Sat.Mar 05, 2011 - Fri.Mar 11, 2011

Ron Edmondson

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5 Reasons a Church or Organization Stops Growing

Ron Edmondson

I was talking with a church recently that had explosive growth, but things have slowed. They wanted to know why they were not growing any longer. I decided to share my quick answer here. Obviously, God is ultimately in charge of a churches growth. There are times where God is giving a season of rest and preparation for a church for something to come.

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5 Characteristics of an Excellent Team Member

Ron Edmondson

I love team dynamics and organizational structures. I have written many times about what makes a healthy team, my expectations of team members, and elements to build health into your team. I’m not sure I’ve talked specifically about the characteristics I believe make up excellent team members. Here are 5 characteristics of an excellent team member: Needs very little direction – Catches on quickly, learning the leader’s expectations, having confidence in his or her ability

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10 Ways a Team Performs as a Team

Ron Edmondson

I think we use the word team too casually these days. A team…at least a healthy team…is not just a group of people who perform a common task. That may be a group, but it shouldn’t be called a team. I’ve written on healthy teams before: 10 Characteristics of a Healthy Team. Signs of an Emotionally Healthy Team. You can tell a healthy team by how it responds to each other and how it performs as a team.

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Are You More Like Martha or Mary?

Ron Edmondson

“Martha, Martha,&# the Lord answered, “you are worried and upset about many things, Luke 10:41 NIV. I’m confident that wasn’t the response Martha was looking for. Didn’t Jesus care that Mary refused to cut the pies or set the table? Couldn’t He see that Martha had so much to do if they were still going to eat by noon? Shouldn’t Jesus have told Mary to get up and get busy?

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The Life of an Idea on a Healthy Team

Ron Edmondson

Healthy teams allow every idea a chance to live… The healthiest teams don’t contain an idea killer… Healthy teams: Brainstorm. Analyze. Test drive. Push back. Critique. Debate. Challenge. Every idea… But healthy teams remain open-minded about an idea until it’s proven to be a bad idea… It could be a short process or a long process… But healthy teams give every idea a chance to live… Knowing that… There is value in the collection of ideas on a

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Friday Discussion: Spiritual Growth

Ron Edmondson

It’s Friday discussion time! Let’s discuss spiritual growth…specifically yours. I’m always interested in spiritual growth, because…well…that’s kind of what I do! Help me by telling me some of your spiritual growth process. To help you think, consider answering some or all of these questions: Are you closer to God today than you were a year ago? If not, what changed?

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The Question that Started Compassion International

Ron Edmondson

During the 1950’s, Evangelist Everett Swanson traveled to South Korea to preach the gospel to the troops in the Republic of Korea army. During his visit, he encountered children orphaned by the war hanging out in garbage dumps. They were searching for food, shelter, and hiding from the reality of their existence. Sometimes the garbage trucks would avoid them…sometimes they wouldn’t.

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