Sociologist Erving Goffman drew from the theatrical metaphor when he helped us understand that life involves front-stage and back-stage actions. The presentation of self in everyday life occurs differently when we are in public and around certain individuals/crowds (front-stage) and when we are alone or in private situations (back-stage). The […]
Monthly Archives: November 2012
It is often good for leaders to refrain from sharing everything. Some things need to remain untold. However, when the omission relates to the magnificent, tongues must be loosened and lips unbridled. This is the tale that is critical to reality, and deserves dissemination to a wide audience. When leaders […]
Leaders Tell Well the Magnificent Tales
Imagine life without the ubiquitous @. It is not hard to do, if you can think back to the late 80s and early 90s. Twitter was non-existent, and email was scarce. Oh sure, the accountants of the world were used to that symbol. It had much value to them: “at […]
Remember the @
They have been called: America’s Primary Mission Field World’s Most Fruitful Mission Field 4/14 Window And if that is the case, then why do we keep sending babysitters to them when our churches gather? Those who teach children are some of the most important leaders in our churches. Unfortunately, we […]
Stop Sending Babysitters to the Mission Field
I recently came across a word that I did not know, one that was not included in a Webster’s dictionary due to its technical use in the field of biology. What was I to do? Google it, of course! And I had my answer in seconds. Now back in my […]
Stop Trying to Google Your Strategy
Today’s edition of USA Today contains a story on the new count of international students studying in the United States. You may find the story HERE and the original source of the findings HERE. Last year, I wrote about the record number of students studying in this country. We now […]