Profound Posts

Here are a few of the blog posts that I came across in the past week or so that I found particularly profound:

Ready. Aim. Miss! by Simon Sinek
Excerpt: "The problem in the world is that life is about managing expectations. If we over promise and miss our target, others will say we failed. If we under promise and exceed our predictions, others will hail us as geniuses. The question is, do you want be a hailed as a genius or do you want to actually advance something in the world?"

The Pain of Growth by Tim Stevens
Excerpt: "Last week I was asked, “If our church is going to double in the next two years (from 500 to 1000), what will it take?” Here is what I shared…"

Ten Truths about Leadership by “Leadership Now”
Excerpt: "Based on thirty years of research—more than one million responses to their leadership assessment—Kouzes and Posner have gathered together in The Truth about Leadership, the ten truths that have stood the test of time and they hold true both globally and cross-generationally. They devote a chapter to each of these ten concepts:"

10 Characteristics of Growing Churches by Perry Noble
Excerpt: #1 – They have leaders that lead! (“For God so loved the world that He did not send a committee!” Not sure where I heard that…but its true!)"

A Few Thoughts That I’ve Been Thinking Lately…By Perry Noble
Excerpt: "#1 – “In the Bible God calls those who will not work lazy, but He calls those who will not rest disobedient.” (See Isaiah 30:15) from John Walker. EVERY leader needs to wrestle with that one!!!

YOUR WORTH by Pete Wilson
Excerpt: "But here’s the biggest shocker of all. The one that I just can’t comprehend. The Creator of the universe thinks I’m so valuable he can’t even put a number on it. Take a second to let this sink in…(Matthew 10:29-31, NLT)"