personalities
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Reblog: You can’t be a leader unless you…
make decisions. In the end, that’s the basic things leaders need to do… They might do it with their team, or without their team – but that’s one of the decisions they make. Heck, they might even decide to ask… Continue reading
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Reblog: Modern Day Gifts: The Mood Reader
Don’t you love the person who can just read the mood in a room? Whether its a small group, a big church meeting, a special event, or just in a social setting. This is what a great MC will do…… Continue reading
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Reblog: Empty bucket theology
Some people have complete ideas in their heads, some people have fuzzy ideas in their heads, and some people have “empty buckets” when it comes to certain ideas. All of these people have things they need to change… “Complete theological… Continue reading
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Debunking the small-church-is-better myths (part 2)
I’m in no way against small church! Every expression of God’s people is valuable and beautiful. In fact, that’s why I’m writing these posts trying to debunk the idea that small church is not just different, but better. Myth: “Only… Continue reading
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Reblog: Delegate, but always check they know the…
… very next step to take. They might have to call someone they’ve never spoken to before. They’re happy to do it. They’re keen to make a cold-turkey phone call. They know what they need to say, and how to… Continue reading
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Scripture, stories and stats
Different people are tuned into different frequencies. Some people just want to principles from scripture, the verses to back it up, and the biblical implications. Anything else is superfluous fluff. Some people just resonate with stories. The personal journey, the… Continue reading
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The difference between a poisonous person and a venomous person
You know the difference between poison and venom… if you bite it and you die – it’s poison, if it bites you and you die – it’s venomous. The same can be true of certain people. Some people can be… Continue reading
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Responding to Passive Aggressive comments
A good way (tho not the only way) to respond to PA comments is to call their bluff. If they’re hinting that you’ve left something undone, ask them straight; “Is there something you wanted me to do?”. If they’re hinting… Continue reading
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How to identify passive agressive comments
Passive Agressive (PA) comments infer that there is a problem (or that you have a problem) without actually saying that there’s a problem. For example; “My last church never did it this way“, “That might make some people feel left… Continue reading
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Does your opinion matter?
Some people are far too liberal with their own opinions – they’ll throw it in anywhere they can, whether they know anything about the situation or not. They’re usually the type of people who end up writing blogs. Other people… Continue reading
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Modern-day-gifts “The Energizer”
Put some people in front of an audience, and they have to try so hard to affect the mood in the room. Shouting and jumping around will likely only cause embarrassment, rather than excitement. Put other people in front of… Continue reading
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