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Whether you turn to the right or to the left, your ears will hear a voice behind you, saying, "This is the way; walk in it." (Is.30:21)
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To Heal A Fractured World | Notes & Review
Rabbi Jonathan Sacks. To Heal A Fractured World: The Ethics of Responsibility. Schocken Books, 2005. (279 pages) Part 1: THE CALL TO RESPONSIBILITY Chapter 1: The Ethics of Responsibility Being human means being conscious and being responsible. – Viktor Frankl “Life is God’s call to responsibility. That is the theme of this book. More than […]
The Women’s Crusade
August 19, 2009
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/08/23/magazine/23Women-t.html Nicholas Kristof, NYTimes.com, 2009-08-17. Kristof’s journalism continues to inspire me, and this article is up there on the top (see also the Girl Effect). The following are a few poignant quotes. I recommend reading the whole article, however, because in it, the substance of this article is in the stories that he tells. “Women […]
Louie Giglio – Trees of Hong Kong
August 13, 2009
Can the church be relevant as we move forward? “Gospel” is a story of how to move forward, and why, and everyone has an idea of how and why to move forward. And as believers, we have an idea, a story, for how and why to move forward…and that gospel, that story is Jesus. “Q” […]
LEADERSHIP SUMMIT 2009 – Bill Hybels: Closing
August 7, 2009
(after the Tony Blair interview)… I would ask every leader to ask the question of your irreducible core, and to stay true to that. 2 Kings 5, the story of Naaman. The great temptation for some of us is that we have to set our minds in the next 48 hours is to go out […]
LEADERSHIP SUMMIT 2009 – Tony Blair: An Interview
August 7, 2009
I felt very normal, but I have felt compelled to step out. Most people like to be liked. People want to be popular. But you must take it within yourself that there are things that you will stand for, and not be flexible on. Part of leadership is having that inner core. I used to […]
LEADERSHIP SUMMIT 2009 – Bono: The Church…Three Years Later
August 7, 2009
We believe that ‘love thy neighbor’ is not a vice. “I referred to the church as the “sleeping giant,” but what I didn’t know is that the giant could run that fast.” As smart as someone can be, intuition is better than intellect. You should never believe that it’s all dependent upon you. But you […]
LEADERSHIP SUMMIT 2009 – Chip & Dan Heath: Switch
August 7, 2009
There are certain kinds of changes in the world that are really big that seem to happen effortlessly, but then there are the others that seem excruciating. Why is that? Change is filled with conflict. Part of us want to save for retirement, but then splurge; lose weight, but then eat a cookie. Part of […]
LEADERSHIP SUMMIT 2009 – David Gergen: Eyewitness to Power
August 7, 2009
I believe that leadership is a journey, and each has to take their own path, but there are people along the way that can help you on this journey. A teacher of leadership cannot produce a leader; it’s kinda like taking an art class. No one is going to make you a Picasso. What you […]
LEADERSHIP SUMMIT 2009 – Wess Stafford: Leveraging Your Past
August 7, 2009
In order to attack poverty, you have to address the very victims of poverty and poor the resources into that direction. It begins with a child, and ends a child able to make a change in their world. Poverty and abuse speak the same language to a little child, and that is, “Give Up.” If […]
LEADERSHIP SUMMIT 2009 – Andrew Rugasira: Aid vs. Trade
August 7, 2009
What comes to mind when you think “Africa?” My hunch is is that things like, poverty, death, AIDS, etc. That’s one perspective that has been influenced by the narrative of the media. If you ask me, I see opportunity. I see 900,000,000 customers and entrepreneurs. Can you survive on $1/day? We have those people. The […]
Leadership Summit 2009 – Dave Gibbons: Third Culture Leadership (Thinking Forward)
August 7, 2009
Start with the Two Greatest Commandments: Love God, Love People. We’ve perhaps silenced the second part of this commandment. Who is our neighbor? Who is a third culture leader? In one word, “adaptation.” In two words, it’s “painful adaptation.” The mindset and will to love, learn, and serve in any culture even in the midst […]
Leadership Summit 2009 – Harvey Carey: Against All Odds
August 6, 2009
Ephesians 4:11-13. The odds, though stacked against me as a child, didn’t stop there. They continued through adulthood. What does one do when the odds are stacked against you? 1. Believe that God’s Word is true. You can’t just believe it was then, but you must believe that it is also now. Miracles then, miracles […]
Leadership Summit 2009 – Jessica Jackley: KIVA
August 6, 2009
KIVA’s payback rate is 98.5%. We believe people want to be good, they just need an avenue to do good. We believe in the value of co-creation. You have to give up control. You have to be de-centralized. How do you keep from “herding cats?” We have a mission that we come back to consistently. […]
Leadership Summit 2009 – Tim Keller: Leading People to the Prodigal God
August 6, 2009
I want to give you a diagnosis of what spiritual deadness is, and a prescription for it, and some ideas for how to take that prescription to your church. “Prodigal” originally meant extravagant. The point of the parable is for the religious people. The main point is that both brothers are alienated from the father. […]
Leadership Summit 2009 – Gary Hamel: Manage Differently NOW
August 6, 2009
The most important question: Are you changing as fast as the world around you. Are you the vanguard or the “old-guard?” Reminders: attendance is declining, and the “brand-reputation” is down. 9 out of 10 beings believe in some spiritual existence, etc. Of those that are “agnostic,” or “atheistic,” over 1/3 of them express some spiritual […]
Leadership Summit 2009 – Bill Hybels, Henry Cloud, Patrick Lencioni, Carly Fiorina, David Ireland: Hiring, Firing, and Board Meltdowns
August 6, 2009
Amazon. Willow Creek. http://missionalthoughts.wordpress.com/2009/08/06/hiring-firing-board-meltdowns-panel-discussion/ HIRING: The cultural fit in the church is as important as the other piece. Whenever you idealize the sense of need, you can project that need on the candidate. People see what they want to see. First impressions are often wrong. What are the two or three behavior things, that if […]
Leadership Summit 2009 – Bill Hybels: Leading In A New Reality
August 6, 2009
“ROGUE WAVES” We’ve been broadsided by an “economic rogue wave.” Jim Collin’s quote in Inc. Magazine, April 2009-08-06 “People like me who grew up in the postwar period are not practiced at the volatilities the turbulence,… “ We are never going to be “old normal.” “The normal that we all knew and loved has left […]
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