March 1st, 2011 
alandanielson Originally posted 02-25-2010. Reposted 03-01-2011. ——————————————————————- Waiting is a pain. No human has a natural tendency for enjoying waiting. Some people are better at it than others, but none of us truly likes it. Most of us would agree that the three hardest words in the English language are, “Wait and see”. Yup, waiting is [...]
February 23rd, 2011 alandanielson For 19 months I searched for the right Senior Pastor position before I landed at New Life Bible Church in Norman, Oklahoma. During my search I found that every church has a different interview process. At some point during their very thorough interviews each church will ask the potential candidate, “do you have any questions?” I’ve been asking [...]
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Tags: Church Interviews, Interview Question, Interviews, Job Interviews 
No Comments » February 7th, 2011 alandanielson Originally posted 01-18-2010. Reposted 02-07-2011. ——————————————————————- Why do they call that piece of playground equipment a “merry-go-round”? I understa nd the “go round” part but not really the “merry” part. Someone always winds up crying while playing on a merry-go-round, so let’s just admit it: the things just isn’t all that “merry”. I guess the [...]
February 2nd, 2011 alandanielson In my experience working with churches of all sizes, from all denominations, and located over the country, I’ve observed churches who assimilate newcomers very well. What do these churches have in common? They create culture, and they do it in by leveraging the following 7 elements: Language Icons Celebrations Relationships Borders Fashion Values To wrap [...]
February 1st, 2011 alandanielson Last week I started a series about 7 common elements in churches who excel at creating culture: Language Icons Celebrations Relationships Borders Fashion Values Today I’ll address relationships and borders. Relationships – Nothing allows immigrants to assimilate into a culture better than relationships. From 1892 to 1954, over twelve million immigrants entered the United States [...]
January 20th, 2011 alandanielson Originally posted 01-14-2010. Reposted 01-20-2011 —————————————————————– I’ve almost always got ideas running around in my head. Sometimes that’s good…sometimes it’s not. It’s not always good to have tons of possibilities, eventualities, dreams, ideas, and potential strategies because they can cloud your vision from seeing the ONE great idea that God has in store for you [...]
January 12th, 2011 alandanielson 19 months ago I sat down with my Senior Pastor and told him that I believed God was calling me to be a Senior Pastor too. Two months after that I walked away from full-time employment at a large church to become an independent speaker/consultant and pursue my calling to become a Senior Pastor. In [...]
January 10th, 2011 alandanielson “God met me more than halfway, He freed me from my anxious fears. Look at Him; give Him your warmest smile. Never hide your feelings from Him.” ~Psalm 34:4-5 (The Message) I love that phrase, “God met me more than halfway.” Sometimes life hits you so hard you feel like you can’t even get out [...]
January 6th, 2011 alandanielson Originally posted Jan 19, 2010. Reposted Jan 6, 2011. ——————————————————————- What’s a blogger to do? I’m dry and can’t think of anything to write about. There’s a ton going on in the world that I could write about, but today I feel like I don’t have anything useful to say about any of it. I’m [...]
December 29th, 2010 alandanielson Today is my 39th birthday. Over a year ago I sensed God calling me to become a senior pastor. Since then I’ve been actively pursuing senior pastor positions. Last year I wrote a post announcing to my readers that I was seeking a senior pastor position, and that’s still true today. I’ve come close with nine [...]
