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Faith to Stay and Build

Dave Hess — Tue, 24 Aug 2010 04:23:21 +0000

If you are involved with a church planting or missions movement you have likely heard this statement (or some variation of it) proclaimed from pulpits, blogs and ministry newsletters: ”It takes faith to go!” I certainly won’t argue with that. It does take faith to go! Especially in the difficult work of planting churches, campus ministries and [...]

Execution in a Fast-Food Culture

Dave Hess — Fri, 19 Feb 2010 22:12:37 +0000

Many people have ideas and intentions. Some even have goals and plans. Yet comparably few people follow-through and execute their plans to the point of completion. In a “get-it-now” culture of fast food, smart phones and broadband internet we have seemingly become a society of people with A.D.D. While I certainly appreciate the convenience of [...]

The Danger of Comparison

Dave Hess — Fri, 12 Feb 2010 19:39:14 +0000

This past weekend I ran my first ever Half Marathon – a full 13.1 miles! It was something I had been training for several months, and a significant milestone in my preparation to run a full Marathon. Nearing the end of the race I was carefully eying those around me as my real competitors. With [...]

The Nature of Christian Leadership

Dave Hess — Sun, 16 Aug 2009 18:40:16 +0000

Jesus has called every Christian to be a leader in some sense. We are called to stand firm in the truth of God, and to be a witness for God even if no one else is. This takes a spirit-led resolve to step out from the “do whatever everyone else is doing” mentality of the [...]

Developing Campus Leaders with Habitudes

Dave Hess — Fri, 14 Aug 2009 21:10:56 +0000

This summer, fifteen of the college students involved in the EN Campus Ministries chapters at FSU and FAMU took the opportunity to develop in their leadership by working through Book One of Habitudes:Images that Develop Leadership Habits and Attitudes. This was a powerful time of character development in preparation for expanded ministry in the months ahead! [...]

Too Young to Make a Difference?

Dave Hess — Tue, 04 Aug 2009 01:42:29 +0000

Have you ever said to yourself, "I'm too young to really do anything about _______ ."? (Fill in the blank with whatever you think the biggest problem is.) That's exactly what generations of young people have said as they went back to doing whatever the rest of the crowd was doing. This "herd mentality" won't get you very far in life. It may encourage you to know that God has always

Followers’ Four Basic Needs

Dave Hess — Mon, 13 Jul 2009 12:11:45 +0000

According to Tom Rath and Barry Conchie, authors of Strength Based Leadership, all followers have four basic needs: 1. Trust Can they trust the leader? Has he demonstrated a lifestyle of integrity? 2. Compassion Is the leader concerned about their needs and empathetic or merely concerned with the success of

The Seduction of Ambition

Dave Hess — Wed, 20 May 2009 14:34:58 +0000

In a recent Pastors.com article entitled The Seduction of Ambition Lance Witt writes this insightful paragraph: A healthy soul keeps us both energized and glued together. It seems to me that we are reaping the results of a generation in the church that has been too much about ambition. And the outcome has been a [...]

Truett Cathy on Long Term Success

Dave Hess — Wed, 22 Apr 2009 17:35:44 +0000

I recently read this statement from Chic-Fil A founder Truett Cathy regarding Core Values and long term success. He says: “My attitude regarding the distant future is to do the best we can every day and take advantage of unexpected opportunities. The combination will lead us to success. I don’t want to set some arbitrary target [...]

Harvest Institute 2009

Dave Hess — Tue, 14 Apr 2009 01:40:01 +0000

Harvest Institute is a five day journey of training and transformation in an intense, interactive setting. I encourage any and every college student who will listen to go to the Harvest Institute this summer! The value that you get for the relatively small investment of time and money is amazing! I have seen this equipping-oriented [...]