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Build Men, not Monuments

by Ken Culture

I had the wonderful privilege of spending my week near Antalya, Turkey with 170 associates from 37 countries at the MinistryNet09 Conference. Very cool. We immersed ourselves in collaborative workgroups focused on one thing: effectively leveraging the web and social networks to glorify God and help fulfill the Great Commission. Yesterday an optional outing took [...]

Tagged as: life-change

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Does This Bother You?

by Ken Leadership

Timothy Geithner, Obama’s – and America’s – new Treasury Secretary, failed to pay more than $34,000 in taxes, which were dubbed “innocent mistakes or technicalities.” Tom Daschle, nominee for Health and Human Services, just cleared up his “stupid mistake” by paying over $100,000 in back taxes and interest due from 2005 -2007. God, grant us [...]

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The Deep Roots of Win-Build-Send

by Ken Movements

From whom did you first hear the terms Win-Build-Send? A pastor? Bible study leader? CCC staff member? Dr. Bill Bright? I knew these roots ran deep, but I didn’t know how deep until I came across this story…. At the end of his first year in college, John had tired of religious nuts trying to [...]

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Mott’s Vital Objective

by Ken Leadership

Last week Ann and I hosted a long-time friend in the journey for dinner and languishing conversation. Holly Sheldon brought with her two gifts, both first-edition books written by missions statesman John R. Mott. I have been captivated by some of Mott’s observations and inquiries on the state of Christianity among college students in 1923. [...]

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The Leadership Edge: Initiating

by Ken Leadership

She left Ireland to serve Christ in Japan at 26 years old. After 15 months she sailed for Sri Lanka, ultimately ending up in India. While there, Amy became deeply burdened by what she saw. It was 1901 and Amy had just returned from a year of ministry to the villages when she was greeted [...]

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Know Your People

by Ken Life-on-life

Last night I witnessed some excellent old-fashioned leadership at Timber Creek High School’s Awards Night. Following the opening fanfare, principal John Wright rose to introduce the “Leaders of the Pack.” Out of a graduating senior class of 1,000 and a high shool with an enrollment of 4,500, these 16 or so Timber Creek Wolves were [...]

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John Mott on Establishing Movements

by Ken Leadership

This is a long post, and well worth our time to digest. John Mott, global Christian statesman and winner of the Nobel Peace Prize in 1946 for developing volunteer Protestant movements, distills the essence of Christian movement-building for us. If you feel lost in emerging- missional- organic- apostolic- leader/follower-speak, Mott will refresh you. LESSONS I [...]

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