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Aha!
by Dave Travis
Remember your last Aha! moment?
You know, that moment of insight, that flash that opens your brain, perspective and awareness in such a way that changes the way you will do things in the future?
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We all have them from time to time. In fact, Leadership Network has a core value of helping leaders discover their own Aha! moments that allow them to leap beyond the norm. |
A few weeks ago we hosted a new, online conference featuring leaders from around the world. We had around 10,000 participants from every continent listen to 39 friends of Leadership Network share their Aha! moment in hopes that their experience could help you.
In this brief article I want to highlight a representative sample of the speakers, but you can catch them all at http://aha.leadnet.org.
The first is Pete Briscoe who led off the conference. Pete is the Senior Pastor at Bent Tree Bible Church in Carrollton, Texas. He shared about a time in his life when he had run out of his own strength. A friend had commented that so many people “start by walking with Jesus and end up working for Jesus and running out of gas.”
As Pete reflected, he realized that was him. To see his short story, click here.
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Jon Ferguson is one of the pastors and founders of Community Christian Church in the Chicago area. Jon shared some very practical coaching questions first shared with him by Carl George, and now incorporated in a tool Community Christian uses in all their coaching relationships.
The first question is a simple relational one. . . |
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U.S. Church Membership Up Slightly |
Churches across 230 denominations in the United States increased 0.49% according to the newly released 2010 Yearbook of American and Canadian Churches. The report is based on membership, not actual attendance, and covers many branches and sects within Christendom. Despite the problem that 11 of the 25 largest churches did not report updated figures, the yearbook continues to provide a unique look at changes in American church life. The largest church bodies. . .
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As the recession drives an increase in community service, baby boomers with ideas about how to help nonprofit and community organizations are remaking the face of volunteerism.
Volunteerism among people older than 45 jumped 4.2% during the 12 months that ended last September, compared with 0.7% for younger people, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. . .
Poll Reveals Americans' Top Giving Priorities |
Feeding and sheltering the needy, and seeking cures for major diseases are Americans' top priorities for charitable giving, according to a Parade magazine survey.
Asked what they would do if given $100,000 to donate, the 1,008 respondents allocated about $16,000 for the needy and more than $14,000 for disease research. Disaster relief and animal welfare were next, at about $9,300 and $8,800, respectively. . .
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Leadership Network’s every-other-year survey of large church salaries and benefits is now underway (closing May 30, 2010). Our illustrated reports will be publicly available in September, but participating churches will have access to the results much sooner.
Upcoming topics on The Show:
4/13--Church Planting Networks, featuring Ed Stetzer, author of Viral Churches, and contributing editor for Christianity Today and Outreach Magazine. . .
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