering Leadership, Evolving Culture, Relevant Ministry, tagged building momentum, connection, love, Purpose, trust, Valuable life goal on September 16, 2010 | 2 Comments »
…That’s what Seth Godin says. He challenges us to be explorers. In his words, A well-rehearsed performance will go without a hitch. But an explorer seeks the hitches, because hitches are the fissures and chasms that help us leap forward. Many of us were taught to pursue a well-rehearsed life. To do that requires focus, [...]
Barnes & Noble, USA Today, and The Church
Posted in Empowering Leadership, Evolving Culture, Relevant Ministry, tagged alignment, building momentum, communication, community, Connecting, connection, Consumerism, Empowering Leadership, Evolving Culture, Leadership, Purpose, Relevant Ministry, vision on September 7, 2010 | 6 Comments »
I used to love hanging out at Barnes & Noble, sipping tea and browsing books. But I haven’t been there in months. Here’s a great read from the “Church and Culture” blog that explains why Barnes & Noble has been floundering and offers excellent advice for the church: “How did Barnes and Noble fall so far [...]
Never Give Up
Posted in Empowering Leadership, Evolving Culture, tagged building momentum, Empowering Leadership, Faith, Hope, Leadership, love, trust, vision on August 13, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
We can commit to years of preparation for a great cause or challenge. Even so, things beyond our control can cause deep disappointment. Those are moments of great truth. Those are moments that define us. 400 meter British Olympian Derek Redmond had a defining moment on the back stretch of the 1992 Olympics. Despite 13 [...]
All Our Exploring
Posted in Empowering Leadership, Evolving Culture, Relevant Ministry, tagged alignment, building momentum, clarity, Empowering Leadership, Evolving Culture, Leadership, Purpose, Relevant Ministry on April 6, 2010 | 17 Comments »
Seeker sensitive, mega church, traditional, contemporary, relevant, post modern, attractional, missional, incarnational, house church, cell groups, small groups, church plant, multi-site, micro church, church growth, church health, simple church, church vision, church mission, church story… New books are written, church leaders are burnt out, and the beat goes on. Every week we get more calls from [...]
Safe Can be Dangerous
Posted in Empowering Leadership, Evolving Culture, Relevant Ministry, tagged alignment, building momentum, community, community needs, Connecting, connection, Empowering Leadership, Evolving Culture, Hope, Leadership, love, mega church, ministry, Purpose, Relevant Ministry, third place, vision on February 17, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
I grew up in a small Indiana town of 1,200 people. It was so safe that we didn’t own a key to the house, didn’t take the keys from the car, and knew most families two to three generations back. But what often evolves within safe circles is low trust for ideas outside it. That’s [...]
Who Will Save Us?
Posted in Empowering Leadership, Evolving Culture, Relevant Ministry, tagged building momentum, clarity, Consumerism, Empowering Leadership, Evolving Culture, Faith, Hope, Leadership, legitimacy, love, missional, Missional Ministry, Relevant Ministry, vision on February 3, 2010 | 2 Comments »
Who will save the church? That depends on what you mean by ‘save.’ If you mean “what will keep things just as they are?” then the answer is nobody will. It’s over. And if you mean “who will maintain that handy place where we get encouraged on weekends, have our weddings and funerals, hang with [...]
What about the other 180 million?
Posted in Empowering Leadership, Evolving Culture, Relevant Ministry, tagged Authentic, building momentum, Connecting, connection, Consumerism, Empowering Leadership, Evolving Culture, Hope, Leadership, Relevant Ministry, Three Relevant Ministry Responses, trust on January 26, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Al Hirsch, author of The Shaping Of Things To Come and The Forgotten Ways, estimates that only 40% of the US population can be reached with the prevailing church models of today (mega church, multi site, small groups, etc). Of course 40% does represent 120 million Americans who are open to a church model built [...]
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