This post was originally written and posted on May 30, 2016 by Tony Morgan, which you can find here. It takes courage to make the right decision before it’s the popular decision. “With support from Illinois freshman congressman Abraham Lincoln, John Quincy Adams forced the House of Representatives to repeal the so-called Gag Rule that banned…
Recently I finished Chip Heath and Dan Heath’s book Made to Stick: Why Some Ideas Survive and Others Die and they give six principles for making ideas stick that I found helpful. To preface, the Heath brothers do say, “there is no ‘formula’ for a sticky idea — we don’t want to overstate the case. But sticky ideas…
Recently I finished Chip Heath and Dan Heath’s book Made to Stick: Why Some Ideas Survive and Others Die and they give six principles for making ideas stick. To preface, the Heath brothers do say, “there is no ‘formula’ for a stickY idea — we don’t want to overstate the case. But sticky ideas do draw from…
Chip Heath and Dan Heath in their book Made to Stick: Why Some Ideas Survive and Others Die discuss a principle called the Curse of Knowledge. The Curse of Knowledge is the difficulty of remembering what it was like not to know something. The importance of this principle is massive as we think about reaching people for Jesus.…
The Bible teaches that people are made in the image of God. What does this mean about our identity? It means two things: 1) our value is inherent, which means that we have value simply by being human and 2) our value is contingent, which means we’re utterly dependent upon God. According to the Scriptures,…
The primary reason is that it expresses our belief in the whole Bible as God’s authoritative, living, and active Word. It makes it easier for the church to recognize that the authority rests not in the speaker’s opinions or reasoning but in God and the text itself. It enables God (not you) to set the agenda for…
Work hard at adopting the principle in every area of life of “less but better.” Understand the lie that “you can have it all.” In order to have focus you need to escape to focus. Adopt a think week or a think day or some other time where you intentionally read/think. Bill Gates did this…
Work hard at adopting the principle “less but better.” Understand the statement “you can have it all” is a lie. In order to have focus you need to escape to focus. Adopt a think week or a think day or some other time where you intentionally read/think. Bill Gates did this even in the…
Saying no needs to be more regular than irregular in a leader’s life. Leaders influence other people. Oftentimes leaders will be inundated with good opportunities that aren’t crucial to the mission or a good steward of their skills or time. Here’s five ways to say no: The awkward pause. Pause for a moment—maybe 2-3 seconds—before delivering…
Saying no needs to be more regular than irregular in a leader’s life. Leader’s influence other people. Oftentimes leaders will be inundated with good opportunities that aren’t crucial to the mission or a good steward of their skills or time. Here’s five ways to say no: The awkward pause. Pause for a moment—maybe 2-3 seconds—before delivering…
