The #1 Essential for Your Ministry Team.
Trust is probably the most oft-mentioned and common ingredient within great ministry teams. Experts from all fields of team building agree on this team essential. No matter what the team ingredient or value is that is being discussed or developed, they really all have their roots in trust or team trust. For example, honesty is an essential value of team, but upon what is it founded? It is founded upon trust. In order for me to be honest with my team or teammate, it is essential that I feel that I can trust them.
At Patheos.com: Paul Harvey and the “Eighth Day” of Creation
The Super Bowl’s biggest surprise this year was not the lights that went out, but a new ad with Paul Harvey.
Read my full article at Patheos.com.
HuffPost: The Unexpected Player at the Super Bowl: A Farmer
For many people football is superfluous to the Super Bowl; merely an excuse for all those unpredictable advertisements they really want to watch. This year amidst some shockingly sloppy kisses, astronaut babies and a baby Clydesdale, one ad did more than just entertain, it flat-out inspired. When the scratchy analog-recorded voice of Paul Harvey (1918-2009), the legendary radio announcer, said, “And on the eighth day … God created a farmer,” many found themselves momentarily drawn into something entirely unique to this world event.
Read my full article at The Huffington Post.
My Favorite Dorothy Sayers Quote.
The Quote: “The people who hanged Christ never, to do them justice, accused him of being a bore – on the contrary, they thought him too dynamic to be safe. It has been left for later generations to muffle up that shattering personality and surround him with an atmosphere of tedium. We have very efficiently pared the claws of the Lion of Judah, certified him ‘meek and mile,’ and recommended him as a fitting household pet for pale curates and pious old ladies.”
