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3 THINGS I LEARNED FROM A MARATHON MOMMA

You become what you are committed to. Commitment may develop you or it may destroy you but it most certainly will define you. Jocelyn was committed to be a marathon momma. (more…)

Bob JonesFebruary 10, 2021

Life Formation

WHY CLARITY MAKES OR BRAKES LEADERS

How would you answer the question, “What do you want in a leader?” The number one answer? Integrity. Would you be surprised to know that’s not who we actually follow? According to Andy Stanley, we value integrity, but we follow clarity. (more…)

Bob JonesJanuary 9, 2021

Life Formation

DELIVERING HAPPINESS: TONY HSIEH

The world recently lost a pioneer of company culture, the shoe industry, web advertising, and a gentle soul. Tony Hsieh, former CEO of Zappos, will be remembered for the happiness he delivered to so many people, including me. (more…)

Bob JonesNovember 28, 2020

Life Formation

12 QUALITIES OF LEADERS WHO LAST

Spending five days with the leaders of some of the largest churches in Canada surfaces a lot of success secrets. Fifteen of the leaders have over 35 years of ministry and marriage experience. They've soared when so many others have flamed out. Here are 12 qualities I observed in them. (more…)

Bob JonesAugust 2, 2020

Life Formation

HOW A CRISIS CAN LEAD TO A RENEWED PURPOSE

In difficult days, it’s easy to drift into counting what you’ve lost but good leaders look to find what we’ve gained. And when you do, you’ll see how a crisis can be a catalyst for hidden ideas, sharper focus, new growth and a renewed purpose. (more…)

Bob JonesApril 16, 2020

Life Formation Life Stories

8 LEADERSHIP LESSONS FROM CYRUS THE GREAT

Historians refer to Cyrus as “the most amiable of conquerors,” and the first emperor to found his empire on generosity instead of violence and tyranny. At one point he controlled one of the greatest Empires ever seen - modern day Iran. (more…)

Jones BobJanuary 3, 2020

Life Formation Life Stories

4 IRONIC CHARACTERISTICS OF THE COURAGEOUS

Courageous people share one common quality - they don't describe themselves as courageous. They talk about being afraid and scared. Some explain that they were "just doing their duty." Volodymyr Zelensky exemplifies courage. (more…)

Bob JonesOctober 29, 2019

Life Formation

PASTORS DON’T INDULGE IN HYPOTHETICALS: PETERSON

Over the last three decades, no one has done more to shape my pastoral imagination than Eugene Peterson. As readers of Peterson’s The Message translation of Scripture know, he had a love affair with well-chosen words. A year before his death on October 22, 2018 he discovered how inflammatory a single word could be. (more…)

Bob JonesOctober 17, 2019

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WHY THE WRIGHT BROTHERS GOT IT RIGHT

115 years ago today (December 17, 1903), the brothers Wright on a field in Kitty Hawk, North Carolina, lifted off to the sky and into history. Their 59-second flight at an altitude of 120 feet and at the speed of a jog was all it took to set in motion the winds of technological of change. Samuel Langley A few hundred miles away, Samuel Langley was recovering from his humiliation over a similar attempt that ended in failure when his test flight landed in the Potomac River. The Wright brothers and Langley were trying to achieve the SAME goal - they were both building the SAME project. BOTH the Wrights and Langley had a bold goal - build the world's…

Bob JonesDecember 12, 2018

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28 TOP LEADERSHIP QUOTES: GLS 2017

You have influence. Your small daily decisions add up. They leave a trail for your family, friends, and others to follow. Leadership is influence. Use it wisely. Bill Hybels, Marcus Buckingham, Sam Adeyemi, Juliet Funt and Bryan Stevenson challenged leaders on using their influence at The Global Leadership Summit 2017 at Willow Creek, IL. 28 Of Their Best Quotes Marcus Buckingham (started the "Strengths Revolution" /Author) 1. “When you take bad and invert it, you just get ‘not bad.’ Good is something so much better.” 2. “Excellence has its own pattern. You learn nothing about excellence by studying your failures.” 3. “People say they want feedback, but they don’t. They want attention.” 4. “A year is 52 little sprints.” 5.…

Bob JonesAugust 13, 2017

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