Month: February 2007
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Amazing Grace: The Life of William Wilberforce
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I just got back from the movie and am motivated to revisit Eric Metaxas’ biography of William Wilberforce,…
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Avoiding the Curse of Knowledge
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How do leaders avoid the Curse of Knowledge–that inability of experts to communicate their great ideas clearly? They…
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Movement Leaders — Avoiding the Curse of Knowledge
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Having just finished reading a biography of William Wilberforce and a collections of speeches by Martin Luther King,…
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Lessons on Movements from Martin
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My buddy Chip Scivicque got me reading and listening to A Call to Conscience: The Landmark Speeches of…
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Surprised by Jesus
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“Surprised by Jesus: His Agenda for Changing Everything in A.D. 30 And Today” (Tim Stafford) Believing that Christology…
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The Starfish and the Spider Part III
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Johnny Baker summarized some of the implications of the starfish vs. spider metaphor in his presentation on creative…
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The Starfish and the Spider Part II
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In thinking thru the implications of this book, I’m struck by the odd question: What is the role…
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The Starfish and The Spider Part I
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Exploring the literature on networks and living systems, I recently read The Starfish and the Spider: The Unstoppable…
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Part II: More on Leadership as Convening Conversation
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In light of “network theory” and “living systems theory,” I’m intrigued by the idea of leadership as “convening…
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Movement Leadership as “Convening Conversation”
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Sally Morgenthaler argues that the the next form of ministry leadership will break the Church’s dual addictions to…
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Network Theory and Living Systems Theory
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Alan Hirsch’s new book, The Forgotten Ways, ought to be mandatory reading for anyone interested in movement building.…
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Amazing Grace: The Story of William Wilberforce
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On February 23rd, the work of William Wilberforce and his Clapham colleagues in abolishing the English Slave Trade…
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Richard Foster on Movement Building
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In May of 2004, Richard Foster wrote seven reflections … lessons from the 15 year history of Renovare.…
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Wilberforce as Movement Leader
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The Movement to Abolish Slavery Mike Metzger in his Clapham Commentary summarized the movement to abolish slavery in…
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