I have been wrestling with being willing to write this or not. Well, since you are reading it, its obvious that the push to write it won out over my resistance to doing so. If you haven’t heard by now, World Vision, an organization I do respect, recently made a decision to be willing and open to hire people, regardless of their sexuality and if … Continue reading Palm to head, repeat, then hope, trust and speak (or write)
I recently had the opportunity to read Data Crush: How the Information Tidal Wave is Driving New Business Opportunities by Christopher Surdak. The book was published this year by the American Management Association and is 288 pages long. For a quick observation, while reading the book,I felt at times like I was reading a book in the vein of Freakonomics in some ways (especially on page 169, … Continue reading Review: “Data Crush” by Christopher Surdak
It’s Tuesday. That means, as always that it’s time to share some of what I have been reading and found interesting with you over the past week. This week’s topic categories are: Church and Ministry Thought & Practice, Cross-Sector Collaboration, Leadership Thought & Practice, Neighbor Love, Social Media & Blogging, Stewardship, Vocation, and Worship. I entrust these to you now, and hope you enjoy them! … Continue reading This Week’s Links
Working and being present in many different contexts leads to a variety of perspectives. Some times, I hear interesting things said and observe questionable acts or expressions. Other times, I hear about what was said. Over the past couple of weeks, I have heard a number of things which have made alarm bells go off in my head. I am going to share four of … Continue reading Leadership “No-No’s” uttered lately
It’s Tuesday. That means that its time to share some of what I have read, found interesting and thought-provoking over the past week. This week’s categories include: Church and Ministry Thought & Practice; Cross-Sector Collaboration; Leadership Thought & Practice; Neighbor Love; Stewardship; Vocation; Worship and Miscellaneous. I hope you enjoy these and entrust them to you now. Church and Ministry Thought & Practice Pastor Keith … Continue reading This Week’s Links
Tuesday means that its time to share some of what I have been reading and thinking about over the past week with you. This week I have links to things related to: Church and Ministry Thought & Practice; Cross-Sector Collaboration; Leadership Thought & Practice; Neighbor Love; Stewardship; Worship and Miscellaneous. I am really excited to share these with you this week, even more so than … Continue reading This Week’s Links
One of the things that I have discerned and developed in working in congregations and providing consultation to other congregations and non-profits is that it is important to have ground rules. Ground rules allow for a safe space to have conversations, discussions and meetings. They are especially helpful when engaging in difficult conversations where everyone may not agree. They are also important, as such conversations … Continue reading Ground Rules
It’s Tuesday. You know that means its time for the links. This week’s categories with stories and articles that I found interesting are: Church and Ministry Thought & Practice; Cross-Sector Collaboration; Leadership Thought & Practice; Neighbor Love; Stewardship; Vocation and Miscellaneous. I entrust these now to you and hope you enjoy them. Church and Ministry Thought & Practice Last week there was a Creation and … Continue reading This Week’s Links
It’s Tuesday. That means here on the blog that its time to share some of what I have found interesting or worth thinking about in the past week. This week’s categories are: Church and Ministry Thought & Practice; Cross-Sector Collaboration; Leadership Thought & Practice; Neighbor Love; Social Media & Blogging; Stewardship; Vocation; and Miscellaneous. I entrust these to you now for your reflection, thought and … Continue reading This Week’s Links
It’s Tuesday. That means its time to share a sampling of things I have read and found interesting and thought provoking over the past week. This week’s topic categories are: Church and Ministry Thought & Practice; Cross-Sector Collaboration; Leadership Thought & Practice; Neighbor Love; and Worship. I entrust these to you now for your reading and thought. Church and Ministry Thought & Practice Karl Vaters … Continue reading This Week’s Links
Timothy Siburg 