Category Archives: leadership

Perfectionism Quote from The Jesus Way

Read this passage this morning from The Jesus Way and had to share it. The Way of David it the way of imperfection.  The story David lived and the psalms he prayed provide us with an imagination that is capable of understanding the operations of God to do his perfect work in us, not ourContinue reading “Perfectionism Quote from The Jesus Way”

Vision Day 2008 Recap

Yesterday was our annual Vision Day, each year we have focused ona different aspect of our overarching vision and mission.  One Year, Mission Statement, Next, Purposes and Model, and this year we focused on our core values. In case you are wondering our core values are: A Course of Discovery Creekside is a safe placeContinue reading “Vision Day 2008 Recap”

Secure Leaders

Great post from mark batterson here.  I think one of the reasons that we see so many insecure leaders is that we want to measure up to the success of the world rather than obedience to God.  That is a tough thing to manage, but it’s the most important part of leadership.  What is God callingContinue reading “Secure Leaders”

Let me tell you about Tuesday

I know it’s already two days ago but some times I just need a little time to process and think and stuff. Tuesday I was really expecting to do a lot of work-work during the day, it didn’t work out that way for me but I did get a lot of great wisdom thrown atContinue reading “Let me tell you about Tuesday”

telling people what they think

I was quite surprised by the New Hampshire Primaries last night.  Two underdogs came out the winners. Clinton instead of losing by 10 like some polls showed actually came out ahead by 3 percent.  Pretty incredible.  It’s funny how the media tends to pick a front-runner and tell everyone they are the front-runner, but thenContinue reading “telling people what they think”

Not to be Political or Anything

But I am really starting to dig Huckabee. I was among those who thought that his name would be a big factor in keeping him obscure, but with a candidate named Barak Obama then I don’t really think names are going to be a problem. One of the things that I like about Huckabee isContinue reading “Not to be Political or Anything”

10 things for ministers

This is from Perry. #1 – Do Not Neglect Your Personal Time With GodI have learned that I can either do ministry from memory or ministry from the overflow of what God is doing in me–the latter is ALWAYS the most fruitful.#2 – People Will Hurt You–Love Them AnywayOne of the biggest temptations in life andContinue reading “10 things for ministers”