We also did the DISC Profile personality assessment in class the other night. My scores were: Dominate – D = 42 Influencing – I = 41 Steady – S = 19 Compliant – C = 18 I’m clearly a “DI” personality – (Dominate Influencer) …
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Over the years, I’ve done quite a few different spiritual gifts assessments. The one we did tonight in class was a “blind” test. (One where you don’t know what gifts you’re answering about) It also included a large list of gifts and defined them a …
Read MoreLions and Leadership
I wrote a post quite a while ago called “Lions Little Boys and Me” that talks about the difference between boys and men. There’s quite a bit which leads me to the conclusion that, “Boys live life trying to prepare for when Satan attacks them, …
Read MoreMy Mentor Meeting with Mike (01) – Technology in Preaching?
Don’t you just love the alliteration in that title? (Sorry, it’s doesn’t take much to distract me.) I asked Mike Mathews to be my mentor for my next series of classes and he called me last week to arrange a time to get together. We …
Read MoreStars and Vision
The other night Miranda and I decided to go out to eat in Pearland. Montana, one of the youth, was bored and called us so she ended up going with us. As we drove back towards Lake Jackson, Miranda said that it would be a …
Read MoreLife Stories
We spent the whole time in class last night sharing our life stories with each other. Each person at the table was required to spend 20-30 minutes telling the rest of the group the ups and downs of their life. The whole idea revolves around …
Read MorePainting the Future
Wouldn’t it be cool to be able to “paint” the future? That’s exactly what Isaac Mendez does. (He’s a character from the TV show “Heroes.”) I believe that’s what a good spiritual leader does too. They imagine (or they are told by God about) a …
Read MoreAdventurous Faith
I have always been drawn to an adventure. There are so many things I want to experience in life – all of which seem like adventures to me – I wanna bungy jump, skydive, scuba dive the great barrier reef, go spelunking, maybe even heli-skiing. …
Read MoreWhere the Vision Meets no Resistance
There’s a song on a CD called “Big Times in a Small Town” (it’s on itunes) written by a guy named Chuck Pyle that reminded me of some of the “Vision” stuff we’ve been reading lately. Here are some of the lyrics in the intro …
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