The phrase new normal ranks as high as unprecedented and pivot in this season. You probably have started the discussion about what the future holds. A new normal carries anticipation of change. You have an opportunity right now to prepare for the potential changes. As Ronald A. Heifetz in Practicing Adaptive Leadership points out – […]
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Lord, You have walked us through this peculiar season.Churches went online in a matter of a week.Pastors preached from iPhones.Worship leaders and teams sang from Zoom.Changes like these with a pandemic may have taken years took place in a matter of months.We thank you for the empowerment You provided the churches. Guide us into the
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Each Saturday, I want to provide you a list of resources for you to engage yourself that influenced me. You can access the articles, podcasts, and other links in the list below. Why should I listen to voices beyond my newsfeed? / An Interview with Chief La’Ron Singletary – On the Why God Why Podcast,
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Have you started using Facebook Groups? Facebook, in the last few years, has raised their priority of groups. Groups allow for a smaller, more private, and more focused connection of people. Even though more people have come to understand the value of Facebook Groups, they still are the best-kept secret of engaging people online. Nona
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Ten years for $450 million. Whether you follow sports or not, the commitment and amount of money stops you in your tracks. Quarterback, Patrick Mahomes, signed that contract to stay with the Kansas City Chiefs. As much as we might consider that an enormous amount of money, a few pundits have said this long-term contract
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The Merriam-Webster Dictionary defines compassion as “sympathetic consciousness of others’ distress together with a desire to alleviate it.” This season of a pandemic and heightened conversation on race has revealed a need to revisit compassion. Our culture has overtly placed a hypersensitivity to rightness before understanding. Often, in volatile issues, you can prove your point
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Brené Brown has said, “Clear is kind.” You have probably left meetings with a thousand ideas without clarity of action steps. Chaos ensues. Some people take control. Others take tasks—a few stand in the background. Work then gets duplicated. You and the team might hit the goal, but most likely may have had to take
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Imagine a world with more humility. The conversations on social media would assume the best in others, offer generosity, and listen with curiosity. We would feel less pressure to prove our “rightness.” Gentle responses could help quell ongoing bickering. I shared on Psalm 143 this past Sunday. The writer of the Psalm struck me as
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Nothing takes You by surprise.You hold the cosmos in place.No sparrow falls without You knowing.You have painted the sky with grandeur. So, Lord, we know you see the future entirely.Today, we lift up to You, our kids.They are living through one of the most chaotic times in history.A pandemic has halted the normal way of
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Happy Fourth of July! Each Saturday, I want to provide you a list of resources for you to engage yourself that influenced me. You can access the articles, podcasts, and other links in the list below. Why a hashtag is not enough to end racism? / A Why God Why interview with Marvin Mumford –
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