Matt Perman, quoting Peter Drucker: “[The effective executive is] forever on guard against the ‘impossible’ job, the job that simply is not for normal human beings. Such jobs are common. They usually look exceedingly logical on paper. But they cannot be filled. One man of proven performance capacity after the other is tried — and …
Darryl Dash offers a quote from Arch Hart; expands on these “suggestions for how to deal with Monday morning pastoral discouragement”: Expect it. Flee from idols. Be careful in measuring success. Remember where the power comes from. And finishes with a quote from Spurgeon. Plenty to keep the hound away. Read: ‘Monday Pastoral Discouragement’ at …
David Fitch takes an ax handle to the homogeneous unit principle inspired modern church youth group ministry: I think youth groups often do things that work against the formation of our youth into life with Christ and His Mission. They also soak up huge time and resources in ways that are a detriment to the …
David d’Lima notes that today is the 130th anniversary of the birth of John Flynn. Birthdays may not be the best day to mark someone’s life, better choices probably revolve around significant dates associated with their life’s work, in Flynn’s case perhaps his ordination, the centenary of which will occur in January 2011, or the …
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