October, 2011

Ron Edmondson

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5 Ways to Tell If You’ve Forgiven Someone

Ron Edmondson

“And whenever you stand praying, forgive, if you have anything against anyone, so that your Father also who is in heaven may forgive you your trespasses.” Mark 11:25. bearing with one another and, if one has a complaint against another, forgiving each other; as the Lord has forgiven you, so you also must forgive. Colossians 3:13. Whether in business, in church, or in family, relationships can cause pain and separation.

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7 Things I Wouldn’t Do Again if Planting Another Church

Ron Edmondson

I’m a church planter. I love the process of planting. I love the energy and the enthusiasm a new church brings to a community. Now in my second church plant, I’ve learned a few things. Some of the things I’ve learned are things I wouldn’t do again if were were planting another church. Here are 7 things I wouldn’t do again if planting a church: Limit God’s visio n – We started as a church to reach one section of town.

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7 Random Pieces of Advice for the Younger Leader

Ron Edmondson

I love working with younger leaders. It keeps me young and it helps to know I’m investing in something and someone who will likely last beyond my lifetime. I want to share some things I’ve learned from experience. Some of it hard experiences. Here’s a random list of practical advice for young leaders. If you can learn and practice these early in your career it will help you avoid having to learn them by experience.

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My 7 Favorite Compliments as a Pastor

Ron Edmondson

Everyone loves compliments…me included. I received a compliment this weekend from someone who met me for the first time and it was so encouraging. It reminded me of some of my favorite compliments I have received. Here are my 7 favorite compliments to receive as a pastor: “You hang out just like a regular guy” - Thanks. Pretty much I am a regular guy.

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7 Ways to Respond to a Lazy Co-Worker

Ron Edmondson

I’ve always valued hard work and usually resented lazy workers. I started working when I was 12 years old in a grocery store. I worked hard, gained the recognition of my managers, and was rewarded with all the hours I wanted to work. The store was a revolving door of workers it seemed. I worked with some guys who didn’t last long, because they really didn’t want to work.

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7 Characteristics of the Bottleneck Leader

Ron Edmondson

Leaders should aim not to be a bottleneck in the process of building a healthy and growing organization. In manufacturing, a bottleneck is defined as “A point of congestion in a system that occurs when workloads arrive at a given point more quickly than that point can handle them.” (Investopedica.com) In an organization, the bottleneck can be the leader.

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My Advice: Don’t Always Give People an Answer

Ron Edmondson

I have a theory I practice often. I’ve been using it for many years…as a father, a friend, and a pastor. It’s not always what people come looking to me for, but I think it’s the best practice. I don’t always give people answers… As a pastor, people come to me for answers… As a dad, my boys come to me for answers… As a friend, people come to me for answers… In either case, I don’t always give people answers… I don’t try to so

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