3 Essentials For Leadership Transition
I'm a huge Apple fan. Why? Because it's what hooked me on technology. My brother always had a PC and he knew programming and boring techie stuff. Brent was much more analytical than I and what he did with computers did not interest me in the slightest.
Then, Apple. I got my 1st through the ad agency I worked for in the late 80's. I was scared, concerned that I wouldn't understand. Or couldn't understand. But WYSIWYG (what you see is what you get) technology saved the day. I actually understood and enjoyed what the computer produced. I didn't have to understand the technology; I just had to imagine what it could do for me.
Steve Jobs (1 of the founders of...
Where’s Your Congregation Coming From?
Today was a cold day here in Winston-Salem. Down in the teens this morning. It's a historic stretch of very cold temperatures for NC.
As our family climbed into the truck to make our 10 minute trek to church, the truck groaned and squawked with each crack in our driveway. My son, who begged to drive (since he has his permit), commented on the weird sounds, as I played Father GPS. "Turn your blinker on" "Stay in your lane" "Slow down before taking this turn"
We arrived at our "regular" parking spot, all thankful to have made it. We walked quickly across the street and into the service. Then proceeded to our gym-turned contemporary auditorium.
Seeing some of the younger families arriving reminded...