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Billy Graham on “If You Could Go Back?”

Posted in Ministry on June 14, 2011 | 1 Comment »

I’ve been blessed to be surrounded in life by people who have a lot more experience in marriage, ministry and just life in general.  I love to listen to older ministers when they’re talking, they’ve been there and done it.  Their life and ministry experience is so invaluable to me. When I recently stumbled on [...]

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How to Guarantee No One Disagrees with Your Leadership

Posted in Children's and Youth Work, Hacks for work and life, Ministry on June 14, 2011 | 1 Comment »

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What are 3 things you love to do?

Posted in Ministry, Personal on June 10, 2011 | 1 Comment »

My 3 things would include: Hanging out with Hannah and Daniel Eating great food Reading a good book  

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My primary ministry

Posted in Children's and Youth Work, Ministry on June 9, 2011 | 2 Comments »

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Delegation

Posted in Ministry on June 8, 2011 | Leave a Comment »

I’ve been reflecting a lot on delegation recently, and as I try to delegate more, what does that mean I’m actually suppossed to be doing.  Duncan Bannatyne’s autobiography ‘Anyone Can Do It’ talk about how leaders must learn to empower their staff by delegating so that they can concentrate on the big picture. “Being free [...]

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The Pastor and Personal Criticism

Posted in Ministry on May 25, 2011 | Leave a Comment »

C. J. Mahaney’s article “The Pastor and Personal Criticism” (PDF) is now available. You can read the PDF or see the individual blog posts below: The Pastor and Personal Criticism The Pastor’s Temptations when Criticism Arrives Learning Wisdom by Embracing Criticism A Kind and Painful Bruising The Pastor’s Wife and Her Role When Criticism Arrives [...]

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Did Jesus Lead a Balanced Life?

Posted in 2011, Ministry on May 22, 2011 | 2 Comments »

Having had some time off for exhaustion I’ve been reflecting on balance: has my life been too skewed to work, how do I get re-energised.  One of my big questions was whether or not Jesus led a balanced life. Many of us initially perceive Jesus as being a busy man.  But actually, how did Jesus [...]

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28 Lessons from a 28-Year-Old Youth Minister

Posted in Children's and Youth Work, Ministry, Reflection on May 19, 2011 | 2 Comments »

On Tuesday I turned 28 years old.  I thought I’d share 28 things I wish someone would have told me when I was 20. (They probably did, but I wasn’t paying attention.): Ministry is a marathon, not a sprint. Jesus cares more about young people and the church than you do. Youth ministry is just [...]

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Much Needed Rest

Posted in Ministry, Reflection on May 19, 2011 | Leave a Comment »

Most Canadian Geese migrate thousands of miles each year. They’re built for it.  They’re able to fly at night and cover 1,000 miles as they press on for 16 hours at a stretch.  Famous for their “V” formation, they’ll sometimes hit speeds of 60 miles an hour and climb to altitudes of 8,000 feet during [...]

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Seth Godin on success & failure

Posted in Children's and Youth Work, Ministry, Personal, Reflection on May 9, 2011 | 1 Comment »

I love this blog post, some great challenges for me to be thinking over: You can’t have success unless you’re prepared to have failure. As soon as you say, “failure is not an option,” you’ve just said, “innovation is not an option.”

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