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25. The Best Is Yet to Come
About 13 years ago I heard the phrase, “The best is yet to come.” I initially thought it was a self help phrase that was designed to be a great bumper sticker or Instagram quote, but that it didn’t have much substance other than that. Over the last 13 years I have had some challenges…
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24. Remember What God Has Done
Each Christmas break our family takes a moment to stop and remember the past year. We each come up with a list of highlights that we have had in the past year and then we vote for our top 5. Each person gets 5 votes the first round, 3 the second and 1 the last.…
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23. Always Be a Learner
I remember my first time walking into Willow Creek Community Church for a conference. I was a college senior and my professor had invited me to come with him to a conference on church leadership. I was wide eyed as I walked into a 3000 seat auditorium filled with church leaders from all over the…
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22. Decide What Currency Will Drive You
How do you define success? Why do you do what you do? Maybe an even better question is what drives you to do what you do? What motivates you to keep going when it gets tough and challenging? I started in ministry with a love for people. I couldn’t believe what Jesus had done for…
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21. Keep Risking; Be Innovative
I grew up in a pretty conservative home and community. Risking and trying new things were not things to be celebrated. I went through most of my life believing that it was important to be safe than sorry. I began my ministry career with a mindset that it was wiser to do what had always…
