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FAILURE TO ASK THE HARD QUESTIONS
Yesterday I started a blog series on barriers to church growth so let me continue with barrier number 2 which is failing to ask the hard questions. As a pastor we tend to ignore the questions that would make us think really hard and settle for where we are but that should not be the…
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I NEED FAT PEOPLE
Yes you read it right. I need FAT people. FAT people will rule the world. FAT people would make great leaders. FAT people are dependable and reliable. To grow a church – you need to surround yourself with FAT people. The more FAT, the better. F.A.T. stands for F – faithful A- available T –…
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GO PUT YOUR STRENGTHS TO WORK
Watching Marcus Buckingham’s talk on “Go Put Your Strengths to Work” and really felt challenged to focus on the thing that only I can do to help the team. He emphasizes that we must BUILD ON YOUR STRENGTH AND MANAGE YOUR WEAKNESS. More people think that fixing your weakness would make them successful compared to…
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TRAITS OF A PRODUCTIVE LEADER
Came from a very enlightening and productive seminar with church consultant Paul Barker and he talked about the 5 foundations of a productive team. What hit me during the talk was the traits needed to become a productive leader. This was a study based in the book STRENGTH BASED LEADERSHIP. They interviewed 200,000 followers of…
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4 questions to ask to set priorities
1. Why am I on this organization? The company pays your salary- ask why? 2. What are some things I can do to add value to the organization that only I can do? 3. What is a win for me? How do I know if I scored on the job today? 4. What can I…