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Archive for August 11th, 2006
Willowcreek, Part 4
Friday, August 11th, 2006Hybels’ response to Bono: An appeal re. AIDS The church cannot sit idly by and rationalize nonengagement to the global AIDS pandemic. Every church MUST do something. We will give an account for how we respond to AIDS. What can a church do? 1. Educate selves. Creates urgency. 2. Engage in the efforts to alleviate [...]
Willowcreek, Part 3
Friday, August 11th, 2006Session 3, Bono: Jubilee, AIDS and Poverty Jesus begins his ministry with Jubilee (Luke 4). An era of grace. Most satisfying experience of 2006: Not just writing music, which is his gift. The most satisfying was his SERVICE, through the One campaign. ONE aims to represent the poor and vulnerable with honor. They deserve the [...]
Willowcreek, Part 2
Friday, August 11th, 2006Session 2, Jim Collins (Good to Great, Built to Last): “When Business Thinking Fails the Church” Published a monograph after Good to Great regarding social sector leadership (long form essay). Offers “penetrating insights” re. differences b/w business and social sector leadership. It’s a well-intentioned idea to say that churches should be run like a business, [...]
Live blogging from the Willowcreek Leadership Summit, Part 1
Friday, August 11th, 2006I’m crashing the Summit for a few hours this morning at the Brooklyn’s satellite site — Christian Cultural Center. Since CCC has WiFi, why not live blog my notes? Session 1, Dr. Ashish Nanda (Harvard MBA Professor): “The Risky Business of Hiring Stars” Willowcreek Case Study at Harvard controversial “Create disequelibrium to force people to [...]
TJ, here they come
Friday, August 11th, 2006Today, Prof. Dorothy and Dean Jonathan lead of team of 20 or so from AGM and Living Word to back to Tijuana, Mexico, for the fourth summer in a row, where they will volunteer once again with Lily of the Valley orphanage. Please pray for them.