Mind Dump 01-31-08

• I like the sound of this "worshipful leadership"…have a great friend in Christ who I had the pleasure of serving with for about a year before he helped plant a nearby church who taught me the true meaning of worshipful service. He would sing and praise God during our times together working on some of the most common things (fixing a network switch, building a new kiosk PC for Fellowship One, etc). read more
• Are you willing to pay the price for greatness? “I’ve got holes in my game.” That’s one of the first things Tiger Woods told the media after his first victory of the 2008 PGA season in the Buick Invitational at Torrey Pines. “If you’re not getting better, you’re getting worse” was also part of his reflective soliloquy on his play in his first tourney of the year in which he nearly lapped the field, winning by eight strokes. (read more)
• Spending quality with God creates expectation of greatness… Dress for the Wedding, Not the Gas Station is our little analogy to illustrate the importance of structuring for where you want to go, not for where you are. (read more)
• Just in case you think you have any real problems…PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — It was lunchtime in one of Haiti’s worst slums, and Charlene Dumas was eating mud. With food prices rising, Haiti’s poorest can’t afford even a daily plate of rice, and some take desperate measures to fill their bellies. Charlene, 16 with a 1-month-old son, has come to rely on a traditional Haitian remedy for hunger pangs: cookies made of dried yellow dirt from the country’s central plateau. (read more)

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Great Leadership Quote…

Found this on Los Whit’s blog…and I really dig the concept.

Your capacity to learn reflects your capacity to lead.

My sister in law works on staff at a Church in Florida and the Pastor requires all of the leadership team to read 2 books a month. One in the area of their gifting and one on leadership…

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What Is Worship?

Great definition…what is worship to you?

Worship is the submission of all of our nature to God.

It is the quickening of conscience by His holiness, nourishment of mind by His truth, purifying of imagination by His beauty, opening of the heart to His love, and submission of will to His purpose.

And all this gathered up in adoration is the greatest of human expressions of which we are capable.

(via wikipedia)

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Starbucks Selling $1 Coffee?

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Somebody has been praying…

SEATTLE — Faced with growing competition from cheaper rivals, Starbucks Corp. is selling small cups of drip coffee for $1 with free refills as part of a test in its hometown.

That’s about 50 cents less than the Seattle-based coffee retailer normally charges for an 8 oz. cup of joe, though prices vary from store to store.

The suggested retail price for a slightly larger 10 oz. cup of premium roast at competitors like McDonald’s and Dunkin’ Donuts is $1.07 and $1.39, respectively, the companies said Wednesday.

Starbucks said in statement e-mailed Wednesday by spokeswoman Bridget Baker that the test “is not indicative of any new business strategy.”

Starbucks would not say when the test began, how many stores are part of it, whether it’s considering a similar promotion for any other brews or whether any new test markets are on the horizon.

“Testing is a way of life for us, as we are constantly looking for new ways to connect with the customer and provide the best Starbucks experience,” the statement said.

Starbucks shares rose $1.42, or 7.6 percent, to close at $20.09 on Wednesday. The stock has traded between $17.66 and $35.67 over the past year.

(via foxnews)

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