April 18th, 2011 
alandanielson Originally posted May 20, 2010. Reposted April 18, 2011. —————————————————— I schedule regular lunch meetings with people in my church. Why? Because relationships matter. I’ve met too many pastors and small group leaders who neglect relationships and this is just plain tragic. It’s interesting to me that our goal is to lead people to become [...]
April 4th, 2011 alandanielson I’ve been preaching a series called “$tressed” and yesterday I spoke about generosity. People often dream about what it would be like to strike it rich. They fantasize about what they’ll buy and what they’ll give away. They have lofty ideas about what charities to support and which of their family/friends they’ll help financially. After all, when you [...]
March 31st, 2011 alandanielson [God] is not impressed with horsepower; the size of our muscles means little to him. Those who fear God get God’s attention; they can depend on his strength. Psalm 147:9-10 (The Message) Many times, as a leader, I’m consumed with finding the “right” person for a position (both staff and volunteer). I seek to find [...]
March 29th, 2011 alandanielson Originally posted 03-22-2010. Reposted 03-29-2011. ——————————————————————- Ever feel like you’re stuck and not getting anywhere? Well you’re in good company. All of us have occasions in our lives when we need something to shift so we can have a breakthrough. Maybe you need a breakthrough at work, in your career, in your family, in your [...]
February 28th, 2011 alandanielson Originally posted 03-02-2010. Reposted 02-28-2011. ——————————————————————- A little boy was in the post office with his dad and he saw pictures on the wall of wanted criminals. Curiously he asked his dad, “Who are the people in these pictures?” His Father replied, “They are people who are wanted for committing crimes.” “So they’re bad people?” [...]
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No Comments » February 16th, 2011 alandanielson Originally posted 02-04-2010. Reposted 02-16-2011 —————————————————————— At the end of this post I’ve listed some statistics related to pornography that I found online. What these stats clearly say to me is this: whether anyone wants to admit it or not, people in your small group are struggling with pornography. This is why I’m a huge [...]
Posted in Character, Small Groups, Spiritual Growth Tags: Accountability, addiction, Christians and porn, porn, porn addiction, pornography, small group, Small Groups, X3 watch, X3watch 3 Comments » February 9th, 2011 alandanielson Originally posted 01-28-2010. Reposted 02-09-2011. ——————————————————————- Occasionally I meet pastors, church leaders, or small group leaders who remind me of myself. They remind me of myself because of their arrogance. Over the my 20 years in ministry (especially when I was in my 20s) I sometimes grew impatient with the people I was leading. In [...]
Posted in Character, Leadership Tags: arrogance, Humility, Leadership, pastoring, shepherding 3 Comments » February 3rd, 2011 alandanielson “We thank you, God, we thank you— your Name is our favorite word; your mighty works are all we talk about.” Psalm 75:1 (The Message) I’ve seldom met a person with this attitude. There’s so much to talk about concerning sports, TV, movies, family, work, school, and the latest electronic gadgets. As a result we [...]
January 13th, 2011 alandanielson Why is it that people often don’t want to hear feedback? Are you that kind of person? Are you the person with thin skin who can’t hear honest criticism without getting deeply offended? If so, today’s post is for you. Receiving criticism gracefully shows that you trust others. When you let your feathers get ruffled, [...]
November 15th, 2010 alandanielson Originally posted 03-01-2010. Reposted 11-15-2010 —————————————————————— ig·nor·ar·ro·gance: [ ig-ner-ar-uh-guhns] –noun– offensive display of superiority or self-importance due to one’s lack of knowledge, learning, information, etc. This is a word I made up to describe those who are cluelessly cocky. Ever met those people? You know the ones who come off as overly confident when they ought [...]
Posted in Character, Leadership Tags: arrogance, Character Flaws, Ignorance, Leadership 5 Comments »
