Michael Krahn : The Ascent to Truth

Upsidedn (read: upside-down) is a book about community, honesty, humility, and authenticity. Considering the relative brevity of the book, author Tim Bailey manages to go deep with these ideas. He describes the book as “not a self-help book,” unless it “helps you fail miserably at being selfish.”
Throughout the book Bailey speaks in the voice of [...]

In a recent Breakpoint article, Chuck Colson asks, “Is there a right and wrong kind of music for worship?”
“One expert on church music says yes, there is. Much of today’s music is of poor quality, he writes. But so was some music written centuries ago. The difference is the old hymns have endured a centuries-long [...]

Michael Krahn (michael.krahn@gmail.com) is a husband, father, Pastor, writer, and recording artist who enjoys books, theology, technology and the Ottawa Senators.
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Day 2, Session 3 – Switch (Chip and Dan Heath)

Books “Made to Stick” and “Switch: How to Change When Change is Hard”
For effective change align the goals of the elephant and the rider. There must be an emotional appeal, convince that there is a reward for changing.
Look for what is working, find out why, [...]

Day 2, Session 2 – Eyewitness to Power (David Gergen)
“Gergen has long had a seat at the table at the highest levels of power and influence.
Lead and serve each other. It’s great to learn things but the best part is going out and doing what you’ve learned.
Hybels asks:  How does a leader get better at [...]

Day 2, Session 1c – Leveraging Your Past (Wess Stafford)
Wess is Pres. And CEO of Compassion Intl.
How do we leverage the pain and hurts in our lives for ministry?
They are catalysts for integrity and passion.
His passion for children comes from his own painful story. He received his calling, his mission at the darkest moment of [...]

Day 2, Session 1b – Thinking Forward: Aid vs. Trade (Andrew Rugasira)
http://www.goodafrican.com/
No country in the world is developed through handouts. Handouts will not develop Africa
We use trade to develop because it is the only proven way to societal change
Trade their way out of poverty, allow people to help themselves.
Offer equal opportunities, not pity.
Aid: how has [...]

Day 2, Session 1a – Thinking Forward: Third Culture Leadership (Dave Gibbons)
Living Third Culture means adaptation, painful adaptation. The mindset and will to love, learn, and serve in a culture regardless of the pain you encounter.
Third Culture Leader:
1. They focuses on the fringe, on the misfit more than the masses
a. Margins lead movements
b. Go for early adopters [...]

Considering using my watchblogger persona at Summit today… #tls09 need  an undercover name… Sol Ascriptura perhaps? Suggestions?
Maybe I’ll insert watchblogger hyperbole into my regular posts…
Should be fun.
What is a watchblogger, you ask? Spend some time here and find out.
Michael Krahn (michael.krahn@gmail.com) is a husband, father, Pastor, writer, and recording artist who enjoys books, theology, technology [...]

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