Summer can be a challenging time in the work of a ministry. It is the time when things slow down as many people take time away from their day to day responsibilities, but it is also a time to gear up for the next ministry season. Sometimes we are waiting for other people, and sometimes …
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Community Outreach: Analyze
How do we choose which question we want to focus on? Now that we have four themes from our observations and open questions written to explore these themes, we need to take a moment to analyze them and decide which to chose as the focus of our innovation efforts. A simple analysis looking at value …
Community Outreach: Synthesize
Synthesizing results is the next step. It is important to share observations without judgment so there is an objective record of what is going on. Once all observations are spoken and on the table, the next step is finding themes and synthesizing areas of focus. What are the themes we learned in our research? In …
Community Outreach: Assets
One of the quotes that I often use is attributed to Albert Einstein, and it states “insanity is doing the same thing expecting different results.” Over the last year, I have often felt the North American Church has been stuck in trying to do the same thing and get different results. Is your church doing …
Insight + Action Words: Speak
“The tongue has the power of life and death, and those who love it will eat its fruit.” Proverbs 18:21 In the Bible, there are many instructions about our words and how we speak. Most instruct us about controlling the tongue and warn of the consequences of our words. These instructions reinforce the principle that …
Insight + Action Words: Love
First Corinthians 13 is commonly referred to as the love chapter, and it is often read at weddings. However, if we limit the instructions to only romantic love, we miss out on instruction for how we are to interact with everyone we come in contact with, in church or out of church. Paul starts the …
Insight + Action Words: Learn
“Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you and learn from me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls.” Matthew 11:28-29 Are you weary? Are you burdened? Do you need rest? Jesus’ answer …
Insight + Action Words: Seek
“But seek first his kingdom and his righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well.” Matthew 6:33 An attitude of seeking His Kingdom and His righteous can become a frame through which to view the world if we let it. This verse is found in Jesus’ Sermon on the Mount, one …
INSIGHT + ACTION WORDS: Trust and Lean Not
Often when the world seems out of sorts, we wring our hands and wonder what we can really do. Recently I came across a list of action words in scripture, and I was encouraged to reflect and study around the action words in the verses. So, I will spend the next several weeks looking at …
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TRANSFORMATION
The word transformation is thrown about casually these days, but it is far from a simple process. Transformation sees the change start with the individual and work through a community or a culture. It is a journey and ongoing process without a true starting point or finish line. There are two parts to transformation. Insight …
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