One thing I have noticed in my first ten years of ministry is that vision is easy to cast but hard to make stick. There are so many good and godly ideas that we can talk about. There are so many biblical directives and directions we can take. Communicating those things is easier than doing […]
Entries Tagged as 'Northpoint'
Making Vision Stick by Andy Stanley
June 4th, 2012 · 4 Comments · Books, Christianity, Ministry, Religion
Some Times You Really Do Have to Build Bridges – Northpoint’s $5 million dollar project
December 18th, 2010 · No Comments · Christianity, Church, Humor, Religion
Northpoint really is about building bridges. Check out their Let’s Build a Bridge project. They plan to add another access point to their main campus over 1000 feet of wetlands. It will have three lanes and a pedestrian walkway. Looks like they have already raised just under half of the $5 million it will cost […]
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Andy Stanley – Liberating Your Organization
October 11th, 2010 · No Comments · Christianity, Leadership, Ministry, Religion
Andy Stanley tackles changing dysfunctional organizations in this DVD from Catalyst called Liberating Your Organization. He gives some really good nuts and bolts that can practically help leaders reclaim the direction and focus on a congregational level. This goes really deep into what the real issues of the organization are, how they really work, and […]
Best Book on Ministry I Have Read in a While
October 6th, 2010 · 7 Comments · Books, Christianity, Ministry
I read Andy Stanely’s 7 Practices for Effective Ministry in the airport last weekend and I just have to pass this resource on. I really wish they had titled the book better in order to get across what this book is really doing as I think it would get more people’s attention. This book lays […]
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Communication that Sticks – Andy Stanley
May 24th, 2010 · No Comments · Christianity, Church, Church of Christ, Ministry
I recently watched Communication that Sticks by Andy Stanley and found it very helpful for learning to refine and improve the way I communicate whether it is in preaching or teaching. Here are a couple of highlights: Get across one central point. People won’t remember much more than that anyway. So make it and make […]