December 2010
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Some of the first soles for Nike shoes were made...
In 1964 Phil Knight, a former track runner at the University of Oregon, was fed up with the poor design of American shoes. He got together with his former coach, Bill Bowerman, to form their own shoe company. The goal of the company was to market a shoe that was lighter and more comfortable. In 1968, this company became NIKE, Inc., and the pair started out selling their shoes in person at track...
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15 Gut Check Questions For A Leader
I have always found it interesting that I Corinthians 13 is sandwiched in between a chapter having to do with spiritual gifts and speaking in tongues. I know that all of us have probably heard it read at a wedding…but what if we took this same passage and applied it to our leadership (which, honestly, I think it was written more for church leaders and not wedding ceremonies!) :-) Here we go…
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“Never take life seriously. Nobody gets out alive anyway.”
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“The man who smiles when things go wrong has thought of someone to blame it on.”
– Robert Bloch
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Leadership Sessions with Frank Damazio
Today I had the opportunity to listen to Frank Damazio speak on leadership across 2 sessions. Frank has years of ministry experience and is the author of the leadership bible, “The Making of a Leader”. If you have not read it I encourage you to have a look. Here are a few thoughts from today’s sessions:
If you don’t reach into your own church culture you will end up...
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Three Convictions About Children’s Ministry
I LOVE our children’s team here at Hope Church…their passion for teaching kids about Jesus on a level that they can understand is SO appreciated by me as a pastor AND as a dad!
I see a monumental problem in churches today…when we consider that unchurched people are not being reached AND we combine that with the fact that MANY students that were raised in church walk away when they graduate high...