I just finished the Listen Retreat for my youth group. It was a great weekend and for some it was an amazing weekend. The basic idea for this retreat is that theology is for people who don’t hear God. If we heard God (at least perfectly), we probably wouldn’t need theology. So in an effort [...]
Monday, February 2, 2009
I just got home from the AMIA Winter Conference and was so glad to see my family again. This was my second in attendance and I think I learned just as much as the year before, which is really great. What I learned: 1. There are a lot of details that go into one of these conferences, [...]
Friday, December 5, 2008
There is a problem with leadership that Seth Godin in his book Tribes. Check out previous posts here, here, here and here.The problem with leadership is that people feel inadequate or lacking authority to lead. Even those who are “ordained” to lead feel it. Without the sense of authority, people don’t lead. Ask anyone in [...]
Thursday, December 4, 2008
More writing on Seth Godin’s book Tribes. Check out previous posts here, here, here and here. Another great thought for the church is in what Seth Godin describes as Making a Ruckus. Godin describes the problem with forming new tribes often found in the business world. “The old rule was simple: The best way to grow an [...]
Wednesday, December 3, 2008
It seems that several people in the church are reading Seth Godin’s book Tribes. I have already written about it here and here. I have been thinking even more about the book and what it says, though not directly, to the church.Some highlights: Leadership is Not Management “Management is about manipulating resources to get a known job [...]
Tuesday, December 2, 2008
I just read a great blog post over at Flowerdust.net who is actually Anne Jackson who wrote Mad Church Disease. She had a great couple of thoughts about Tribes (not necessarily Seth Godin’s book, but possibly inspired by it). Specifically she says: “as i was thinking through it though, i realized not everyone should lead a [...]
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