By: gfesadmin on June 26, 2013
The crowd was hostile. The speaking event was to listen to residents living in a retirement community undergoing construction. One speaker after another would get up to share how unfair the renovation of their facilities were, selectively forgetting the process the residents went through agreeing that the renovation was needed. During this exchange, I was…
By: gfesadmin on June 26, 2013
For years now I have been a loyal member of the Star Alliance Frequent Flyer Program. Although I don’t fancy a few airlines that are part of the Star Alliance Network, I refuse to give up because of Singapore Airlines. They have truly captured my heart not just my mind because they effectively communicate their…
By: gfesadmin on June 26, 2013
((Please disregard my earlier post, it was an accident.)) “It all starts with clarity. You have to know WHY you do WHAT you do. If people don’t buy WHAT you do, they buy WHY you do it, so it follows that if you don’t know WHY you do WHAT you do, how will anyone else?…
By: gfesadmin on June 26, 2013
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By: gfesadmin on June 26, 2013
Simon Sinek closes his book Start with Why with the following statement that more or less summarizes everything contained in it. “Leaders never start with what needs to be done. Leaders start with WHY we need to do things. Leaders inspire action.” (Sinek 2009, 228) In other words, discovering our Why and passionately communicating it is…
By: gfesadmin on June 26, 2013
“Those who are able to inspire give people a sense of purpose.” Simon Sinek This year I have been influenced by many readings and people. There have been times of being inspired. The hope of a leader is that she or he will inspire others. James Davidson Hunter inspired me to be “faithfully present” in…
By: gfesadmin on June 26, 2013
This past September I turned the big 40. No mid-life crisis, no motorcycle (did that in my 20’s), just a deep desire to finally go hard after what I am passionate about. Most of the first portion of my life was spent living out others dreams, finding my identity and healing from my past. Now,…
By: gfesadmin on June 26, 2013
“People don’t buy what you do, they buy WHY you do it.” “There are leaders and those who lead. Those who lead inspire us.” Simon Sinek Why do I do what I do? I believe in the right of every human being to live a beautiful life full of hope, joy, and peace. I believe…
By: gfesadmin on June 26, 2013
I recall repeatedly telling my parents during my boyhood days that I would never ever speak or preach in public. However, for the past three and a half decades that which I feared in childhood has occupied a significant portion of my time. It is an essential part of my call to ministry and leadership.…
By: gfesadmin on June 26, 2013
Roam dmin528 year in review creative assignment Visual Ethnography Year-in-Review AssignmentSharenda RoamDMIN528Instructor: Jason ClarkSummer, 2013
By: gfesadmin on June 25, 2013
This is my why: I live to help a few people to face the challenge, change, and charge of making disciples like Jesus and leading like Jesus to experience Kingdom life now!
By: gfesadmin on June 25, 2013
This week I read „Start with why“ by Simon Sinek. You can either read the book or you watch his superb TED talk he did 2009. (It is the 7th most watched TED Talk… So its not going to be a waste – trust me!). The book adds some thoughts and material to the brief…
By: gfesadmin on June 24, 2013
It is important to know why. Why? Why is the core to any organization or business and morevoer, it is probably also the core of who we are as people. That is if we want to be people of purpose and direction. Simon Sinek in Start With Why: How Great Leaders Inspire Everyone to Take Action, asserts…
By: gfesadmin on June 24, 2013
Speaking in public has always been an intimidating task for me. I feel most vulnerable when I am in such situations and yet over these past 13 years in ministry working among women, children, men, pastors, leaders, young people I am often called up to address gatherings in various situations and occasions. I have realized…
By: gfesadmin on June 21, 2013
Speech impediments and public speaking fears are real, yet they do not have to define us. As a child, I struggled with stuttering and took speech therapy classes for nearly five years. My therapist literally used to hold my tongue down in an effort to help me pace my syllables. Oddly enough, I always had…
By: gfesadmin on June 20, 2013
As a college instructor who speaks publicly many times a week, I found Scott Berkun’s book Confessions of a Public Speaker full of tips and ideas on how to improve my speaking and teaching. Some of his suggestions are for any speaker and some are specifically focused on teaching and lecturing in the classroom. The…
By: gfesadmin on June 20, 2013
I highly recommend the highly practical book Confessions of a Public Speaker by Scott Berkun. Whether you speak in front of large groups often, or just small groups occasionally, Berkun, a professional public speaker, offers numerous insights, ideas, and tips to making your public speaking better. From dealing with fear and failure, to how to…
By: gfesadmin on June 20, 2013
When I was in my training year to be a pastor, I had coaching to improve my speaking and singing skills. We exercised parts of the liturgy (sung or spoken) and we also helped each other to improve our public speaking and preaching in particular. While reading “Confessions of a public speaker” by Scott Berkun,…
By: gfesadmin on June 20, 2013
A few weeks ago in our D.Min class we talked about our weaknesses. I’ve known for a while that one of my weaknesses is public speaking. I’d rather be the behind the scenes guy that gets everything set up than the person who gets up and speaks about something. When I do speak or preach,…
By: gfesadmin on June 20, 2013
A few years back I was asked to speak at a Student Ministry Retreat in upstate New York. Now, for years I had done weekend retreats in similar settings but this one caught me off guard. Amidst the 2008 financial crisis, the camp in which the retreat center was being held at decided to cut…
