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June 18, 2021 Preparing for the Future, Now: How Do We Grow? Part 2Preparing for the Future, Now: How Do We Grow? Part 2 Data is everyone’s business Data simply gives...
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June 16, 2021 Preparing for the Future, Now: How Do We Grow? Part 1Preparing for the Future, Now: How Do We Grow? Part 1 We embrace ecosystems I’ve been reflecting on...
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June 14, 2021 Preparing for the Future, Now: How do we operate? Part 3Preparing for the Future, Now: How do we operate? Part 3 Our talent is scarcer than capital We’re...
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June 11, 2021 Preparing for the Future, Now: How do we operate? Part 2Preparing for the Future, Now: How do we operate? Part 2 We turbocharge decision making Everyone makes hundreds...
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June 9, 2021 Preparing for the Future, Now: How do we operate? Part 1Preparing for the Future, Now: How do we operate? Part 1 We are ‘radically flat’ I’ve been reflecting...
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June 7, 2021 Preparing for the Future, Now: Who are We? Part 3Preparing for the Future, Now: Who are We? Part 3 Culture is our ‘secret sauce’ It reminds me...
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June 4, 2021 Preparing for the Future, Now: Who are We? Part 2Preparing for the Future, Now: Who are We? Part 2 Our value agenda is clear If I walked...
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June 2, 2021 Preparing for the Future, Now: Who are We? Part 1Preparing for the Future, Now: Who are We? Part 1 Purpose is our ‘must have’ I’ve been reflecting...
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May 24, 2021 Management: Leading a Kingdom Community Part 2Management: Leading a Kingdom Community Part 2 A leader can and should be friends with others who are...
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May 20, 2021 Management: Leading a Kingdom Community Part 1Management: Leading a Kingdom Community Part 1 We love a little bit of friendly competition around the OneHope...
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May 7, 2021 Small StepsSmall Steps When you think of important people from the twentieth century, you’re unlikely to consider Norman Borlaug....
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April 9, 2021 5 Critical Objectives for Flat Leadership5 Critical Objectives for Flat Leadership 1. Vision The communication of vision is the primary responsibility of the...
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April 7, 2021 The Future is FlatThe Future is Flat In a knowledge economy, flat leadership allows success to rise. Flat leadership is all...
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January 15, 2021 Mentoring 101Mentoring 101 Mentorship is vital whether you are a young professional just starting out, or a seasoned veteran...
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December 16, 2020 Change Your WorldChange Your World Perhaps you’ve heard that next month is the release of a new book I had...
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December 11, 2020 Advice as to AdvertisingAdvice as to Advertising The goal of mentoring isn’t to gain the gratitude of your mentees or kudos...
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December 9, 2020 From the Ground UpFrom the Ground Up Mentoring is important at every level of an organization. It should be folded in...
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December 8, 2020 Whether or Not You are Doing ItWhether or Not You are Doing It A budding pianist approached Leonard Bernstein and begged the famous conductor...
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October 23, 2020 4 Pro-tips for online meetings that POP!4 Pro-tips for online meetings that POP! Online meetings were novel at first, but now we are all...
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October 16, 2020 DreamDream Momentum + Growth + Change + Future Dreaming is looking to the future - imagining the possibilities...
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October 14, 2020 DocumentDocument Measure + Evaluate + Retest + Record Documenting helps identify what’s important. What is documented, who it...
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October 13, 2020 DeployDeploy Partner + Share + Act + Implement This is the stage where planning and preparation are unleashed....
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October 9, 2020 DesignDesign Creative + Exploratory + Logical + Purposeful + Collaborative The Design phase envisions what an organization ought...
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October 8, 2020 DiscoverDiscover Ask + Listen + Examine + Test + Diagnose Any successful endeavor begins with a crystal clear...
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October 7, 2020 5 D’s for Design5 D's for Design Steve Jobs said, “Design is not just what it looks like and feels like....
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November 5, 2019 Theology of WorkMany organizations I consult for are facing the same struggle. They’ve hit a wall and can’t figure out...
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October 10, 2017 6 Myths About ResearchI think research scares most people. However, we have found that research is revelatory and vital.
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September 12, 2017 The Importance of ResearchWhen it comes to research, some is always better than none. You have to start somewhere, even if...
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March 21, 2017 Lumière Project Church Planting InitiativeThe Lumière Project is taking the light of Christ to French-speaking Africa with the goal of planting 3,300...
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December 21, 2016 The Greatest GiftI remember years ago—when my daughters were much younger—the excitement that would build in the days leading up...
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September 22, 2016 The Changing Landscape of Youth MinistryThe increasingly complex intricacies of doing ministry in a post-modern, post-Christian reality have completely changed the context in...
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April 10, 2016 4 Drucker Principles for Organizations in 2016Every organization desires to be healthy and effective. But this is not easy to do in an emergent...
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November 23, 2015 Digital boosts spread of the BibleTechnology is a game changer. It has enabled many to make Scripture available in digital formats or extend...
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November 16, 2015 The Bible: an Indestructible Seed“He also said, ‘This is what the kingdom of God is like. A man scatters seed on the...
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October 16, 2015 Feeding by farmingDid you know that World Food Day has been celebrated globally for 36 years? Hunger is still a...
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September 7, 2015 conclusion: be effectivePrevious: Connection in ministry In order to prevent losing an entire generation, the Church needs to assert itself...
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August 31, 2015 con· nec· tionPrevious post What we discovered placed us at an operational crossroads. We had to decide whether to simply...
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August 10, 2015 Youth and dis·en·gage·mentThe reality of whether young people are leaving the Church in droves, slow drifting away from deep faith...
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February 1, 2015 #RuralMatters church planting initiativeWe’re all familiar with Aesop’s fable “The Town Mouse and the Country Mouse”, which Beatrix Potters later adapted...
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August 26, 2014 The Danger of Fruitless Ministry : a response to “The Danger of ‘Measurable Outcomes'” by Os GuinnessI was surprised to read The Danger of “Measurable Outcomes”, an excerpt from the upcoming book Renaissance: The Power of...
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August 25, 2014 5 steps to more effective children’s ministryThis sobering article, Has the sun set on Sunday school?, ran in USA Today highlighting staggering declines in attendance. Sunday School is an old...
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August 14, 2014 3 steps to build a strong missions programYou’ve done the hard work of getting down on paper your Purpose and asset mapped and begun to...
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August 7, 2014 Outcome Based Ministry OriginsA few years ago, while on a trip to Swaziland, I was struck by what I heard and...
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August 4, 2014 Outcome Based Ministry—What is it?OneHope has been around for nearly three decades. It’s not by accident, and we didn’t just get lucky;...
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July 17, 2014 3 Steps to Build a Strong Missions ProgramNow that you have identified your purpose it’s time to be proactive about partnering with the right people. Being...
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July 7, 2014 3 Steps to Build a Strong Missions ProgramWhen it’s time for my computer or operating system to run an update, I groan. It takes time,...
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June 30, 2014 Can What You Don’t Know Hurt Your Ministry?Can what you don’t know hurt your ministry? Do you think they wish they had known they were...
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June 13, 2014 Trusting leaders in ministry—even to say “no”Prior to the 2010 FIFA World Cup in South Africa, we had the great idea of using the...
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June 5, 2014 3 simple steps to go from “knowing” to “doing”So often in ministry there is a gap between knowing and doing. We might know there are children...
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April 24, 2014 Syria: How can we help the children in Crisis?Read part 1--Children in Crisis Last year, OneHope partnered with Near East Initiatives (NEI) to conduct a qualitative...
