Reading is such an important part of the growing and maturing process. The problem is, many times I find myself looking for the newest books and ideas and I never look to the past. There is nothing wrong with reading the latest and greatest, but we must not forget our past. I heard a quote [...]
February 23, 2009
Categories: Brian Baker, Leadership Development, Uncategorized . . Author: bpbaker . Comments: Leave a Comment
This week, I just want to ask you a question. There is no doubt that we are experiencing some challenging economic times. We see corporation after corporation and business after business lay off workers, cut spending, scale back programs and tighten belts. That is normal, conservative business logic. Here’s my question: Do we and should [...]
February 15, 2009
Categories: Raymond Deck, Uncategorized . Tags: economy, ministry . Author: rwdeck . Comments: 2 Comments
There is no doubt that we are ministering to a generation of young people who want an experience. As a matter of fact, they base important decisions on experience. This can be both bad and good. Here’s what I mean:
Bad – Most young people (and a lot of adults) weave their moral fabric primarily of [...]
February 10, 2009
Categories: Brian Baker, Leadership Development, Youth Culture . . Author: bpbaker . Comments: Leave a Comment
I’ve never really been big on New Year’s Resolutions. I’m not sure why. Maybe because I don’t like making a decision to make a change at the same time a lot of other people are. Maybe because I thought if it was something important that I needed to change, why wait until January 1st to [...]
February 2, 2009
Categories: Biblical Principles, Leadership Development, Raymond Deck . Tags: New Year's Resolutions, self improvement . Author: rwdeck . Comments: Leave a Comment