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I’m nearing the end of my series on Nancy Duarte‘s book, Resonate (see Communicate for Change, What I Like About the Book, The Presentation Form, Stories Transform Lives, and The Big Idea). One of Duarte’s chapters is on S.T.A.R. moments, which stands for Something They’ll Always Remember. The S.T.A.R. moment should be a significant, sincere, … Read more
I have a few posts to go in my series on Nancy Duarte‘s book, Resonate (see Communicate for Change, What I Like About the Book, The Presentation Form, and Stories Transform Lives). As one who practices One-Point Preaching (see also 5 Years of One-Point Preaching), I was especially interested in what Duarte had to say … Read more
One of the books I want to read next is Church Unique: How Missional Leaders Cast Vision, Capture Culture, and Create Movement by Will Mancini. The book is intended to be “a field manual” based on Mancini’s “vision work and missional coaching with church leaders.” Awhile back, I downloaded a free visual summary of the … Read more
I am nearing the end of the one-year peer group component of the Matthew 28 Initiative. Each month, pastors whose churches are currently in the process, get together and discuss a book. The latest book was The Speed of Trust by Stephen M. R. Covey (son of Stephen R. Covey, author of 7 Habits of … Read more
After cleaning up this site from being hacked (and ramping up security), I’m ready to continue my series on Nancy Duarte‘s book, Resonate (see Communicate for Change, What I Like About the Book, and The Presentation Form). Telling stories is a vital component of Duarte’s book. Duarte writes … Stories are the most powerful delivery … Read more
I’m continuing my series on Nancy Duarte‘s book, Resonate (see Communicate for Change and What I Like About the Book). As Duarte points out in her 18-minute TED Talk, she discovered a shape or form that exists in all great presentations. Duarte contends, “Most great presentations unknowingly follow this form” (36). It amazes me that … Read more
Just over a month ago, I wrote Transforming Congregations Through the Matthew 28 Initiative. The following weekend, a consultation team visited Centre Grove. At the end of the weekend, the team offered their report, which included a number of prescriptions. Earlier tonight, Centre Grove voted to accept the prescriptions (80% of the people who submitted … Read more
Two years ago today, Joleen and I were in Seoul, Korea, welcoming Sarah into our family (the day we “got” Sarah). Less than two days later, we brought Sarah home and introduced her to her new brother. Yesterday, we celebrated Sarah’s gotcha day at Chuck E. Cheese in Altoona with Grammy and Pappy, eating pizza … Read more
Yesterday, I began a series of posts on Nancy Duarte‘s book, Resonate. The first post was simply about Duarte’s contention that the purpose of communication is ultimately change (which is one thing I love about the book). Before I continue engaging the material, here’s what else I like about the book. The book is well-designed, … Read more
Almost every book I read, I read only once (although I might review my highlights). One exception is Communicating for a Change by Andy Stanley and Lanes Jones, which I’ve read three times in the last five years (see One-Point Preaching and 5 Years of One-Point Preaching). Nancy Duarte’s Resonate, the latest book I’ve read, … Read more