This Week’s Links

Tuesday means its time to share some links.  I use the word “some” loosely this week, as it seems I must have done a lot of reading.  This week’s topic categories are:  Church and Ministry Thought & Practice; Cross-Sector Collaboration; Leadership Thought & Practice; Neighbor Love; Social Media & Blogging; Stewardship; Vocation; Worship; and Miscellaneous.  I entrust these to you now and hope you find … Continue reading This Week’s Links

Happy Birthday to the Blog!

Today marks the first birthday of this blog.  The first post appeared right here on March 23, 2013.  Since then, we have gone through a few design changes. But the topic and focus on the intersections of and thought about the church, leadership, and the neighbor have remained consistent.  I believe we have covered a wide range of topics and asked important questions as we … Continue reading Happy Birthday to the Blog!

Thoughts and Questions on this “World Water Day”

The theme and potential doomsday catastrophe of the second Daniel Craig “James Bond” film, “Quantum of Solace,” had everything to do with water.  Particularly, it focused on the challenges, need, and resource (scarcity/potential scarcity) of water.  Its kind of scary to think about how the next great conflict or war could well be fought over water rights and usage.  But when you take a step … Continue reading Thoughts and Questions on this “World Water Day”

This Week’s Links

Tuesday means that its time for me to share some links to things I have read, found interesting, and thought about over the past week.  This week’s topic categories are:  Church and Ministry Thought & Practice; Cross-Sector Collaboration; Leadership Thought & Practice; Neighbor Love; Vocation; Worship; and Miscellaneous.  I hope you enjoy these! Church and Ministry Thought & Practice Friend and pastor Frank Johnson shared … Continue reading This Week’s Links

Review: “Data Crush” by Christopher Surdak

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

This Week’s Links

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

Leadership “No-No’s” uttered lately

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

This Week’s Links

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

Leadership and Self-Awareness

It’s important to have self-awareness.  This is true in general, but especially in leadership.  If you aren’t a self-aware leader, you at the least, aren’t most fully who you can be.  At the worst, you are dangerous to yourself and others because you may not be fully aware of how you respond to certain challenges and experiences. Being self-aware is a life-long process.  And to … Continue reading Leadership and Self-Awareness

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