Deep Imprints

AUGUST 13, 2012

Influence leaders are gifted at casting vision, infusing passion and releasing people to build. Sometimes creativity feels threatening – it messes with our status quo. When other people get creative, it means that the picture we had in our head might not come to fruition. But, some people [.].

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Deep Imprints

MARCH 5, 2012

She described to me that the world wars were because the old empires wanted to exercise power, and the younger nations wanted to garner influence (called politics). To risk relationship with Him – to take the influence and power He gives us and to deliberately sow it into the lives of others.

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Deep Imprints

FEBRUARY 28, 2012

What if we are trying to create communities of power instead of influence? Sometimes people are moving in the direction we point them because we have led them – we have garnered influence and used it to help them become who Jesus called them to be. As I was driving today, that sentence suddenly hit me.

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Deep Imprints

MARCH 18, 2012

Yeah – they chose between power and influence and chose power. (Several of the early manuscripts show his name as this.) This means that the crowd was choosing between Jesus, the Son of God, and Jesus, the son of the father. Pretty amazing.

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Deep Imprints

JUNE 4, 2012

What if we spent that time instead influencing – showing the people who are in the pews how to make a difference Monday through Friday? We spend our time marketing, trying to convince people to join the latest ‘ministry’, and trying to convince the community to come to a special event.

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Deep Imprints

FEBRUARY 17, 2012

Our job isn’t to seek influence, it is to seek Him. He put us here on earth, and He put desires in our heart (when we seek Him). So, it is also up to Him to open the doors of opportunity, to expand our field of impact, and to make sure our lives leave deep imprints.

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Deep Imprints

JUNE 5, 2012

I am very excited to be writing an ebook that I think will help move us down the road to discovering the new models God is moving us to – ones based on influence instead of power. There is an answer. So stay tuned…we are on the final lap. What project are you working on? What has God called you to speak to? How can I help you promote it?

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Deep Imprints

MARCH 5, 2012

However, as pastors, our goal isn’t to exude power, but to garner influence…for the sake of others, not for the sake of power. Our problem with power is compounded by our society, which equates influence with power. Is this power/influence struggle just for pastors?

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Deep Imprints

MARCH 21, 2012

We hear the voices of as many as 50 “leaders” wanting us to become part of their sphere of influence. One of the major causes I am pondering today is information overload. When we hear this many people vying for our attention, we begin to realize that they are all saying the same thing…and that leaves us no where.

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Deep Imprints

MARCH 25, 2012

You will also be feeding your hunger – which leads us to the next cool thing: The authors have developed a formula: Influence = Hunger x Reach. However, if you are willing to put up with an edge of frustration, you will find that the people you are running with are headed toward vision.

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Deep Imprints

JUNE 20, 2016

Walter Cronkite, Dan Rather, Tom Brokaw - news icons who led teams of people and told us about the important things that were happening on the planet. For a quick walk through history, you might enjoy TV Guide's 60 biggest news moments. And for an interesting side trip, find other world events that happened in […].

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Deep Imprints

MAY 10, 2016

Yesterday, I had a sudden, dramatic perspective change. From the time I was about 16, I have believed that my life was a journey and that the best years of a woman's life (when she "arrives") are between 50 and 65. I now (through the wisdom of having landed on 50), would extend that to 75. […].

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Deep Imprints

MAY 9, 2016

I have two books to recommend to you today, both of which were provided to me electronically for review by the publishers. Both books get five thumbs up from me, but for different reasons. Ingredients of Outliers: Women Game Changers is a fun, easy read that presents six women who have made significant contributions in their […].

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Deep Imprints

APRIL 21, 2016

Curious people make great employees. They don't just do what they are told, they push to improve, think outside the box, and find a new approach. On a connected thought, I listened to this TEDTalk this morning by Adam Grant. It turns out that successful people leave space for creativity. After they get started on […].

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Deep Imprints

FEBRUARY 29, 2016

"Messy is not sin." This is the quote from 40 Days of Decrease, my devotion for Lent. The sentence keeps rolling around in my head today. I like clean lines. I like smooth emotions. I like life to not be messy - because messy hurts. Messy is a bit like pruning (or a destruction derby, […].

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Deep Imprints

FEBRUARY 19, 2016

What would you say is your identity? Joseph might have thought he was an administrator, and probably an attractor of problem people. His people saw a leader. I suspect Peter thought of himself as a fisherman. Those around him saw someone who would go first, someone who asked the 'dumb' questions, a champion and a […].

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Deep Imprints

FEBRUARY 13, 2016

A little over a year ago I suddenly stopped writing. Up until that point I regularly had a conversation going in my head that I wanted to share with others. Then the conversation stopped. How do you write when your writing voice is gone? In 2015, I posted less than 1 post a month. Thankfully, […].

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Deep Imprints

JUNE 19, 2015

Yesterday, while running a quick errand, I came across two people who were talking to themselves. Well, one was clearly seeing people who weren't there, and talking to them. The other was so mad at someone that he vented all the way to work - outloud - on the street. This isn't the type of […].

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Deep Imprints

MAY 15, 2015

Ordinarily, I am a bit of a wreck. Aren't we all? There is something in each of us that demands that we are the "good guys". In order for there to be good guys, there must also be bad guys (or gals, as the case may be). Who are your bad guys? If my observations […].

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Deep Imprints

MARCH 10, 2012

Have you noticed that with great responsibility, there tends to be great power? In fact, when we have great responsibility, we find that we have a lot of things to deal with, and the short cut to getting it all done is to use our position to make sure others do as we need.

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Deep Imprints

SEPTEMBER 20, 2012

I’ve been reading a new book, Switch: How to Change Things When Change Is Hard. In this book, the Heaths talk about the elements of change. We can try to change things from the outside in, starting with the environment, but lasting change won’t happen until we hook the heart. Once the heart is engaged, [.].

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Deep Imprints

MARCH 3, 2012

You know that top-down model we have been using for years? The model of leadership that looks like an upside down pyramid? We’ve discussed some of the negatives of that leadership style – particularly the exclusivity. However, there are strengths that need to be considered. Strong structure makes people feel safe.

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Deep Imprints

MARCH 9, 2012

This morning, I was reading my Strengths-Based newsletter from Gallup , and a concept struck me. Here is the activating sentence: Of the millions of employees Gallup has surveyed, just over half have a clear understanding of what’s expected of them when they show up to work every day.

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Deep Imprints

MARCH 6, 2012

So, if we focus on the ministry of the individual, then why do we need church? If our focus is on helping each person be the person God created them to be in the life they are already living, then why do we need Sunday morning church? Would it be possible to accomplish our goal through a coaching network?

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Deep Imprints

MARCH 2, 2012

We need leaders because they provide structure and vision. How does one lead, provide structure and vision, and not exude power? I really don’t have the answer, but I am chewing on the question. I’d like your input. Here are some things that come to mind: 1.

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Deep Imprints

FEBRUARY 29, 2012

Where does ministry happen? Does it happen during the maximum 10 hours a week that we spend in church? Does it happen once or twice a year when we do an outreach? I think ministry happens when we show up.

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Deep Imprints

MARCH 10, 2012

This morning, my brain is zooming. That is what happens when I have a lot of things to think about and haven’t yet worked out a structure.

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Deep Imprints

MARCH 4, 2012

When I explain the model of church leadership I’m working on , some people realize right away that it takes away the hierarchy.

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Deep Imprints

MARCH 1, 2012

Ever have an idea in your head and come to realize your picture isn’t other people’s picture? Well, for years I have been sitting with a new paradigm of the church – an arrow coming down and going out (much like an arm).

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