Five Friday Thoughts… (read more)
#1 - God is stretching me right now & really challenging me to change things up both personally and with my leadership style. Saying all of that–I had supper with Los last night at Fogo…and the Lord really used him to stretch me. Thanks Los…love the tat!
#2 - I asked the question on Twitter, “Are Macs really better than PC’s?” I received more replies than ever–I MEAN EVER! WOW…Mac loves are freaks about their computers! Still not convinced I’m getting one…but their “customers” are definitely loyal.
#3 - I got yelled at by a policeman in Buckhead yesterday. Now…I WAS technically blocking the intersection…and, it WAS his job to clear it…but…he wasn’t at all interested in my explanation that I was from Anderson, SC! :-) He yelled at me to “get out of his intersection.” Definitely a not nice person–I started to give him a hug–he needed
Five Phases In Dealing With A Critic (read more)
I had lunch with JR Lee. a church planter from the great state of Georgia last week, and we began the topic of how I deal with criticism. I’ve been very transparent here on this site about my struggles in the past…but I shared some things with him that I don’t think I’ve ever put into words…so I will try it here.
In my opinion–there are basically five phases in dealing with a critic.
#1 - The Explanation Phase
Early on in the days of NewSpring Church I honestly felt that if I could sit down with the people that were critical of the ministry that the Lord has called me to do that I could reason with them and help them to fully understand why we did ministry the way we did it.
It didn’t take me long to realize that most critics don’t want an explanation…they want an argument.