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Five Temptations

Posted in Empowering Leadership, tagged , , on October 13, 2008 | 8 Comments »

What’s up with McCain’s, I’m going to kick his (Obama’s) you know what”, weekend bravado? And isn’t it disturbing that both Congressman Barney Frank (head of the financial services committee with oversight of Fannie and Freddie the last eight years) and Speaker Nancy Pelosi refused to take any responsibility for this economic chaos? So, what [...]

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You May Be A Rushneck, If?

Posted in Bahler Family Doing Life, Empowering Leadership, tagged , , , , , , on October 3, 2008 | 13 Comments »

I’m in Omaha rushing to catch a plane for home, and like most of you, I’m ready for a quiet weekend. As Jeff Foxworthy (the redneck joke guy) says, “When you get to your third millionth frequent flyer mile, I think something snaps in your brain.” I haven’t snapped just yet, but aren’t we [...]

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A Time For Trust

Posted in Empowering Leadership, tagged , , on September 4, 2008 | 8 Comments »

We were a few minutes into Sarah Palin’s speech when my wife voiced my concern with her comment, “This sounds like a high school graduation speech.” Sarah seemed far too vulnerable for prime time, too comfortable-as if she didn’t grasp the moment-and too thrilled to appear presidential.
But, as she concluded and her family joined her [...]

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Hillary Needs Conservatives And Evangelicals

Posted in Empowering Leadership, Evolving Culture, Relevant Ministry, tagged , , , , , , , on August 27, 2008 | 4 Comments »

Hillary may have been at her best last night with her passionate call to seize the future, create opportunity, offer universal health care, and reduce the budget deficit. But she missed foundational issues so vital to accomplish it all. She seemed more cheerleader than wise stateswoman.
I wanted to scream, “It’s about trust, stupid!” [...]

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They Still Want To Be “Like Mike” (Part 1 of 3)

Posted in Empowering Leadership, Evolving Culture, Relevant Ministry, tagged , , , , , , , , on June 23, 2008 | 1 Comment »

My 27 year old son didn’t hesitate when asked recently who his childhood hero was. It was Michael Jordan! Everybody wanted to be like Mike…and still seem to!
A recent Forbes magazine article shows Michael Jordan earning $45 million from endorsements last year. What? He hasn’t played in how many years? It was dwarfed, however, by [...]

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Ready To Rise Up And Be Seen

Posted in Evolving Culture, Intentional Facilities, Relevant Ministry, tagged , , , on June 19, 2008 | 4 Comments »

It’s unsettling for us Americans to acknowledge the center of Christianity is moving west. Yes, even west of our Pacific coast. Since the late 70’s China has exploded from approximately 3 million Catholics and Protestants to estimates as high as 130 million.
The end of the Chinese “Cultural Revolution” left a void and a search [...]

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Church Leadership - Can Be Heaven or Hell

Posted in Empowering Leadership, Three Relevant Ministry Responses, tagged , , , , , , , , 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. [...]

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Reader prompted Q & A Regarding: Churches Waste Money Building “Third Places”

Posted in Evolving Culture, Intentional Facilities, Relevant Ministry, tagged , , , , , , , , , 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 “Epic Story”, [...]

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