Comments on: Worth Revisiting: Excellence/Effectiveness

By: bd|entzy » Blog Archive » How Much Does Excellence Cost?

bd|entzy » Blog Archive » How Much Does Excellence Cost? — Sat, 19 Dec 2009 00:58:21 +0000

[...] found a great article on Swerve. It made me think a little bit about how we often understand “excellence” and [...]

By: Weekly Links (12/18/09) « The Beacon

Weekly Links (12/18/09) « The Beacon — Fri, 18 Dec 2009 19:53:29 +0000

[...] be scared, they’re short, simple, and just designed to prompt thought. So hit up the introductory article, then check out the Cost vs. Excellence article, and finally read the Cost vs. Effectiveness [...]

By: How Much Does Excellence Cost? | bdentzy

How Much Does Excellence Cost? | bdentzy — Fri, 18 Dec 2009 12:02:00 +0000

[...] found a great article on Swerve. It made me think a little bit about how we often understand “excellence” and [...]

By: Johnny Roberts

Johnny Roberts — Tue, 08 Dec 2009 23:57:06 +0000

Like everything else, excellence seems to be a moving target. Relational, engaging, and effective are terms the resonate with my heart. Investing in the right tools for me is like buying time. We don’t spend a lot on fluff or flash. Is the level of expectation in the given culture/campus a significant factor for LC? Is it one system for all situations?

By: Brandon Duff

Brandon Duff — Tue, 08 Dec 2009 19:00:32 +0000

When we get focused on resourcing ministry more than accomplishing ministry.

By: Adam Davis Blog » Blog Archive » Around the web

Adam Davis Blog » Blog Archive » Around the web — Tue, 08 Dec 2009 16:14:16 +0000

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By: Kenyon

Kenyon — Tue, 08 Dec 2009 15:09:46 +0000

Honestly…deadlines. More often than not deadlines dictate for me when enough is enough. But those experiences are added to memory so that the next situation I can begin at a higher level and hopefully finish at a higher level.

By: mj

mj — Tue, 08 Dec 2009 15:08:21 +0000

This post happened at the right time for me — Christmas is always crazy, and I’m working on a ton of video stuff. I have some projects that I only consider about 70% done, but decided the last 30% of the details (which I could probably invest over 10 hrs in if I really wanted to) will only be noticed by maybe 0.5% of the people that will see the video, and really don’t make a difference in the final product. I called them done, and they were effective.

By: Paul Steinbrueck

Paul Steinbrueck — Tue, 08 Dec 2009 13:28:54 +0000

I wonder if the Internet hasn’t made “when is enough enough?” decisions even more difficult by distorting our perception of excellence. We can go online at any time and hear the most gifted worship leaders and preachers. We can see the biggest church campuses and best church websites. The best of the best that get the buzz in the blogs, twitter, and conferences. I wonder if a there aren’t a lot of churches on the right half of the cost/excellence curve that are dissatisfied because most of what they see and hear online is even farther to the right.

By: Jenn Cady

Jenn Cady — Tue, 08 Dec 2009 11:55:16 +0000

Money and more does not = Excellence! In my opinion…it is HEART and WORK that are the key to excellence! The more you have …the harder and more expensive it is to take care of.

I have lived it!!!! I have personally lived in the “HUGE dream House on the lake…pool, jet skis, boat” and when I was younger on the sleeper sofa in a rented basement (with a pot belly pig out back named buckwheat…I cant make this stuff up)…Here is what I found. The basement was temporary and I could do NOTHING to make it better but my focus was on other things and I was happy. In the “DREAM HOUSE”…I was COMPLETELY MISERABLE!!! Truly, the WORST time in my life. It was all consuming, expensive, overwhelming, depressing, destroying, and lonely…. THANK GOD we got out! There is no “DREAM” in MORE only more head and heart aches and the focus goes In… NOT OUT.

Be a Blessing with what God has given you. Wow! That was long…oops :)