Comments for 218 Consulting http://www.218consulting.com 'Providing innovative and effective solutions to the challenges that Churches and Not For Profit leaders face. Tue, 06 Jan 2009 01:00:23 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.3 Comment on Our Consultants by 218Answers : 218 Consulting http://www.218consulting.com/our-consultants/#comment-65 218Answers : 218 Consulting Tue, 10 Jun 2008 01:37:38 +0000 http://www.218consulting.com/our-consultants/#comment-65 [...] Our Consultants [...] […] Our Consultants […]

]]> Comment on Happy Birthday by marcus neto http://www.218consulting.com/2007/12/07/happy-birthday/#comment-42 marcus neto Sun, 09 Dec 2007 15:46:10 +0000 http://www.218consulting.com/2007/12/07/happy-birthday/#comment-42 yeay! Thanks Matt! You rock! M. yeay! Thanks Matt! You rock!

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]]> Comment on Catalyst Conference 2007 by Philip http://www.218consulting.com/2007/10/11/catalyst-conference-2007/#comment-40 Philip Fri, 16 Nov 2007 16:32:33 +0000 http://www.218consulting.com/2007/10/11/catalyst-conference-2007/#comment-40 "Leadership is based on who you are." Wow -- that simple statement helps clarify a lot of thoughts that I've had running around in my mind. I'd never even heard about Catalyst until last night, but it sounds like a valuable thing. Unfortunately I could spend my life doing nothing but going to conferences, but then I wouldn't have any income to be able to afford to go to conferences. “Leadership is based on who you are.”

Wow — that simple statement helps clarify a lot of thoughts that I’ve had running around in my mind.

I’d never even heard about Catalyst until last night, but it sounds like a valuable thing. Unfortunately I could spend my life doing nothing but going to conferences, but then I wouldn’t have any income to be able to afford to go to conferences.

]]> Comment on Is it always best to be safe? by Philip http://www.218consulting.com/2007/11/12/is-it-good-to-be-safe/#comment-38 Philip Mon, 12 Nov 2007 22:18:25 +0000 http://www.218consulting.com/2007/11/12/is-it-good-to-be-safe/#comment-38 Thanks for posting this. Unfortunately that site's UI is a good example of using a sledgehammer to kill a gnat. So they can enjoy their fancy JS without any further input from me. I got the impression that guy was just theorizing to theorize, but I've never worked in any org. that called itself "creative-friendly" so I really don't know. Thanks for posting this. Unfortunately that site’s UI is a good example of using a sledgehammer to kill a gnat. So they can enjoy their fancy JS without any further input from me.

I got the impression that guy was just theorizing to theorize, but I’ve never worked in any org. that called itself “creative-friendly” so I really don’t know.

]]> Comment on Conforming to the Emergent Church by Matthew http://www.218consulting.com/2007/11/02/conforming-to-the-emergent-church/#comment-36 Matthew Tue, 06 Nov 2007 22:06:12 +0000 http://www.218consulting.com/2007/11/02/conforming-to-the-emergent-church/#comment-36 Thanks for the affirmation! I believe that you are right about the "church manual". Many churches adopt methods without understanding the reason for those methods. The end result is a form without substance - the very thing that many contemporary emergent worship service complain about in regard to the traditional church! Thanks for the affirmation! I believe that you are right about the “church manual”. Many churches adopt methods without understanding the reason for those methods. The end result is a form without substance - the very thing that many contemporary emergent worship service complain about in regard to the traditional church!

]]> Comment on Leadership Communications by Kingdom Journalism » Effective Communication Is Key to Leadership http://www.218consulting.com/2007/10/28/leadership-communications/#comment-35 Kingdom Journalism » Effective Communication Is Key to Leadership Mon, 05 Nov 2007 04:38:33 +0000 http://www.218consulting.com/2007/10/28/leadership-communications/#comment-35 [...] Matt at 218Consulting writes, “One of the most significant roles that a leader has is the role of communicator. I have found over the years that everything rises and falls on communication. I know, I just ripped of John Maxwell and his quote that everything rises and falls on leadership. He is right, but if the leader cannot communicate, it is just an interesting exercise in setting direction. One of the primary things that I have focused on in my own personal leadership, is building effective communication.” [...] […] Matt at 218Consulting writes, “One of the most significant roles that a leader has is the role of communicator. I have found over the years that everything rises and falls on communication. I know, I just ripped of John Maxwell and his quote that everything rises and falls on leadership. He is right, but if the leader cannot communicate, it is just an interesting exercise in setting direction. One of the primary things that I have focused on in my own personal leadership, is building effective communication.” […]

]]> Comment on Conforming to the Emergent Church by Philip http://www.218consulting.com/2007/11/02/conforming-to-the-emergent-church/#comment-34 Philip Mon, 05 Nov 2007 03:35:27 +0000 http://www.218consulting.com/2007/11/02/conforming-to-the-emergent-church/#comment-34 <i>I find the same mantras, same names, same everything all over the place. Conformity is winning over the non-conformists.</i> Cynical mood or not, I think you make a very valid point. I struggle with this too. In some ways I feel like my home church has appropriated "emergent" symbolism -- I joke about the Pomo Church Manual with its quotas for candles and film clips in the "worship experience" -- but at times missed some of the point of the whole exercise. Anyway, your cynicism is between you and God, but please don't pull punches as long as your commentary is on target. God intended the church to be big enough for curmudgeons like us! I find the same mantras, same names, same everything all over the place. Conformity is winning over the non-conformists.

Cynical mood or not, I think you make a very valid point. I struggle with this too. In some ways I feel like my home church has appropriated “emergent” symbolism — I joke about the Pomo Church Manual with its quotas for candles and film clips in the “worship experience” — but at times missed some of the point of the whole exercise.

Anyway, your cynicism is between you and God, but please don’t pull punches as long as your commentary is on target. God intended the church to be big enough for curmudgeons like us!

]]> Comment on StrengthsFinder 2.0 by Organizations versus Strengths : 218 Consulting http://www.218consulting.com/2007/09/04/strenghtsfinder-20/#comment-33 Organizations versus Strengths : 218 Consulting Mon, 22 Oct 2007 22:01:19 +0000 http://www.218consulting.com/2007/09/04/strenghtsfinder-20/#comment-33 [...] a past article, I wrote about the importance of focusing on the strengths of individual employees as opposed to [...] […] a past article, I wrote about the importance of focusing on the strengths of individual employees as opposed to […]

]]> Comment on StrengthsFinder 2.0 by Allyson Evans http://www.218consulting.com/2007/09/04/strenghtsfinder-20/#comment-12 Allyson Evans Thu, 06 Sep 2007 18:27:53 +0000 http://www.218consulting.com/2007/09/04/strenghtsfinder-20/#comment-12 <p>Matthew, I just ran across your post about about Marcus Buckingham. I work with Marcus on his messaging here in Los Angeles. I'd like to connect with you as we are doing some interviews about the strengths revolution. Matthew, I just ran across your post about about Marcus Buckingham. I work with Marcus on his messaging here in Los Angeles. I’d like to connect with you as we are doing some interviews about the strengths revolution.

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