There is something a little annoying about the focus on the individual. If human existence was just about the individual why on earth were we made as relational beings whose greatest expression is found in individuals getting together, working together, connecting together? Anyway, recently I was reflecting on the great experiences I have had at […]
Read More More Than A Group of IndividualsOne thing that bothers me about ministries named after an individual is the impression it gives that the whole offer of service is based around one person. The concern I have is that it doesn’t reveal something beatuiful about ministry. That beautiful thing is how we can serve together. We can serve together and serve […]
Read More The Team: Serving Each Other, Serving TogetherRelational beings are called to reflect the divine relational being who patterns what it is to be relational. Great relationships start with the one between the husband and wife. That is the greatest earthly expression of team. Two become one in the most intimate sense and share life together for a common purpose and learn over […]
Read More The Team: Based On A Great ExampleHistory shows that there are events where those who were unlikely to have succeeded beat all the odds to achieve success. Having achieved that, those who did it would then slip back into obscurity because there was a feeling that they had achieved as much as they could. Like getting to the top of a […]
Read More The Team: Moving Onto Greater ThingsMaybe some of us get hung up on perfection and in so doing miss great beauty in that which is not perfect. That is a shame. Few things in life are as beautiful as seeing people move in rhythm. Few things in life are as stunning as hearing people connect in harmony. It’s not always […]
Read More The Team: In Harmony and RhythmIf there was a penny given for every time the odds were heavily stacked against an outcome and the outcome still happened, there would be a very rich offering. It took breathtaking belief to take on the ruling power of the day and win. It took breathtaking belief to take on the dominant mindset of the […]
Read More The Team: Fueled By Breathtaking BeliefYou are talking and I am listening. I am talking and you are listening. You repeat what I said to you. I repeat what you said to me. We agree that’s what has been said. Then off we do something completely different to what the conversation was about. Crunch time hits and questions fly around […]
Read More The Team: Founded On Essential CommunicationLately I was sharing with a friend how I don’t really review what I’ve written on this blog that often. It’s often the case that once it’s been blogged that’s it and if I ever come across it again it will be months and years after I wrote it. Seven years ago I wrote a […]
Read More The Team: Working Out The KinksCommunication goes a long way to getting things done. Recently I had two conversations that startled me. The first was going very well until we hit a point of contention. We don’t usually disagree, but we certainly did then. No vociferous argument took place, but the nature of contention was significant. Yet we ended that […]
Read More Living and LearningLosing is a good reason to believe you’re a loser. Losing as a habit can set up a condition that expects it every time out. This is not always the case. There are opportunities for patterns of losing to be the prelude to victory. That requires a determination to approach the next game better equipped […]
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