Would YOU Buy What You’re Selling?

Do you know what the”WD” in WD-40 stands for?
Jon S. Barry, creator of WD-40, died recently. Inc. Magazine’s obituary piece is inspiring. It is inspiring to me because all the man did or cared about, business-wise, was selling WD-40.  Do you know how many different things this product is used for?  No one does: 80% [...]

LPI-Worthy of Your Support

I’m in El Paso, Texas, for the annual meeting of the South Central Jurisdiction’s Mission Council, the body that serves on behalf of the Jurisdictional Conference especially in the years between that group’s quadrennial meeting.
The Lydia Patterson Institute (LPI)has served as a very welcoming and gracious host for our meeting. LPI deserved to be better [...]

Endorsed!

I posted Aug. 28th that I was heading for Nashville to interview for Ecclesiastical Endorsement.  I was interviewed by a team of three peers – other clergy who, like myself, serve outside the local church setting.  All three are also chaplains in a variety of settings.
The interview was a very affirming process.  I was asked [...]

Money money money money

I’d like to pick up from one point that Michael Slaughter made Friday:
If it isn’t good news for the poor, it isn’t good news
This point went nearly unnoticed in my post yesterday, but it reminded me of something I posted a little under a month ago under the heading of  “THE Christian view on Health [...]

COR Leadership – Slaughtered

Michael Slaughter, lead pastor at Ginghamsburg UMC,  spoke Friday afternoon at COR Leadership Institute.  Here are the notes I took.
Attractional v. missional –not about getting people into heaven, but about getting heaven into people

If it isn’t good news for the poor, it isn’t good news.
I believe in the new birth (I’ve been born again), but [...]

5 Essential Tasks of a Leader – leading change

Here are 5 main points from Adam Hamilton’s opening session at Leadership Institute 2009.

Lead by example
Clarify the Mission, Vision, and Purpose
Identify problems to be solved and opportunities to be seized
Lead necessary change
Motivate and inspire

Like every other time I’ve listened to Adam, he was very compelling.  This morning he will focus on quality worship and preaching.  [...]

Happy Birthday to Me!

I tend not to be interested in blogs that are too self referential, but since today is my birthday, give me this one….
Rachel and I enjoyed getting to see U2 on David Letterman last March.  Then, when the opportunity arose to buy tickets to their Dallas show (this Monday), I passed.
I passed, but Rachel didn’t. [...]

We Are Missing the Point

“I hope I won’t go to hell for that,” said the teenager.
It broke my heart to hear this young woman who has grown up in the church, who is a leader and who, in all she says and does seems to “get it” still wonders in her heart if she will end up in hell.
Grace.
Jesus [...]

What’s the real reason?

We went around the class today introducing ourselves.  You might think that since we all work at Methodist Children’s Home we all know each other, but with more than 300 staff, we don’t.  This is one of the reasons I took these classes – to get to know some of the staff I work with [...]

Endorsement

I am off to Nashville today for the weekend.  Tomorrow affternoon I am to interview for Ecclesiastical Endorsement for my position as Chaplain here at Methodist Children’s Home.
Ecclesiastical Endorsement is a process by which the United Methodist Church  ensures that ministry provided in settings other than the local church are reresenting the denomination appropriately. It [...]