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What is your “little bit of good”?
In yesterday’s blog entry, I mentioned one of my favorite quotes from Bishop Desmond Tutu: “Do your little bit of good where you are; it’s those little bits of good put together that overwhelm the world.” What is your “little bit of good”? Do you have neighbors? Bring...
A lot of small contributions coming together
We all have a contribution to make. It doesn’t have to be huge. But all of our small contributions come together to make something huge. Bishop Desmond Tutu said: “Do your little bit of good where you are; it’s those little bits of good put together that overwhelm the...
Pies in the name of Jesus
One of the biggest blockages to our living like Jesus lived is our sense that we should be doing something huge, something amazing, something on a large scale. And if we think of serving that way, of course, we'll never do anything at all. It's too overwhelming....
We all have something to contribute
We all have something to contribute to the Kingdom of God... no matter what our income, our age, our situation in life, our past failures, our limitations. God designed it this way. He gave each of us spiritual gifts to be used for the benefit of others and for the...
The unknown church planter
Any person could be a potential seed of new church, whether they are believers or not. Many people have a whole network that they’re connected to and influential within. When they experience gospel transformation, you never know what other fruit may begin appearing....
Broadening the workforce
I once asked a seminary dean the question, “When students graduate from your program, what can they do?” He later told me that question kept him up at night for a couple of months. When we look at the ways we’ve traditionally trained people, there isn’t a strong...
Overfishing the leadership pond
The more successful we are at recruiting, the more that has the inadvertent effect of diminishing our emphasis on the long-term development of others. Why invest in long-term leadership development when you can just use ready-made leaders from somewhere else?...
Don’t dump the whole truckload at once
I was field-testing a training process recently. As I reflected on it, I realized we were answering questions that the people at the training event wouldn’t even be asking for at least two more years. Sure, I might know they would be asking it in two more years, so...
A tool for coaching church planters
I received this text recently from my friend and colleague Gary Reinecke: “Quick note to tell you how helpful the Journey Together Now pathway has been with the church planters I am coaching. The genius is in the simplicity, conceptual road-map and coach-friendly...
My frog
Here’s a little tidbit I’ll just throw out there for free. If you’ve been in a smaller-sized training or consultation with me you may recognize the picture accompanying this blog entry. That’s my frog. After we finish a session, I like to toss the frog. Each person...
Protecting our reputation
Go ask some people on the street what their impression of Christians is. Afraid what you might hear? That’s a reasonable fear. We are known for being “against stuff.” We are known not for our deeds but for our words—and our words are often arrogant, closed-minded, and...
What’s your definition of “friend”?
When my friends Matt and Hugh moved to Denver with an eye toward incarnational missional living, they set a goal of each making 50 new friends who weren’t believers. Meeting that goal required them to think through their definition of “friend.” It certainly means more...