Aint it the truth

So You Think You Can Dance: Church Edition

Watch the dude especially towards the end.
I am speechless.

Anthony! Anthony! Anthony!

Anthony got detention for this?!
I give him five gold stars and a bag of chips!

Come on Ms. Eiesland, loosen up!

LeaderMan vs. Servant Leader

Brant Hansen has a great post on Servant Leadership (below)...I took the liberty of editing one or two things...


I've had some people say, effectively, "Dude, you critique leadership, but don't you think you're leading people, too? Aren't you worried about that?"

Nah. Not really.

Shoot, I'm honored if I'm allowed to lead somebody, if I have an influential role in someone's life. We need leadership -- properly understood, the Jesus-type of "leadership" -- like crazy. What we don't need is the type of leadership I satirize.

We don't need any more of "LeaderMan". What we need are servant leaders, men and women who are gifted for leadership, whom people naturally follow, who point those people toward Jesus alone, our Teacher.

Granted, as always, I may not know what I'm talking about. But below are some off-the-top-of-the-head attempts at distinguishing one from the other.

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Servant Leader: Has something to say

LeaderMan: Wants a platform on which to say something

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LeaderMan: You almost feel you know his family, because he's your Leader

Servant Leader: You allow him to influence you, because you know his family

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LeaderMan: Wants you to know he's a Leader

Servant Leader: You're not sure he knows he's a leader

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LeaderMan: Loves the idea of the Gospel, and the idea of The Church

Servant Leader: Loves God and the actual individual people God brings across his path

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LeaderMan: A great speaker, but self-described as, "Not really a people person."

Servant Leader: Makes himself a people person

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LeaderMan: Helps you find where God is leading you in his organization

Servant Leader: Helps you find where God is leading you

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LeaderMan: Gets together with you to talk about his vision

Servant Leader: Just gets together with you

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LeaderMan: Resents "sheep stealing"

Servant Leader: Doesn't get the "stealing" part, since he doesn't own anyone to begin with

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LeaderMan: Wants the right people on the bus

Servant Leader: Wants to find the right bus for you, and sit next to you on it

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Servant Leader: Shows you his whole heart

LeaderMan: Shows you a flow chart

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LeaderMan: A visionary who knows what the future looks like

Servant Leader: Knows what your kitchen looks like

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LeaderMan: If it's worth doing, it worth doing with excellence

Servant Leader: If it's worth doing, it's worth doing simply

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LeaderMan: Talks about confronting one another in love

Servant Leader: Actually confronts you in love

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LeaderMan: Impressed by success and successful people

Servant Leader: Impressed by faithfulness

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LeaderMan: Invests time in you, if you are "key people"

Servant Leader: Wastes time with you

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LeaderMan: Reveals sins of his past

Servant Leader: Reveals sins of his present

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LeaderMan: Gives you things to do

Servant Leader: Gives you freedom

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LeaderMan: Leads because of official position

Servant Leader: Leads in spite of position

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LeaderMan: Deep down, threatened by other Leaders

Servant Leader: Has nothing to lose

Let the bodies hit the floor

Ahh, Benny Hinn,....Benny Benny Benny.
You silly guy and your prancing troupe...

It's official...

This Guy Isn't Going to Let Hurricane Ike Get the Best of Him

I can see his Internet dating profile now: "Likes: long walks on the beach in a mascot costume during hurricane season. Dislikes: not having a lot of attention at all times."

eeeuuuwwwwww

You know how the order of ingredients goes from highest concentration to lowest in the list on the back of food packaging? I'm not reassured that "butt water" in the ingredient list for this packaged cake is close to. . .the bottom.

Brake for Breaks

I don't think I've gone a week without blogging for a very long time! Goes to show you just how busy a new school year start can be. Off and running now, time to settle into the pace.

8.31.2008 The Day the Whole World Ran

From Taipei to L.A., watch the world cross the finish line.

busy

Oh my gosh that was a busy week!!

but a good start to the new school year. Chin up!


did the Nike Human Race on Sunday night,...sweeeet