“Are you continually renewing your effectiveness, or are you dangerously on the cusp of falling from great to good (and to irrelevance)?” History shows, repeatedly, that the mighty can fall. Athens fell. Rome fell. Some are now asking if that’s the U.S.’s fate? And it makes you wonder now that GM and so many other [...]
Posts Tagged ‘Epic story’
How The Mighty Fall
Posted in Empowering Leadership, tagged alignment, Authentic, clarity, creative spirit, Empowering Leadership, Epic story, Hope, Purpose, vision on May 29, 2009 | 6 Comments »
The Things We Crave
Posted in Evolving Culture, Relevant Ministry, tagged alignment, Authentic, communication, Connecting, connection, Digital Age, Empowering Leadership, Epic story, Evolving Culture, Leadership, legitimacy, Purpose, Relevant Ministry, Valuable life goal on February 11, 2009 | 2 Comments »
My good friend Ed White called me last week. He was searching for a way to navigate the economic trauma in Jacksonville, Florida. He has built one of the largest construction companies in Jacksonville but housing projects have dropped from 17,500 to under 6,000 in the past few years. Ed has been a special mentor [...]
Church Leadership – Can Be Heaven or Hell
Posted in Empowering Leadership, Three Relevant Ministry Responses, tagged communication, delegation, Empowering Leadership, Epic story, free the Spirit, Jethro, loyalty, pastor burn out, trust on June 5, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Here’s some provocative statistics from a post of Mark Driscoll’s, Pastor at Mars Hill in Seattle. If you Google “pastor burn out statistics,” you’ll find 3-4 pages of content, including this one. And, if you Google “business owner burn out,” you’ll find over 33 pages of content. Leadership seems a serious risk to well being. [...]
Reader prompted Q & A Regarding: Churches Waste Money Building “Third Places”
Posted in Evolving Culture, Intentional Facilities, Relevant Ministry, tagged Breakout churches, communication, community, connection, Epic story, Evolving Culture, Intentional Facilities, Relevant Ministry, thom rainer, trust on June 2, 2008 | 3 Comments »
Marla Saunders, an active reader here, commented on my last post and left some great questions. I thought the responses may be interesting to others as well. Here you go (questions in blue): 1. Can a church develop that “Epic Story” or do they need to have that heart to begin with. To develop an [...]
Relevant Ministry Response #2 – Creating A Covenant Community (Part 3 of 3)
Posted in Evolving Culture, Intentional Facilities, Three Relevant Ministry Responses, tagged Church growth, Churches waste money, Coffee ministry, community, Epic story, Evolving Culture, Intentional Facilities, missional, Starbucks, third place, Three Relevant Ministry Responses on June 1, 2008 | 11 Comments »
Churches Waste Money Building “Third Places” We were so enthused about this “Third Place” in a bustling church. We had planned it all well; an awesome coffee bar, latte machine that rivaled those at Starbucks, a fire place with soft leather seating, trendy lighting, warm colors, and engaging seating nooks creating an ambiance Starbucks would [...]
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