Food for thought…
When Billy Broke the Rules
By J. David Schmidt
June 11, 1994 began like many late spring days in Cleveland, Ohio. But it would not end like most.
The Indians were playing out of town. Walleye fishermen were working deeper water in the Central Basin of Lake Erie. Street people had begun to dumpster dive in the alleys while suburbanites in Akron and Medinah were pouring their morning coffee. Reporters at the Cleveland Plain Dealer were putting finishing touches to the Sunday paper’s lead story: Billy Graham Wraps Week of Meetings...
Food for thought…
When Billy Broke the Rules
Poet David Whyte once said, "We have already entered a land for which we do not have the language."
His words speak to what it feels like to lead a faith-based nonprofit organization or church in 2011.
Does that capture a bit of what you and other leaders in your organization are feeling these days?
That sense of need for a fresh perspective, an effective process, facilitator or tools that will help your organization navigate more effectively in this next season?
J. David Schmidt & Associates uses process consulting, research and assessment, knowledge management expertise and thought leadership to help nonprofit organizations find their way into a preferred future.
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