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by Angela W. Simpson I have a favorite T-shirt. It’s been worn so much the cotton feels like cashmere. It’s green with a big white recycling symbol on the front. A year or so ago, I threw the shirt on and the logo caused me to have an “a-ha” moment. The “a-ha” was less about […]

I admit it took a while for the team to warm up to the idea, but now it’s not uncommon to hear in the office on Tuesday morning, “It’s your turn and you’re going to have the best week ever!”  And honestly, they usually do. But in the beginning   it was more like “Another meeting?” “Yes, isn’t […]

Creative meetings. Let’s be honest. Half the time, they are boring and depressing. Seriously.  They are. When done improperly that is. BUT, there is a cure. We (the writers of 252 Fx and 252 Studio) have created a cure. It has always been said that you should never sit around a table and just talk […]

We need to focus on the character of people and intentionally think through whether or not giving them a leadership position (in any capacity) is best for their long term character development.  We don’t usually think about it this way.  We see the gifts someone has and then typically plug them into ministry…trying thinking they’ll […]

In my opinion the enthusiasm, ideas and energy college age people bring to the table cannot be compared to another age stage.  We ought to allow them to take the lead, assume responsibility, and sometimes even tell us what should be done in our churches and ministries. But that doesn’t mean we don’t need to […]