Archive for November 2022
The Tyranny of Nostalgia
What is Nostalgia? Every generation tends to have a favorite music genre. Even as time passes, they stay forever connected to that one era—for my parents it was the 60s and 70s, for me it was the late 90s, for my kids it’s something more recent. This music isn’t special to us because we objectively…
Read MoreTo Create Curiosity or to Firehose them?
Have you ever poured yourself into a project and felt like someone on the other side just didn’t respond well? This is the conversation I have most often with clients. It can be easy to think when we don’t get a good response, the answer must be to try harder. That can be true…sometimes. But…
Read MoreUnraveling Ministry Hurts
Recently, I had a conversation with a pastor who was dealing with some frustration in ministry. He was struggling with his staff, the board and the direction they were headed. He felt misunderstood. Our conversation quickly seemed to go from present to past. How long he had been in ministry, all the different areas he…
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