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take risks, learn, connect

Tuesday, May 5th, 2009
"Take as much risk as you can as early as you can. Put yourselves in positions where there’s a really good chance that you’ll fail. And learn, learn, learn. We’re moving into a world where the person who is learning 8/10/12/14 hours a day is at a huge advantage over the person who isn’t. The world is changing ridiculously fast right now and that’s to your advantage if you’re continually sharpening the saw. And there has never been a better time to do that. With… Read More

outta the fish bowl

Friday, May 1st, 2009
Why do churches stagnate, plateau and eventually die?  Ed Stetzer (world-class missiologist) writes: "One of the reasons that churches get caught in the trap of plateau and decline is that we are only looking at things in our own little fish bowl. We become comfortable in our own little environment, watching each other swim around in circles. As far as activity… Read More

mancini’s vision frame

Friday, April 17th, 2009
Mancini, in Church Unique, talks about what he calls a vision frame. The outer four sides require you to answer four questions:
  1. What are we doing? (What ministry has God called us to do? This never changes.)
  2. … Read More