In Bill Cosby‘s book Cosbyology he talks about the power of being yourself In this chapter, he tells a story about getting a gig in Chicago that he thought that he wasn’t good enough to be at. He took that onstage and ended up bombing. When they introduced him, they said, “Here’s a really funny […]
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I had a conversation with a pastor from another church, she said “God has given you influence, what are going to say?” It’s a great question because like it or not each of us has influence. God has given each of us a measure of influence what are you going to say when have people in your
Can not believe my blog is ready for kindergarten. I remember when he was just learning to walk. In the busyness of life I forget to properly celebrate. Last week was the 5th anniversary of samluce.com what a blessing it has been to my life. I love the fact that in the past 5 years
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Read this in a book I am reading called “The Importance of Being Foolish” by Brennan Manning. Such a powerful reminder of our need for constant dependance. Insecurity not only paralyzes our relationship with the living God but has a devastating effect on interpersonal relationships. It is the starting point of all social estrangement. It breaks down openness, which is
LEADERSHIP FUNDAMENTALS. In the 1960s, the premier football team in the NFL was the Green Bay Packers. They won five NFL titles in 60’s. They also won the first two Super Bowls. Their coach; the Superbowl Trophy’s namesake, Vince Lombardi. Vince Lombardi was an incredible coach and an outstanding leader; one of his greatest
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I posted a couple of posts here and here that were largely focused at younger leaders. I want to talk to some of us who have been around for a while. After leading in the same church for a good stretch of time and meeting other leaders from around the country. I have started to notice a
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I hope you can join me at the napkin conference this year. I will being doing a talk on collaborating with others called “Stop, Collaborate and listen” Still toying with the idea of shaving lines into my right eyebrow but we will see. Here is why you should go. 1. Great price 2. I’ve know
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Really excited to be apart of the Napkin Conference – I love the vision of this conference. To be a conference that is more about helping people clarify and even facilitate the dreams, ideas and visions God has given folks to do ministry different. I’m really excited about going to Napkin for a few reasons.The first is the speaking line up they
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At CPC Orlando I got to see Roger Fields and his team do their thing. It was high energy and lots of fun. I have followed Rogers blog for awhile but at CPC I got to spend a bit more time with him that I have previously, he’s a blessing to the kidmin community. I
When it comes to starting a special needs ministry or anything in life that is worth doing the hardest part is knowing where to start. The first thing that you have to do is deal with the ignorance factor. This is so huge because I believe ignorance is one of the biggest reasons churches don’t
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