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…
Foothills’ Proposed Mission Statement: Engage people to put Jesus first for the sake of others What is a mission statement (taken from Auxano, a Church Vision and Consulting group)? The Great Commission reworded for a unique context. It answers the question before all other questions, “What are we supposed to be doing?” It is a compass,…
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.…
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…
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…
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 his revelation through the text itself. It enables God (not you) to…
One of the disciplines I’ve committed myself to doing regularly is reading books on preaching. Why? Frankly, I want to become a better preacher. I want to familiarize myself with biblical truth regarding preaching and by God’s grace, see these take root in my preaching. Ultimately, I want to steward the riches of God’s Word…
One of the disciplines I’ve committed myself to doing regularly is reading books on preaching. Why? Frankly, I want to become a better preacher. I want to familiarize myself with biblical truth regarding preaching and by God’s grace, see these take root in my preaching. Ultimately, I want to steward the riches of God’s Word…
Christopher Ash in his book “Zeal without Burnout” gives four truths he learned while he was recovering from burnout. Focus on the Lord’s definition of success. Ministry isn’t about numbers. It’s about faithfully preaching, teaching, and loving the people. Seek help from a mature Christian friend of Christian counselor when appropriate. Share the load with…
Theology Along the Way 