Monthly Archives: November 2011

Capitalizing on Storms – Leading through Change Part Four

I feel like I need to start every post off in this series with the disclaimer that I’m no leadership guru.   This is simply how I process things and work through stuff in times of organizational change. Already we’ve … Continue reading

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Sermon on John 3

I’m posting the sermon I preached yesterday because a lot of people told me they wanted to be there but couldn’t make it. But first, a warning.  I’m not a preacher.  I don’t really enjoy it.  I don’t do it … Continue reading

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The Tuckman Cycle – Leading in Change Part 3

I’m definitely no leadership guru.  This series is simply about how I think through things.  In parts 1 and 2 I talked about having a rough draft vision based on values.  You can read them here and here. Once your organization has … Continue reading

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More on Rough Draft Vision – Leading in Change Part 2

After reflecting on my last post I realized that I left a lot open to interpretation.  So today I’m going to break down a little more what “vision as a rough draft” looks like for me.  To do that we … Continue reading

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Your Vision Should Be a Rough Draft – Leading Change Part One

Recently I was having coffee with a friend.  We were catching up on life.  He casually asked to write up my thoughts on leading an organization through change. Naturally, I wrote an overly complicated, highly confusing, six page mess of … Continue reading

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Nat Boh and Sally Utz – a Love Story

This post is a creative writing project inspired by the competition at this blog.  The challenge was to tell the tale of how Natty Boh and Sallie Utz fell in love.  Enjoy. ————————————————————– “I can’t take another one like the … Continue reading

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The Sound Track of My Life – Thank You DCB

I remember my first real worship experience.   I’d been attending worship service since I was a month old.  I’d sat in pews and sang hymns.  I’d been to youth conferences.  I’d seen cool Christian bands.  But my first real … Continue reading

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