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Growing Pains

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May I be blunt? I don’t really have any interest in you learning for the sake of learning, though I’m the first to admit I have a teacher’s heart. I’m more interested in what you and your team are going to do with the skills, tactics, and tools we discuss. Keeping this in mind, let’s […]

Building the 200

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As we grow increasingly intentional in 2020, I want everyone to call to mind those on your list of people you’re shepherding. Ideally, you call to mind your master list of the 100 to 200 people you’ve focused on relationally this year. As development directors, the most we can interact with yet still create and […]

Going Virtual in a Viral World

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We are living day to day, hour to hour, minute to minute, or so it seems, when it comes to event planning in our current pandemic circumstances.  It’s springtime and for many leaders this season is synonymous with the big event. The large gathering. The fundraising mothership.  But, we can’t. So what can we do?  […]

Redefining Success | Navigating COVID-19

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Many of you have reached out with the same basic, but ever so complicated, question: What do we do now? Although many things remain to be sorted out, we have three important steps for you and your organizations to take today for a stronger tomorrow.  Update Timelines At this point we have no way of […]

The Process of Bearing Fruit

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These are challenging times.  It’s important, and I believe helpful, to call to mind those who came before us and have stood where we stand.  While we’ve no proof that any of the disciples were ordered to shelter in place due to a virus, we DO have proof that they faced many trials of all […]

4 Simple Questions for Complicated Seasons

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Too much to do, too little time. Sound familiar?  For most leaders, end of year can be a stressful time. With mere days left in the giving year and calendars filling up with holiday celebrations and obligations, December can be a tricky month to navigate.  It doesn’t have to be. At all times, but especially […]

3 Ways to Show Vision Through Hospitality

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Calling all Marthas! Jesus gave credit where credit was due for Mary’s focus on the importance of time spent with our Savior.  I’ve considered, however, from time to time, the number of people who give the Marthas of the world a bad name. There’s something to be said for the gift of hospitality.  We all […]

Be Enough in 6 Steps

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  Satan is limited. He cannot disrupt the plans of our God, but he can and he WILL try to distract us long enough to minimize our potential to postpone our power.  When – and notice I say when, not if – this happens, it is crucial to remind ourselves we are enough. We must […]