How’s this for kicking off the new year? A book on making change lasting and effective. When you train people, most of the time you need to explain and describe. Some of that is necessary, and it results in intellectual knowledge. But if you want the result of your...
I recently read Exponential by Dave and Jon Ferguson. They talk about the 5-step model of Jesus, which I’ve used for years, but they did make one very helpful addition to it. They insert “we talk” between each of the original steps: I do, you watch, we talk. I...
The team I worked with in Mexico, after experiencing the power of the “Barnabas questions,” quickly recognized that they could use these questions in their work with community organizing. They regularly come alongside people to help them with community...
We need to model the change we want others to embrace. Use the questions I listed in yesterdays’ blog entry as you engage with others in the relationships you already have. Let people experience coaching conversations so they can capture the emotions and the benefits....
I like to call these The Barnabas Questions: How are you? What are you celebrating? What challenges are you experiencing What do you plan to do about these challenges? How can I help you? How can I pray for you? I introduced these six questions, originally used by...
Today’s entry by Tom Nebel is a re-post from www.churchplanting.com. A few weeks ago I had the unique experience of chatting with Green Bay Packers’ head coach Mike McCarthy, in his home. Long story, but I was given an on-field pass before the Packers/Broncos...
