Brian N.

Brian N.

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16 years ago @ Pastor Bret's Blog - Discussion During The ... · 0 replies · +1 points

Anyone else feel more overwhelmed than empowered? I mean, it's a pretty impressive to-do list.

Refill your bucket
Make good hires
Fire people appropriately
Craft services that meet congregational needs
Try not to become irrelevant
Listen to the renegades.
Revitalize your congregation
Don't be an older brother
Bring up young people that believe they can do anything.
Decentralization
Equipping our volunteers
Getting the congregation to take ownership
Getting out and living it
Find a passion from your past
Give up your right for revenge
Reflective practice
Read more
Appeal change emotionally
Look for what is working (bring spots) in challenges
Tolerate failure
Eliminate "stupid" poverty
and
Have an irreducable core of beliefs.

This is all still weighing heavily on me. I know that it's going to be all accomplished by power other than my own, but it still feels like a tall order for leaders.

16 years ago @ Pastor Bret's Blog - Discussion During The ... · 0 replies · +1 points

I'm wondering now where we appear to be failing so I can prepare for success in that area.

16 years ago @ Pastor Bret's Blog - Discussion During The ... · 0 replies · +1 points

I mostly have to second what Sarah and others have said. Tim Keller hit me hard, while hearing Jessica Jackley made me wonder how we can bring up young people with the same "I can do anything" attitude. As a person who would rather sit around and analyze things, of course, Harvey was difficult for me to sit through. I can't wait for today's sessions.

17 years ago @ LifeChurch.tv Church O... - Is Church Online a Sus... · 0 replies · +1 points

Great video Dana.

As a staff member of a growing church, it's interesting to see that a growing online church seems to have many of the same problems as a growing local church; turning consumers into participators. I wonder if it is more or less difficult to get people plugged in through online church.

I look forward to hearing how your Life Group campaign goes.

17 years ago @ Pastor Bret's Blog - Summit-Edge Vision Que... · 0 replies · +1 points

Great idea. We actually tried a 12:45 service thinking it would appeal to younger people. But we found out it wasn't ideal time slot.