Mud Pies and Relationships

Mud Pies!

Remember them? Ha! Ha! I remember setting and making them with Keith, my child hood friend. We sat there and made those things, talked, laughed, dreamed and got very dirty in the process!

When I was a pastor I learned a lot about growth. Growth didn't come form technology. It didn't come from fresh methods and against religious popular belief, it didn't come from just prayer.

Growth came from "true relationships". Organic (authentic networking).

Before you read the rest of this post, ask yourself three questions:

1.) Can I name 3 people I work with by their first and last name?

2.) Do I know what their spouces names are (if single, why?)

3.) Do I know what their passion is?

Yes, technology was a great tool. Fresh methods were a must, but they were just that, methods. Prayer, yes it was/is a prerequisite, but it changed me not God.

If your brand, Church, Business, classroom, office, etc... is going to have that "stickability" actor. The relationships must start with you knowing who you are working with and for.

Know their families, there favorite foods, their passion, etc...

The more you get to know the true thing that makes your product stable (people) the more stable it becomes.

Want to rise to the top?

Plant from underground, with seed and cultivation of the seed. Yep, you will get dirty. But that is the fun of it all!

Have you and your team made any mud pies lately?

Connection

I just had the chance to meet Robert Lewis (founder of Fellowship Bible Church in Little Rock). Wow what an incredible leader! He still travels for mens fraternity and is getting ready to go to hondorus and train 1500 pastors!!!!

Wow what an incredible connection to make!

When I talk to dudes like that it makes me hyper! Why? because I want (and am) to do something to make a difference in this world!

I dont like politics, but I love God connections!

I have had the chance to make several in the last couple of months. I am amazed that God would think of us enough to have us connect with people to be able to connect to others!

Even as I am setting here in a coffee shop I just invited a total stranger to CPC, he and his girlfriend are students in pharmecy school.

It is so, so, so important to connect with people. Jesus loves people.

"Look at the fields" those are four very challanging words that should ring in our ears!

Connect! Just a thought.....