Wednesday Afternoon Quick Hits

  • It’s a short week everything is out of whack. Deal with it.
  • I don’t think you should be reading them, but you better believe people in your congregation are: Fifty Shades of Grey Wikipedia page.
  • But for a book you should read: Platform by Michael Hyatt we have to figure out how to spread the message of the Kingdom using all of the available tools without feeling like we are hocking knives on an infomercial.
  • Churches are getting taxed.
  • You always need a word of encouragement, here are 12 of them.
  • “Discipline is not the enemy of creativity. Discipline is the amplifier of creativity. Be disciplined.” - Jon Acuff
  • The bane of freelancers.
  • If you like these posts you should follow me on Twitter, many of these and those that don’t make the cut are first shared there.
  • Seth Godin recommends….
  • Interesting story about a third of the faculty at a Baptist University leaving over a lifestyle statement they were asked to sign. The divides between the academy and the local church are larger than most admit.
  • I do this all the time to students. We all could slow down.
  • Oldie but a goodie: New York Times on pastor burnout.
  • Recently started using the Getting Things Done productivity system. Here are some cool flowcharts on finding one that addresses your problems.
  • Skye Jethani on faith and science.
  • Sometime in June my ebook 30 in 30 isn’t going to be free. Have to put a deadline on the ebook that is replacing it.
  • Finally a friend shares his journey with anxiety. Well done video piece that reminded me of my own struggles.

May 30, 2012 in Uncategorized with 2 Comments

About Josh: Josh is a Rookie Pastor who works for a local church that he loves. He coordinates local lunch meet-ups with other Rookie Pastors in the Indianapolis area and loves to connect with other Rookie Pastors on and off line. It is his hope that Rookie Pastor will contribute to the health, longevity, and effectiveness of church leaders.

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2 Responses to “Wednesday Afternoon Quick Hits”

  1. Julie (@InciteFaith) May 30, 2012 at 5:20 pm #

    Great list.

    And you definitely need more feedback here. Your blog is great. Keep doing God’s work. :)

    Reply
    • Josh May 30, 2012 at 8:43 pm #

      Thanks Julie, all about solid content+consistency+folks sharing it with others.

      Thanks.

      Reply

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