For 2010 I have come up with 7 resolutions, or goals, that I hope I can keep. The ALL CAPS is the category, and the rest is how I plan to improve in that area. Let me know what you think, and please offer any encouragement to keep them! :)1) HEALTH - drink water at restaurants.
2) HEALTH - run a 1/2 marathon (Country Music Marathon with Powered By Hope!).
3) CHURCH - read three books on pastoral leadership (any suggestions?)
4) CHURCH - have 1 Sunday lunch per quarter with the senior adults.
5) MARRIAGE - one date a week (already planned them all)
6) MARRIAGE - pray together at least 5x per week
7) FRIENDSHIP - encourage one random friend through text message every day.
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Servant Leadership by James Hunter.
http://www.amazon.com/Servant-Simple-Story-Essence-Leadership/dp/0761513698
These are my 3 reading suggestions:
1. "Reaching People Under 40 While Keeping People Over 60: Being Church for All Generations (TCP Leadership Series)" by Edward H. Hammett
2. "Coaching Questions: A Coach's Guide to Powerful Asking Skills" by Tony Stoltzfus
3. "Making Shifts Without Making Waves: A Coach Approach to Soulful Leadership (TCP Leadership Series)" by Edward H. Hammett
A dear friend gave me the first one: excellent. I hope he has already read it. So I ordered and have started the last one by the same author. It is equally as good. I do believe unity and connectedness in all relationships is the fundamental basic in all we do. The info in these books can be applied to not only church life but life in general. Would love to dialogue with anyone who reads any of these.
If you check out www.christianbook.com and go under books and church and pastoral and church leadership you will find a lot of books and some are really cheap and they look good. Like "What On Earth Am I Here For?" by Rick Warren is $1.49 And hey you can never go wrong with Rick Warren especially since he went to the college I did my grad school at - California Baptist University :)
Here's what I love about your resolutions: they don't just benefit you. The seniors, your wife, the random friend each day are all going to be made better by your efforts. And there's no doubt your encouragement of them will bring you more than you could have ever wanted.
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