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Throwing Money at Haiti Won’t Solve the Problem
All of us are overwhelmed and stunned at the images we see on TV about the devastation in Haiti. It is a nation into which billions and billions of aid have been poured and yet the money doesn’t seem to have made the kind of dent we would expect.
So what is our response when we [...]
You Can’t Be Great at Something You’re Not Good At
As you work this week, think about these three statements:
1. Working hard at what comes hard leads to mediocrity.
2. Working easy at what comes hard leads to unemployment.
3. Working hard at what comes easy leads to amazement.
You will never be great at something you’re not wired [...]
Words remind us why we strive to stay alive
If you have the privilege and awesome responsibility to lead, then you know the power of words. They can elevate or devastate. Words can bring people together or tear them apart.
If you stand and speak anywhere, anytime, for any reason, weigh your words carefully. Be sure they lift and liberate people to aspire to high [...]
Can women lead men without getting God upset?
Question: I am aware of the 2 or 3 verses in Timothy, Corinthians, and Ephesians that say that women should not speak in church. I am just curious on where you stand and what your argument is against that. Many people have told me that it is cultural and doesn’t apply to us. Others who [...]
Vision is probably not what you think
Every great company, great church, great endeavor has an engine at its core; something that drives it, sustains it, pushes it forward and then upward. It’s called a vision. It’s like an engine that sets the thermostat around which all the other systems and processes of an organization revolve.
A vision for a company is what [...]
Another cool new church in Nashville: Uprising!
A few days ago, I posted “5 cool new church plants in Nashville.” I asked if people knew of others let me know. And Joe Case did me a great favor of correcting an oversight.
On of the most exciting new church plants in Nashville is a church called Uprising. Not only is this [...]
What I Mean When I Use The Word “Emerging”
Iíve been a pastor a long time, and a leader. Weíve gone through several different movements: the seeker movement, purpose-driven movement, fundamentalist movement, church-growth movement, even through the post-modern period. Now weíre in a time where weíre hearing the word emerging.
Hereís what I mean when I use the word emerging:
1. I believe that [...]
The consuming vision of my life is how to make a billion Coca Colas ago be this morning.
In 1980, Roberto C. Goizueta became the president and CEO of Coca Cola International. He was the president until his death in 1997, when he died of cancer. In late 1996, while speaking to the Chicago Business Club in downtown Chicago, he stated these interesting facts some research had discovered:
ìA billion hours ago, life began [...]
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