Entrepreneurs are more than those actively involved in building a business enterprise. Truth be told, an “entrepreneur” is someone who takes possession of a venture or idea and assumes responsibility for the outcome; it’s someone who takes control of his or her life and assumes responsibility for it. A “Christian entrepreneur” does that to [...]
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Purpose: The Ultimate Competitive Advantage
Purpose is a necessity—knowing one’s purpose even more. Those people and organizations that do seem to go further and accomplish more than those that don’t.
But what is purpose? It’s defined as: “The object toward which one strives or for which something exists.”
We’re all guided by it. Everyone one of us. The Bible says, “The noble-hearted [...]
THe Secret to Resurrecting Dead Ministries
I just finished a guest post for Marketing Integrity. Here’s an excerpt:
“All ministries are dying.
Now please understand: we want the first! In order to remain effective and be the salt that changes neighborhoods we need to rely more on Jesus. In that way, we need to die. But unfortunately, there’s too many coffins for the [...]
The #1 Reason Why Most Small Groups Fail
What is the thing that causes one group to slowly wither and die and another to take off like a rocket? What is the secret ingredient? Is it the leader? Is it great food? Is it the meeting days? Is it a great location? Is it a combination? Is it none of the above? What is it?!
The secret [...]
DREAM MANAGEMENT
Usually you read posts that give advice to leaders on how to achive THEIR dreams but Doug Franklin has put a diffferent spin: help your STAFF acheive THEIR dreams. Doug serve youth workers through a ministry called LeaderTreks.
In this recent post Doug says learning about the dreams of your staff and helping them realize their dreams will forge a bond that [...]
