The Human Chain
Posted by Brewster | Posted in Uncategorized | Posted on 09-03-2010
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I love this spot. It inspires me.
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Disturb & Disrupt
Posted by Brewster | Posted in Uncategorized | Posted on 09-03-2010
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Last week I had the joy of hanging out with Carlos for a few days. We had some work to do in Florida and we covered a lot of ground in a very short time. As we talked about everything from hip hop, to church culture, to junk food, he kept coming back to this theme that has taken hold of his life…his passion to “disturb and disrupt”.
No one desires to be disturbed, or to have their lives disrupted. The problem is, without some disturbing and disrupting there is no way to grow. Imagine if farmers never disturbed or disrupted the soil, crops would suffer. Disturbing and disrupting is part of a healthy cycle of development and growth. Unfortunately, as people, we hate for this to happen. We fall into our comfort zones. We fear change. We hate the idea of our worlds being turned on their heads. But without a little disturbing and disrupting we will fall prey to the status quo, to becoming normal, to losing our fire, and we stop growing corps that are worth being picked.
Disturbing and disrupting can happen by chance, but usually happens intentionally. It is a leaders responsibility to fight off the status quo and keep their teams motivated, moving, and fresh. Disturb and disrupt your world today. It might start with something small, changing a meeting location…or it might be something massive like shifting the focus of a campaign, but be aware of the need to disturb and disrupt your world.
(sidebar: this applies to our spiritual lives too. Do not fall into a “norm” with your relationship with God. Disturb and disrupt your routine to keep it fresh)
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Dylan & LL…Knocking it out
Posted by Brewster | Posted in Uncategorized | Posted on 07-03-2010
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Seems that last week the legend Bob Dylan decided to cover an LL Cool J classic: “Mama Said Knock You Out”…not very spiritual for a Sunday post, but enjoy.
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Step One
Posted by Brewster | Posted in Uncategorized | Posted on 06-03-2010
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Do you want to be a better surfer? A better employee? A better Mom, Dad, Sister, Brother? A better ________?
Step one is showing up.
So often we have dreams, or aspirations, or desires to BECOME something or to improve and hopefully to succeed. But it all starts with showing up. A relatively simple concept, so why do we not show up?
Showing up is more than being present. Showing up is every day doing what it takes to engage in your world. Fighting the NORM. Not bowing to the status quo. Being present, being active, being felt in the process. Want to be a better dad, show up, pay attention to your kids, and engage them. Want to be a better boss, engage your employees. Want to make more sales this week, pay attention to what your clients are talking about. Want to be a better pastor, ask your staff questions about how you can all be better.
Showing up looks different for everyone but its effects are the same for everyone…its the beginning of the things you dream about.
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Buckets
Posted by Brewster | Posted in Uncategorized | Posted on 04-03-2010
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Each day we are given buckets. Buckets of time, energy, resource and influence.
As leaders, it is important to be able to know which bucket you pull from, which bucket you save for later and most importantly which bucket you pass on emptying.
- TIME will determine its own result. It is the one bucket you can not control, but you still have to manage.
- You have to manage energy and make sure that the right amount of it is being spread appropriately over projects, passions, people, and purpose.
- Resource, both material, fiscal, and employees must be developed, managed, and used to create momentum. Resources are your tools. How you use your tools counts.
- Influence is the ability to leverage what you and your team has in front of you to multiply it into extra energy, resource, and time.
Each day I want to manage my buckets and allow them to maintain balance and passion. What buckets are we missing?
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To The Cross
Posted by Brewster | Posted in Uncategorized | Posted on 04-03-2010
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This Easter, Paul Balcohe is sharing some of his favorites with you. Enjoy this EP!
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For Your Consideration…
Posted by Brewster | Posted in Uncategorized | Posted on 02-03-2010
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Today is a big day. Voting begins today for the 41st annual Dove Awards. The only vote that the general public can vote for is New Artist of the year. It just so happens that our very own Kari Jobe is nominated in this category. Here is a few things about Kari you might or might not know:
- She loves cheez-its.
- She is a sweet girl with a great voice and a great heart for ministry.
- She has sold over 120k albums in 54 weeks
- She is a worship leader at her church in Dallas, TX…but also leads worship all over the country.
- She has shared the stage with some of todays largest worship leaders…and my son!
So here is what I need you to do. Take 5 minutes of your time and go vote for Kari. THEN…text, tweet, call, email, snail mail, smoke signal or whatever your favorite form of communication is and tell your friends to do the same. Kari has worked so hard this year and it would be awesome for her to be rewarded with this award. And I like the idea of the new artist of the year being a worship leader…just saying.
NOW GO VOTE!
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