Seth Godin has written a great little book called Tribes: We Need You to Lead Us. I posted Godin’s TED Talk on the material here. Among Godin’s many challenges, he exhorts his readers to start a movement. Here is what Godin says concerning the anatomy of a movement: Senator Billy Bradley defines a movement as [...]
Archive for May, 2009
Are you part of a movement?
Posted in Church Ministry, tagged Church, Good Books, leadership, Movement, Seth Godin, Tribes on May 27, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
AT-AT (Heading for the waves)
Posted in Grab Bag, Photography on May 26, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
AT-AT (Heading for the waves), originally uploaded by NickIsConfused. For all the Star Wars geeks, check out this photo. The entire photo stream is fantastic as well.
My P90X Journey
Posted in Grab Bag, tagged Fitness, P90X on May 26, 2009 | 2 Comments »
This year I decided to be more disciplined in the area of personal fitness. At the outset of the year, my goal was to take up running and ultimately compete in a half marathon. This is still on the goal list. I began training with Andrew Conard and Jeff Clinger and competed in a 10k [...]
Hours of…Interesting Photos.
Posted in The Funny, tagged awkward photos on May 22, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
If you have some time, check out AwkwardFamilyPhotos.com.
Do the people on your team trust one another?
Posted in Church Ministry, tagged change, Church, five dysfunctions of a team, leadership, trust on May 22, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Do you work with other people on a day in, day out basis? Do the people you work with trust one another? Why? Or, why not? One of the most important aspects of building a solid team is knowing that you can trust those alongside you. Whether you are starting an organization from scratch or [...]
Tips for Writers :: Read William Zinsser’s On Writing Well
Posted in Book Reviews, tagged on writing well, william zinsser, writing, writing well on May 19, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
If you frequent Amazon.com and have a personal account, it is likely that you have clicked the “recommendations” link to see what you might find. I do this often. I’m curious to see what they suggest. I have a sales history that reaches back to my time at Baylor University, meaning I have given them [...]
Celebration and Reflection :: 40 Days of Prayer for The United Methodist Church
Posted in Church Ministry, Theology, tagged 40 Days of Prayer, Prayer, The United Methodist Church on May 18, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
On the morning of March 14 God gave me a vision. This was not a dream sequence or a moment I was taken up into the third heaven. It was a moment where I was deeply impressed by a need for action–an action as simple as acknowledging through prayer that God is God and that [...]
40 Days of Prayer :: Book Now Available!
Posted in Church Ministry, tagged 40 Days, 40 Days of Prayer, Prayer, United Methodist Church on May 15, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Pick up a copy of the 40 Days of Prayer guide here. I’ve been writing about this for a while now, and I’ll include more details in a few days. I’m at a conference now, and I don’t have much time to write. Paperbacks are available for $16.50, or you can download the book for [...]
I’m Sensational. These Guys are Dude Perfect.
Posted in Sports, tagged awesome, Basketball, Dude Perfect on May 15, 2009 | 1 Comment »
Some of you may have seen my sensational shots video here. But this is even better. Major kudos to these guys for putting together something remarkable. And thanks to Ryan for passing this along.







True?
Posted in Cultural Commentary, Grab Bag on May 26, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
From www.gapingvoid.com:
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