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    • Archive for April 25th, 2008

      Friday Links

      Friday, April 25th, 2008

      Stetzer with notes from Exponential. Check it.
      Monsters on the loose pt2. Check it.
      12 ways to improve your blog. Check it.
      Perk Up takes on Starbucks. Read it.
      Books that influenced his atheism. Check it.
      Chris has an interview about Chipotle. Check it.
      Ehrman and Wright debate suffering. Check it.
      Candid Stetzer vid (decline [...]

      Leadership @ LifeConnection

      Friday, April 25th, 2008

      I have spent a lot of time this week studying leadership and leaders. I have a ton of brainstormers and notes from stuff in 1 Timothy 2-3, Getz’ Elders & Leaders, and Malphurs’ Being Leaders. Not teaching this weekend has opened up space to do this and it’s been a good time to [...]

      Leadership 101

      Friday, April 25th, 2008

      Leadership begins with understanding what a leader is. I have often said that a title doesn’t make someone a leader. We can all think of people who have titles but are clearly not leaders. Likewise we can all think of people who have no title but are clearly leading (you probably people [...]

      Leadership Quotes

      Friday, April 25th, 2008

      Here are some various thoughts from Malphurs’ Being Leaders that I have found helpful.
      First law of leadership: If you don’t believe in the messenger, you won’t believe the message. (from Kouzes and Posner, 49)
      Research indicates that it takes a new pastor at least five years in most established churches to build the kind of [...]

      The Scripture Challenge (Day 20)

      Friday, April 25th, 2008

      Scripture
      Psalm 119.153-160
      Consider how I love your precepts! Give me life according to your steadfast love. The sum of your word is truth, and every one of your righteous rules endures forever! (159-160)
      Observation
      The psalmist continues to recognize the connection between living God’s precepts and life.
      Application
      I need to recognize this connection for my own life. [...]