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Two years ago I was at the Exponential Church Planting gathering and was happily surprised by listening to Tim Keller, pastor of Redeemer Presbyterian Church in New York City. Keller has gained a lot of acclaim because of his thoughtful connection with people, expressed most recently in his books The Reason for God. Before even …
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Gary Hamel, the Director of the London School of Business and author of the book The Future of Management, spoke on the topic: “Manage Differently NOW.” There was a ton of material from Gary’s session, but it all related to what he sees as the most important question for us to consider as leaders: “Are …
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Dave Gibbons, pastor of NewSong and author of The Monkey and the Fish, unpacked a look at Jesus’ call to love God with all of who we are and our neighbor as ourselves. While this isn’t a new concept, Dave’s words were provocative and inspiring on how we actually live beyond ourselves to truly love …
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My next series of posts are reflections and notes from the Willow Creek Leadership Summit that I'm attending at Elmbrook on Thursday and Friday, August 6-7. Bill Hybels, senior and founding pastor of Willow Creek Community Church, provided some fascinating words about the new reality in which we are leading because of the global economic …
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Matthew Erickson 