Posts from July, 2010

• 25 Jul
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  Decaying old churches face ‘trouble in paradise’

  Decaying old churches face ‘trouble in paradise’ – USATODAY.com.

  That is the headline of a recent USA Today article.  Take a minute and read it…I will wait…

  OK…with that as the back drop, I want to hammer on some of the points I have been trying to make for a long time…and had the chance to share this week at the NACBA Convention in Orlando.

  1. ALL buildings deteriorate…PERIOD.

  2. The rate of deterioration is usually 1-4%…IF you perform some level of systematic preventive maintenance

  3. The deterioration rate can double if preventive maintenance is not performed

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• 18 Jul
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  Don’t Touch The Glory

  About 15+ months ago I started a diligent routine of prayer journalling.  This routione has 2 aspects:

  1. In the morning I pray/journal the things I need to “turn over” to God

  2. At night, I pray/journal the things I am thankful for

  As you can imagine, it is a lot easier to list things that I am thankful for than admitting/confessing the things that I need to release and turn over.  Frankly, it can be down right tough to confess the things that I need to turn over….but I am getting more comfortable with it and have been so blessed by the exercise.

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• 11 Jul
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  Keys to Success in Uncertain Times

  I was blessed out of my socks to be invited to attend the International Shelby Conference (hosted by Shelby Systems….thanks Ron Chandler for the invite) in June.  What blew me away was the genuine spiritual tenor and flavor of the event.  The day I attended…as did each day…started off with praise and worship and a teaching time.

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• 6 Jul
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  You Can’t Fire Volunteers When the Construction Project Stalls

  Welcome to Part 3 of our series of “Simply Strategic Stuff”.  As I have mentioned , these are taken, with permission, from the book Simply Strategic Stuff by Tony Morgan and Tim Stevens.  I strongly recommend that you pick up the book as there are 99 great insights…and we will only be addressing a handful as part of this series.

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