We must live simply so others can simply live. That’s an old quote my dad used to say. I think it offers some good insight into the recent public reactions to excessive executive pay. The widening gap between the rich and poor in America is the cornerstone of Obama’s economic and foreign policy as he [...]
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Affluenza
Posted in Empowering Leadership, Evolving Culture, Relevant Ministry, tagged Authentic, connection, Empowering Leadership, Evolving Culture, Hope, Leadership, love, Purpose, Relevant Ministry, simple church on July 7, 2009 | 11 Comments »
“To Do” or “Not to Do”?
Posted in Bahler Family Doing Life, Empowering Leadership, Evolving Culture, Relevant Ministry, tagged alignment, Authentic, Bahler Family Doing Life, clarity, Evolving Culture, Leadership, Purpose, Relevant Ministry, simple church, Valuable life goal, vision on December 31, 2008 | 7 Comments »
As you gear up for New Year’s resolutions, here’s one way of looking at it… It may get you through the day but probably not the year. So, how is your 2009 “To Do” list really coming? It seems like many of us are a bit frozen, still trying to make sense of what happened [...]
When Church Isn’t Simple
Posted in Empowering Leadership, Relevant Ministry, tagged Relevant Ministry, simple church, Empowering Leadership, thom rainer, Kevin Ford, Missional Ministry, ministry failure, shared leadership, reinvention, success on August 12, 2008 | 4 Comments »
Last week I shared a list of behaviors that increase the risk of ministry and organizational failure. They caught my eye because I’ve lived them the past 30 years. Maybe you have too. The truth that taking time to think is a necessity has been hitting me over the head. So many things I’ve been [...]
If You Can’t Love, You Can’t Lead
Posted in Empowering Leadership, Relevant Ministry, tagged alignment, appreciation, build relationships, clarity, Empowering Leadership, focus, lead, Leadership, love, momentum, Relevant Ministry, simple church on July 14, 2008 | 2 Comments »
You could cut the tension with a knife. Back in the early 90′s we’d grown our company beyond our management ability. It had become complicated, unworkable, and painful. You know what I mean. The “I don’t want to go to work anymore” kind of painful. When things aren’t working well people start blaming others. We [...]
No Jethro…No Jesus?
Posted in Empowering Leadership, Relevant Ministry, tagged alignment, building momentum, clarity, Empowering Leadership, keep focused, Relevant Ministry, simple church on July 9, 2008 | 4 Comments »
When I think of great men, names like Abraham, David, John the Baptist, and Paul come to mind. I doubt this guy named Jethro makes anyone’s list. But he should. Without Jethro, we may have lost the Jews and with them, Jesus! And, if he was alive today he may have written the book “Simple [...]
It’s Easy To Say “No” When…
Posted in Empowering Leadership, tagged building momentum, clarity, deeper burning yes, Empowering Leadership, gain alignment, keep focused, simple church, so no on July 4, 2008 | 2 Comments »
It’s interesting how a line from a book can stick with you. Not only stick with you but impact your life, and the life of your kids. Author Steven Covey left me one of those lines from his late 90′s best seller, Seven Habits Of Highly Effective People. It’s quite simple really…but impactful: “It’s easy [...]
Simplify Church…Simplify Life
Posted in Empowering Leadership, tagged Empowering Leadership, frustrated, mega church, simple church, struggling, successful pastor, thom rainer on July 2, 2008 | 1 Comment »
“I never dreamed leading a church would be this hard, “ lamented my pastor friend over lunch yesterday. Even though his church had grown from 1300 to 2500 the past four years he was struggling, frustrated, and a bit scared. “I don’t know what to do,” was another painful response as he pondered if he [...]
They Still Want To Be “Like Mike” (Part 3 of 3)
Posted in Evolving Culture, Relevant Ministry, tagged Chinese church, community, Disciple making, Evolving Culture, Incarnational ministry, missional, Relevant Ministry, simple church on July 1, 2008 | 1 Comment »
It’s about “Becoming Like Jesus” and “Reaching Beyond The Church”. We started this three part series looking for lessons from the Chinese Church which has grown from 3 million to an estimated 130 million. Polling from a 2001 IRIS study estimates there are 159 million Christians in the US. It’s hard to imagine in a [...]
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