Why are we here?
Need to ask first: Who are we...in Christ?
The answer to that questions leads us to the next step of deciding Why we are here...and then how do we maximize the day for the LORD?
A good plan for beginning each day: Pray, Plan and Prioritize. Then Delegate...if you have someone to delegate to!
Finished a good book recently: WHO by Geoff Smart and Randy Street.
"The most important decisions that business people make are not "what" decisions but "Who" decisions." -Jim Collins, Author of Good To Great.
That also goes for non profit organizations!
Good book: Good to Great in the Social Sector. by Jim Collins
WHO
WHAT
HOW
It's relatively easy to figure out "What" to do and also "How" to do something.
Maybe a more important decision is "WHY" we do what we do.
Then the rest becomes easy.
A good book for figuring that out is " Start With Why by Simon Sinek.
If you don't know WHY, You can't know HOW.
"All great leaders have clarity of WHY; an undying belief in a purpose or cause bigger than themselves. It's not Bill Gates's passion for computers that inspires us, it's his undying optimism that even the most complicated problems can be solved. He believes we can find ways to remove obstacles to ensure that everyone can live and work to their greatest potential. It is his optimism to which we are drawn." P. 134
For the church pastor or leader who feels led to plant a new church, the congregation needs to understand the Biblical basis of missions. WHY we are here. Why we exist. For what purpose.
A good video that explains this.
Need to ask first: Who are we...in Christ?
The answer to that questions leads us to the next step of deciding Why we are here...and then how do we maximize the day for the LORD?
Finished a good book recently: WHO by Geoff Smart and Randy Street.
"The most important decisions that business people make are not "what" decisions but "Who" decisions." -Jim Collins, Author of Good To Great.
That also goes for non profit organizations!
Good book: Good to Great in the Social Sector. by Jim Collins
WHO
WHAT
HOW
It's relatively easy to figure out "What" to do and also "How" to do something.
Maybe a more important decision is "WHY" we do what we do.
Then the rest becomes easy.
A good book for figuring that out is " Start With Why by Simon Sinek.
If you don't know WHY, You can't know HOW.
"All great leaders have clarity of WHY; an undying belief in a purpose or cause bigger than themselves. It's not Bill Gates's passion for computers that inspires us, it's his undying optimism that even the most complicated problems can be solved. He believes we can find ways to remove obstacles to ensure that everyone can live and work to their greatest potential. It is his optimism to which we are drawn." P. 134
“If the leader of the organization can’t clearly articulate WHY
the organization exists in terms beyond its products or services, then
how does he expect the employees to know WHY to come to work?”
― Simon Sinek, Start With Why: How Great Leaders Inspire Everyone To Take Action
― Simon Sinek, Start With Why: How Great Leaders Inspire Everyone To Take Action
For the church pastor or leader who feels led to plant a new church, the congregation needs to understand the Biblical basis of missions. WHY we are here. Why we exist. For what purpose.
A good video that explains this.
