Reviewing
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Reblog: Do you use “# of conversions” when assessing a program?
I’ve spoken to some people who think we shouldn’t use “# of conversions” when reviewing a project or program they’ve run. They’ll say something like; “conversion is God’s work”, or “we don’t have any control over that”. And on that… Continue reading
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Why you should beware mixing past-focused conversations with future-focused conversations
These two conversations are very different. They have different styles, different data, different “feel”, different implications. Swapping between them too quickly can falsely carry elements from one into the other. Past-focused conversations are mostly objective (what actually happened; numbers, times,… Continue reading
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Reflections from building the HBC Hub
About 12 months ago I took an architect and a couple of our Committee of Elders to a 1970s warehouse and pitched the idea that by the grace of God we could use it as a home base for our… Continue reading
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Finish at the height of fun
You have two options. Call things to an end at the height of their fun, or, call things to an end after that when everyone’s had enough. This is something they tell teachers and cru camp leaders all the time.… Continue reading
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Tone vs. Mood
A helpful category of thought for reviewing and planning sermons… What is the tone and what is the mood? Tone describes the voice used by the preacher. It could be a calm tone, an angry tone, a concerned tone, a… Continue reading
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Model self criticism
As we train and equip young leaders, we want them to grow in the skill of self-criticism. That’s a pretty tough skill to learn – cause you have to have a go, make mistakes, grow the “eyes” to see the… Continue reading
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How to run a “Ministry review” discussion
So, you’ve planned, organised, delegated, ran and even cleaned up that big ministry event/thing. How do you conduct a review with the team? 1. Acknowledge the fears in the room; some people know they didn’t pull their weight. Some people… Continue reading
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