Invisible Touch? ..Not Really Invisible..
Recently, I’ve read a few blog posts that stand out to me in regards to how people are treated both in ministry settings and personal.
There is a saying I’ve heard many times:
“No one cares how much you know, until they know how much you care.”
While I will again say that we are not trying to gain a following but to help people in their lives, we cannot do that unless we have established that we care for them in whatever state they come in.
A good example of this is a small story that Kathy Guy, Director of Community at Granger Community Church, tells about what person visiting one of their classes said. The guest commented that “I’ve never been in church before where it’s safe for broken people. Thank you. It’s really helping me.”
The question remains for the lot of us, what are we needing to do to change perception and change our attitudes and thoughts about those who are broken and hurting and calling for help and do not fit our mold.
What are things that you all are doing to help gain people’s trust?
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SpeedLinking
Yes, I sort of borrowed the idea from Andrew Conrad, so go check his blog out.
Craig Groeschel over at LifeChurch.tv’s Swerve has been talking about church metrics. A good read for any church leader.
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Heard these while listening to Ed Gungor. Thought they were good enough to post!
The world of performance is not a reflection of God.
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Book Update 2008-03-07
Well, the last book update was quite awhile ago.
Quick Reviews:
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MinistryTECH and Spring Roundtable
Be sure and check out the upcoming MinistryTECH Conference in Oklahoma City, April 3-4. Going to be a lot of amazing sessions and great people to meet. Registration is almost sold out!
I unfortunately will probably not make it… but…
The Church IT Spring Roundtable is the following Saturday April 5th. Jason Powell has all the information [...]
Lent
This year I decided I was going to participate in Lent. Quite a few people have asked me why I decided to do such a thing since it’s “not in the Bible” and quite a few Bible School students I know didn’t even know what it was and those that did associated just [...]