Habit Beats Inspiration November 25, 2019 by Kevin D. Hendricks As communication professionals often tasked with coming up with killer creative ideas, you should know by now that lightning rarely strikes. If you sit around waiting for inspiration to show up, you’re going to be sitting alone for a while. Instead, the creative life is
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Give Thanks: A Radical Notion of Gratitude November 27, 2019 by Kevin D. Hendricks 15-year-old Danny Herrera and his girlfriend were crossing the street one evening in October when a driver failed to yield and plowed into them. The two went up over the car, resulting in a dislocated knee for Herrera and a concussion
I always feel super old when I say this, but can you believe another year has come and gone? We’re square in the middle of CCT (Crazy Christmas Time) for those of us working in churches, and I know it probably feels like an extra-caffeine-required sprint to make it to the end of the year.
Too often we think of limits as things that hold us back. They stop us from doing more. But limitations are powerful: Limits keep us safe: Speed limits literally save lives. Limits narrow our focus: Being limited to a certain area allows you to focus and go deeper. Limits keep us from doing too much:
Ah! Advent is here. It’s almost Christmas. Deep breath. It’s okay. You planned (somewhat). You have things done (mostly). You have time for last minute emergencies (not really). You could use a little something extra to engage people in the season itself (like all of us). Social media is a great and easy way to
Let’s be honest—we as church leaders would not be able to do ministry without volunteers. Church staff members work hard, but there’s only so much we can do. Which is why free labor is crucial for any church. And no time is this more true than during the Christmas season. Christmas volunteers selflessly give up
I am working with several nonprofit organizations regarding the alignment of incentives in a way that gets everyone pushing and pulling toward shared outcomes, rather than competing or unwanted results. An Example of Misaligned Incentives One missions organization is working hard to recruit, train, send, and care for more and better missionaries to some of
Church Marketing Sucks started on July 22, 2004. We’ve had more than 15 years of helping churches communicate better. Yes, in internet terms that makes us a dinosaur—just like our ‘That’s how we’ve always done it’ graphic. We don’t want to do it the same way we’ve always done it, so we’re taking a break