Ethan Anderson
@ethan
Ethan Anderson
a church does not drift into maturity. It drifts into convenience, and as leaders we can fall into this trap
Part-Baked Rolls and Ready-Made Leaders
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Lacking such assets as athletic excellence, a wonderful voice, medical or legal skills or, for that matter, any special talents, I have had to rely on equities throughout my life. In effect, I have depended on the success of American businesses and I will continue to do so.
Warren E. Buffett • Berkshire Hathaway Inc. Annual Report 2024
Warren Buffett
Via Tom White on Substack.
Instead of a blog on the church website, with articles, build a “help docs” site that is based around answering questions that people have. Could even be augmented by an AI chat to help people find answers to their questions.
Could answer questions about the church and church practices, or about theology and doctrine. Like a big FAQ for the church
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Work is love made visible.
—Kahlil Gibran
So here they are, my personal rules for blogging.
- Three posts a week, more or less.
- One idea per post. If I find myself launching into another section, cut and paste the extra into a separate draft post, and tie off the original one with the word “Anyway.” Then publish.
- No hedging, no nuance. If I’m getting in a twist about a sentence, take it out.
- Gi
15 rules for blogging, and my current streak
I found a definition for love this year that made the concept of unconditional love coherent to me
Love is a pattern of attention
In every person/place/thing/idea there is some reflection of “the good”
When you love something, you orient towards whatever glimmer... See more
Conor White-Sullivan 𐃏🔍🇺🇸x.comInsightful way of thinking about love and hate.