By: Shermika Harvey on September 15, 2018
Time is Now. Voices of the Generation For the Cause “Never be afraid to raise your voice for honesty and truth and compassion against injustice and lying and greed. If people all over the world…would do this, it would change the earth.” ― William Faulkner[1] For centuries, young people proclaimed the voice of the generation…
By: Tammy Dunahoo on September 14, 2018
Whether a non-profit organization, an emerging nation, or any people group there seems to be a collective soul that forms, and through the environments, experiences, and influences that soul is formed in, an identity emerges. I was reminded of this emergence and learned more of the circumstances and factors that play into it as I…
By: Greg on September 14, 2018
Walking into the cold, dirty, and dingy classroom, I laughed at the idea that I was there to be the art teacher. Having no intrinsic artistic abilities I found it odd that I was chosen to be the creative teacher for migrant children. This migrant children’s center discovered that not only should we teach English,…
By: Mary Mims on September 13, 2018
If you dance to the music, don’t you know you have to pay to the piper, is a question asked in an old song. This song references the story of the pied piper who gets rid of rats in a town by playing on a flute. As the story goes, once the rats are gone,…
By: Jake Dean-Hill on September 13, 2018
Insight Out, by Tina Seelig, was a fascinating book about how we get from imagination to entrepreneurship. She claims that her goal is “to bring together what we know about creativity with what we know about entrepreneurship so that we can define, learn, teach, and practice these skills in a rigorous and reproducible manner.”[1] Her…
By: Trisha Welstad on September 13, 2018
I meet with a lot of people who feel stuck in some way. Most of these people are young and have much of their lives ahead of them, yet that is often the problem. They sense there is a specific path they must forge but they don’t know how to get to it. Or they…
By: Jay Forseth on September 13, 2018
Before I get to Tina Seelig’s Insight Out: Get Ideas Out of Your Head and Into the World, I again would like to thank all of LGP8 for your open responses to my Blog from last week regarding the role of women in ministry. Your written words were greatly appreciated, but even deeper, your willingness to let me…
By: Nancy VanderRoest on September 13, 2018
History is not my forte, so I was not thrilled to see the book by Tsang on the list of reading for this term. I could think of more exciting things to do than read about the “Modern History of Hong Kong,” such as doing my dishes or dusting my house! But, I realized while…
By: Dan Kreiss on September 13, 2018
What is to be taken from a book largely about entrepreneurial leadership in a program dedicated to the development of leadership for the Church? Has the Church not already adopted more of a business mindset thus diminishing the role of the Spirit in guiding it to accomplish the desires of God? It might be easy…
By: Jason Turbeville on September 13, 2018
While I was reading this weeks book, Insight Out: Get Ideas Out of Your Head and Into the World by Tina Seelig, I was struggling with the fact that I have never been very creative. In fact, it is one of the hardest parts of my job as a pastor. Then in the introduction I read…
By: Mark Petersen on September 13, 2018
Do you feel stuck or trapped by overwhelming need in your ministry context? Ministry issues are deep, painful, and complex, and we often wonder how we can continue creatively serving to nurture thriving local communities. Frequently we undertake brainstorming sessions with key stakeholders, but those sparks of inspiration rarely seem to transform into meaningful change.…
By: Jean Ollis on September 13, 2018
“Your future is determined by how you dance in the present”.[1] It took me awhile to find the perfect dancing photo. But I did! This dancer is relaxed, swinging her hair, following the rhythm of the music without displaying perfect form and presentation. In my mind she is having a blast. She’s taking a risk, and…
By: Andrea Lathrop on September 13, 2018
A Modern History of Hong Kong was an excellent read on the issues and complexities that have contributed to making Hong Kong what it is today. Obviously there is an overwhelming amount of content to digest in this book but I kept noticing throughout Hong Kong’s history a thread of oppression and superiority by outsiders.…
By: John Muhanji on September 13, 2018
King Solomon in his wisdom said that “What has been will be again, what has been done will be done again; there is nothing new under the son.” (Ecclesiastes 1:9) This is a true statement from King Solomon. The book in question, “A Modern History of Hong Kong” by Steve Tsang speaks volume about personal…
By: Kyle Chalko on September 13, 2018
Insight Out by Dr. Tina Seelig was a fast-paced ride that kept the reader engaged and entertained all the way through. This might be expected when you see the Seelig is an instructor at Stanford with a degree in Neuroscience, and teaches classes on creativity. What some people may now know though, is that Insight…
By: Colleen Batchelder on September 13, 2018
For years, we as pastors have echoed countless sermons on leadership, purpose and understanding one’s calling. However, most messages lead congregants to a euphoric sense of inspiration without any form of personal application. The mood is set, the lights are dim, and the band is enveloped in the last chorus of Beautiful Name. However, in…
By: Mike on September 13, 2018
Tina Seelig’s Insight Out helps dreams come alive. Focusing on imagination, creativity, innovation, and entrepreneurism she provides a step-by-step guidebook for dreamers who want to transform their ideas into a reality. Seelig uses a practical approach to help the reader advance their idea from imagination to implementation. This post will examine Seelig’s work and explore…
By: Rev Jacob Bolton on September 13, 2018
A few years ago, the church I currently serve took a trip to Scotland. We traveled to Iona and the Highlands, and also took in the sights in Edinburgh and Saint Andrews. While touring the lovely city of Glasgow, we stumbled upon the stunning Doulton Fountain. This fountain, located on Glasgow Green, features four distinct…
By: Chris Pritchett on September 13, 2018
How many times in your life have you seen a simple new invention that went viral and said, “Why didn’t I think of that?” The figit spinner—a stupid toy for people who do not know how to process their anxiety, which is a growing population in the States as technology continues to speed up the…
By: Jenn Burnett on September 13, 2018
Civil society depends in part upon the existence of a system of justice which ensures the behaviour of individuals is within the parameters of agreed upon values. These values are usually translated into laws with further regulations granting a governing body the power of enforcement. In a democratic system, the hope is that the elected…
