Careful management of our resources, including money and both tangible and human resources, is about helping us to most faithfully fulfill God’s call on our lives for ministry.
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Catch the lizard. How to notice, focus, follow and finish what is really important.
I don’t keep lizards anymore, but there are a thousand projects, tasks and ideas darting around my mind. They zip across my to-do list, fast and clever, and constantly changing to blend in with a dizzying pace of life.
How to capture and control the energy of a group
When I was young I remember standing in my grandpa’s workshop watching him build birdhouses. All the while, he would tell amazing stories from his life and experience. I hung on every word he said, and watched every movement of his hands and tools. His stories weren’t about wood, nails or screws. His stories were about life. But his project kept a 9-year-old engaged for hours.
Why ideas aren’t enough
I’ve felt that way at conferences. I feverishly take notes, trying to jot down everything that might be useful in the future, only to file them away upon my return home.
Worship is the natural state… for preteens too.
When you look around the room, the place where you worship, and you see your fourth grade boys aren’t worshipping, maybe it’s not because they’re missing something—maybe it’s because we are.