Shane Hart
Leadership
Get even better…
I posted a couple of days ago about one of the opportunities I have taken advantage of to get better at presenting God’s Word. It is just part of the strategy I am currently employing to be a better communicator. The truth is, each one of us should be making an intentional effort to get … Continue reading
Get better…
I saw this tweet today from the author Reggie Joiner: If it’s really a life-changing message, then u should relentlessly improve ur skill to communicate it. It just so happens that this morning, I began a journey with a group of area pastors where each month we watch a video of a sermon by one … Continue reading
Road Trip
Last week we were able to take a few folks from the church to the Unleash conference at Newspring Church in Anderson, SC. Unleash was great and much could be said about it. One of the great outcomes of a trip like that is the time spent together as a group. Nine of us were … Continue reading
Feed the culture
Yesterday a couple of us attended the Columbus Chamber of Commerce annual breakfast meeting. It was a well done event for sure with about 1100 in attendance. The keynote speaker was Nancy Kramer, Chairman and Founder, of Resource Interactive. She shared her companies values in a well prepared presentation. The one that really got my … Continue reading
The outcome is in the attitude…
Pick your cliché: When life hands you lemons, make lemonade. Altitude is determined by attitude. It’s all in how you look at it. Where one sees problems, another sees opportunities. Whether you think you can or you think you can’t, you’re right. The one who says a thing can’t be done is often passed by … Continue reading
Iron sharpens iron
“As iron sharpens iron, so one man sharpens another.” Proverbs 27:17 I can’t tell you how many times I have heard this verse quoted. Usually it is quoted in context about people with good motives helping each other. Once in a while, someone will use the verse to justify themselves when their motive is wrong … Continue reading
4 If’s of Priorities
We talk about priorities, make lists of priorities, and promote priorities. Like so many things in life, with priorities there is what we want to be reality and what is reality. Here are four “If’s” that are key to making what we want with our priorities and the reality of our priorities. IF you don’t … Continue reading
Harsh Reminder
Today, I read the tragic news of another high profile pastor resigning due to a two and a half year affair with his assistant. He is a husband and a father with young children, which makes this even worse. His wife and children need prayers and support as they walk the days ahead. All affairs … Continue reading
Trust the Process
Everyone likes to think they are the exception to the rule. We all want to pay for coach, but fly first class. We want to get the backstage pass. We don’t want the speeding ticket, but we want to drive fast. So on. In every organization there are processes and systems in place. Whenever the … Continue reading
Know your capacity
We must each know our capacity and intentionally operate within it. Continue reading
Critics
Seth Godin posted this in his blog this past weekend: “Just because he’s angry… doesn’t mean he’s right.” You can read the rest here. It is so easy to listen to the critics and those that are angry. The reason is obvious, we want to be liked. When we encounter someone who is angry or … Continue reading
Connect the past for a bright future
I received a phone call from a long-time friend last night. We hadn’t talked in some time, yet we were able to pick up as if we talked frequently. He recently became pastor of his home church. It happens to be the church I grew up in as well. This church has produced numerous missionaries, … Continue reading
The Details
Details are important. Continue reading
When Fear Rules
Seth Godin calls it the “lizard brain.” It’s that voice inside that rises up and protests doing anything different. The one that feels threatened by a new direction or new idea. It’s the one that defends the status quo. Often, it employs the slippery slope argument to protect its position. The argument that says if … Continue reading
3 things that can hinder God’s work
We absolutely must fully trust God to do the work. We must also make sure we are doing everything we can to be in the position where He can work Continue reading
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