Session 5: David Gibbons Third Culture Leaders
More on David Gibbons here:http://kemmeyer.typepad.com/less_clutter_noise/2009/03/the-monkey-and-the-fish--blog-tour.html2 Key commandments, love God, love your neighborWe developed a “consumeristic”...
View ArticleSession 5b: Aid vs Trade Andrew Rugasira
What thoughts come to mind when you think of Africa? Poverty, disease, AIDS..?"I view Africa as 900 million entrepreneurs who are able to live on $1 a day"Africa, 53 countries.... how we view Africa...
View ArticleSession 6: Wess Stafford Compassion International
Compassion InternationalHow do we leverage the pain and hurt in our lives for ministry?People aren't going to care what you know until they know why you care about what you knowAge 10, first act of...
View ArticleSession 6: David Gergen Eyewitness to Power
David Gergen Book: Eyewitness to PowerLeadership is a journey, each one of us needs to take our own path… but people can help you along in your journeyA teacher of leadership cannot produce a leader,...
View ArticleSession 7: Chip & Dan Heath "Switch"
Chip & Dan HeathBooks: Made to Stick, SwitchWhat needs to change in my organization? What stands out right nowWe’ve all chosen change in our lives, why would we say we’re resistant to change? We...
View ArticleSession 8: Bono The Church...3 Years Later
Interview a few years ago, God used Bono’s voice to inspire change within the church in attacking the issue of global hungerIn Kennedy’s Presidency, we put a man on the moon…. What are we capable...
View ArticleSession 9: Tony Blair
Tony BlairJust because you're in leadership, it doesn't mean you're not full of self doubt at times"Conventional wisdom can be the comfortable thing to do... Many times the comfortable thing is not the...
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2009 Willow Creek Leadership Conference Final Thoughts
What's stuck in my head from the 2009 Willow Creek Leadership Conference?I need to work to be great at mobilizing people and making it easy for them to launch in ministry or in business... Eliminate...
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Watching Greatness
I absolutely love this picture. My daughter Emmi watching Tiger Woods walking up a fairway at the Buick Open in Michigan a week ago...We had the opportunity to watch Tiger do what Tiger does.... when...
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"Marriage Blues"
Marriage is not easy. It takes work. It can suck the life out of you and days or weeks can be very "low". The past 6 weeks for Kem and I was a challenging stretch along with observing strain in several...
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2009 Spur Conference: Leaders Collide
On October 1-2, 2009, I will be attending the 2009 Spur Leadership Conference...a unique opportunity to listen to a collision of thought leaders from the church, government, business, technology, and...
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Idochurchonline.com
Well it's coming soon! Granger Community Online Church. Above is a screen shot from a test we did a few weeks ago... for more screen shots and feedback, click here.Here are some random nuggets and...
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Lasting Impressions: Mark Waltz Session Innovate 2009
More great stuff from Mark Waltz here.....Will we be responsible for people or to people?I'm not the star of the story... God owns life change, not me.When I think I'm responsible "for" people, I think...
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10 Things I've Learned About Church Online
On the brink of launching idochurchonline.com to our weekend crowd in a few days (November 15th, 6:30 & 8:30 EST), here are 10 things I've learned in these five and a half months:1. There's a ton I...
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My 10 Big Rocks for Life
There are fundamental tenets to life I've landed on at this point in my life. When I feel stressed or off course, I come back to these truths. As I look in our world, it's clear that others have other...
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"Lead Me out of Dysfunction"
In a perfect world:I know the goals and purpose of my organization I know my role and how it fits within my organizationBased on the organization goals, I collaborate with my team to create my...
View Article"Christians, Those fake SOB's"
Wow. That was the sentiment from my friend I met with last night. The context was this:"Mark, I went back to church this past month (Granger Community Church, my church) and couldn't help but be...
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"Why You Should Sell Burritos"
Imagine going to Taco Bell and having them say "We've got some great cheese, we've got meat, sour cream, lettuce, and we've got tomatoes, and some chunks of chicken, and uh a totilla shell... want to...
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"7 Ways to Bring Faith into the Workplace"
When we spend forty plus hours a week doing anything, it matters. My Faith is the foundation for everything I do but it can easily get buried in marketing plans, Profit and Loss statements, project...
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"I Want to Move Dirt"
A friend of mine Bobby McGee posed a question to me that I thought I'd respond to and wonder how would you answer this question?"A boulder is at the top of a mountain and contains a million dollars for...
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