Tag: leadership
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Walking in Your Passion While Still Being Useful
“May I never lose the wonder, oh the wonder of your mercy”. This line from Matt Redman’s song [amazon_link id=”B00KZ44UWA” target=”_blank” ]Mercy[/amazon_link] has the power to bring tears to my eyes. Grace is my passion. It is my One Big Thing. It is what brings tears to my eyes when I see its absence. It…
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7 Steps Preventing Mission Drift
I’m posting on A Life Overseas today on the topic of Mission Drift. This discussion is based on the fantastic book, [amazon_link id=”0764211013″ target=”_blank” ]Mission Drift: The Unspoken Crisis Facing Leaders, Charities, and Churches[/amazon_link], by Peter Greer which I highly recommend. Peter Greer is the president of HOPE International, a global faith-based microfinance organization based…
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Changing An Ungracious Culture
I’ve done a lot of reflecting recently on my past years in leadership when I worked with a multi-cultural international team overseeing a missions campus. I am still haunted by several poor decisions we made. These are clearly seen in hindsight, but in the midst of busy schedules and deadlines, often go unnoticed until it…
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When the Extraordinary becomes Ordinary
As readers of this blog know, I recently blogged the Catalyst 14 conference in Atlanta. The lineup was full of world-class speakers such as Andy Stanley, Tim Keller, Matt Chandler, Charles Duhigg, and more. Worship was led by Matt Redman. Through my time there I interacted with a number of other volunteers from the local…
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The Power of Habit
Recently I served as a part of the Blogger Team at the Catalyst 2014 Conference. Catalyst gathers excellent speakers to inspire the church. Charles Duhigg is the Pulitzer Prize winning writer for the New York Times and author of [amazon_link id=”081298160X” target=”_blank” ]The Power of Habit: Why We Do What We Do in Life and Business[/amazon_link],…