I know, it is the end of the day and I am just now posting the links for this week.  Well, most of you are probably enjoying a long weekend with family and friends.  Enjoy the time you get to spend with them.  And if you get a chance, read the links below.  I think they will be something that will help you.

• “Throw The Fishing Pole Away” is a guest post written by Tim Moore on Tony Morgan’s blog. His words about vision casting and imparting are really great.
• Jonathan Acuff gets serious on Wednesdays. And it is good.  I really appreciated his post titled “The Question We All Ask.”
• Seth Godin has so many great posts!  These two were really great this week: Professionals, Amateurs And The Great Unwashed, and Senior Management (great application for the church in both posts).
• Don Miller posted a thought provoking read titled “Why The Bible Is A Tough Book For Americans.”  That one could potentially keep you up at night thinking about it.

Enough to read.  No go enjoy your 3 day weekend!

It is Friday again… and already!  Here are some of the best posts I read this week on the blogs I follow.  I hope they inspire you to be who God intended you to be.  Enjoy!

• Jonathan Acuff posted one of the most important posts I have read in quite some time titled “Forgetting 1 Geography Lesson.”  Read this post, if it is the only one you read this week.
• “Get More People To Do It” is an excellent post by Tony Morgan on getting people involved in taking their next steps.  Awesome, awesome stuff!
• Perry Noble writes about “Why Some Churches Struggle With Money.” Great insight in this post.
• Having the right people in the right spot is important. Training them right is also important. Mark Waltz speaks to this end in his post “Get The Right People.  Train Them Right.”
• 4% is a moving post by Mark Beeson.  It is so important to be asking the right questions!

That is it!  I hope you all have a fantastic weekend!

Been a couple of weeks since I posted some links from great leaders.  Take a few minutes and read a few of these posts.  I know they will add value to your ministry and life.  Hope you all have a great weekend!

• Good ideas take time to develop, and sometimes that means saying “no” now so you can do it right.  Carlos Whittaker talks about this in his post “Good Ideas Deserve You Saying NO To Your Pastor.”  That is hard to do, especially if you are a people-pleaser by nature (as I am).  Sometimes, being able to “pull it off” is not the best road to take.  Most folks know when something needed more time.  And God deserves that from us!
• Mark Beeson talks about the choices, actions and outcomes and what the Bible says about how all three are related in his post titled, “Watching My Son Fish Got Me Thinking.”
• Loved the post by Pete Wilson, who actually quoted another post from Keven DeYoung.  The last line is SO true, yet so opposite of what many people want to hear as they strive for success in ministry.  Here it is: “Daily discipleship is not a new revolution each morning or an agent of global transformation every evening; it’s a long obedience in the same direction.” Take time to read the post titled “Plodding Visionaries” at Pete’s site.
• Seth Godin has so many good posts!  Just take time to read “Exploration and the Risk of Failure” and “Avoiding Momentum.”  Both are great reads, and both tackle an issue many church leaders struggle with: making changes.
• Tony Morgan didn’t know he was writing a blog post for me on my birthday on July 30th, but he wrote one just for me on something I struggle with all the time.  Read his post “Are You Addicted to People Pleasing.”  And I hope you are pleased with it.

Ok, that is enough.  Really, I hope everyone has a great weekend!  Enjoy the last few weeks of summer!

Here are some links to some great posts from the week.  I hope you find them helpful!

• Perry Noble gives us “11 Signs You May Be Experiencing Ministry Burnout.” If you are in ministry, you need to read this.  You also need to take care of yourself to guard against becoming burnt out!
• Mark Beeson tells us that “Good Times Don’t Always Require Alot Of Money.”  For someone on a budget, or who just lost there job, Mark has some great words on how to make the most with what we do have to make memories this summer with your family.  I plan on taking some of his advice.  I think I will start with the one about choosing a good attitude!
• Donald Miller brings up a statement that hit me over the head a year ago in his post “Healthy Friends Are Responsible To, Not For Each Other.”  I wrote about it not too long ago after attending a workshop at Granger Community Church.
• Pete Wilson asks “What’s The Point” in reference to what the goal of the message that is preached.  Some good food for thought in that post and in the comments.

May you all have a blessed weekend!

Here are some links to posts that I thought were worth your while to take a look at!  I hope you enjoy not only the links, but the holiday weekend!

• Some great insight from Scott Williams in his post “Diversity Drives Innovation.”
• Tony Morgan, in his post “Are You A Christian Atheist,” had the chance to interview Craig Groeschel about his newest book, The Christian Atheist: Believing in God but Living As If He Doesn’t Exist. It takes about ten minutes to listen to, but it is good stuff!
• “You Can See The Determination In His Eyes” was a great post by Seth Godin.  I have met Christ followers that have this sense of direction and a “you can’t stop me” attitude about reaching people for Jesus that is just contagious.  I want to be one of those people that has that determination and drive!
• Being a leader in the church means you will be faced with tough decisions.  Making those decisions can be hard, but it is necessary for the longevity growth of the church.  Perry Noble talks about that is his post “Leaders Make Tough Decisions.”  Great read!

I hope you all enjoy your weekend!  Be safe!

It seems my day got away from me again on Friday this last week.  I left the house at 6:30am and did not get home until after 10pm, so I did not get to post.  I know, a good blogger would have had it set up so that my blog would have automatically posted something when i could not be there to do it.  I usually will do that, but just never got around to writing it up before it was too late.  Anyways, here it is.  A bit late, but still helpful and insightful stuff from some great leaders…

• Jonathan Acuff had a great post on Being Lazy For The Lord.  Love that post!
• There are a lot of churches that do a lot of good things, but very few churches do great things. I think that is partly due to not paying attention to the last ten percent.  What do i mean by that?  Well, read this article by Seth Godin titled,  Hardly Worth The Effort, and you will be able to make the application pretty easily I think.  Churches have to stop sacrificing great on the altar of good.  Good enough is not what you want to hear anyone say when they are doing something for Jesus!
• Loved this one called “Empire of Entitlement” by Pete Wilson.  Good stuff!
• Love the posts Craig Groeschel is writing about Honor.  Read them here, here, here, and here!
• Finally “Having Right Theology Does Not Mean You Know God” by Donald Miller will get you thinking and asking questions!

I hope you all have a great day in God’s house this weekend!