Soul Excavation
I am enjoying the scenery of Whidbey Island, north of Seattle in quaint B&B for a few days. As I kick off a summer study break, it amazes me how, the faster I go, the more time I need to really [...]
From Eternity to Here
My journey into Frank Viola's writing began a few months ago when I met Frank at a gathering of authors and thinkers. Today there is a "blog circuit" happening where dozens of thought leaders are [...]
Inspiration or Emulation? - How to Build Your Message
Anne Jackson's last three blog posts have been about how to build a platform. She has wisely thrown out three counter-intuitive principles:Don't Build your Platform, Build your CharacterDon't Build [...]
Tweeting at Church TIME Article
I have found myself spending more and more time telling and selling pastors on the benefits of Twitter. Personally, within the last 6 months, it has become embedded into how I think and communicate [...]
Resources, Motivation or Imagination?
A few months ago I was in a circle of thought leaders that included Skye Jethani, one of the editors at Christianity Today and author of a recent book called The Divine Commodity.Here was the most [...]
Power of the Positive No: My Focus Journey Pt. 2
The phrase “power of the positive no” is the title of a book by William Ury. I used some excellent observations from his book in Church Unique, when helping leaders to attune people to a clear, [...]
