I’m just sayin’…this explains a lot.
What do you think is the biggest difference between you and your spouse?
Thanks to Lee Stefen for sharing this comic by Jerry Scott and Jim Borgman from the LA Times.
Tag Archive - communication
Can You Hear Me Now?
I was thinking about a statistic that I shared in yesterday’s message. It’s from the book unChristian where 61% of the respondents described Christianity as “confusing.” As a communicator this is deeply disturbing to me. When I first read it, I was kind of defensive. Well those individuals didn’t come to OUR church. They didn’t listen to MY messages. And furthermore, if they walked away confused maybe it was THEIR fault. Maybe they were distracted. Maybe they came in with pre-conceived notions. Maybe they were more worried about where they were going out to eat than about hearing the message.
I read a blog tonight from Seth Godin that hit me right between the eyes. In a post entitled “The Posture of a Communicator” he wrote…
What’s helpful is to realize that you have a choice when you communicate. You can design your products to be easy to use. You can write so your audience hears you. You can present in a place and in a way that guarantees that the people you want to listen will hear you. Most of all, you get to choose who will understand (and who won’t).
I wonder how many times someone has come into Cross Point searching for answers only to leave more confused than when they came in. How many times has someone desired to connect with God only to walk away with more questions than answers.
If you have been given the amazing opportunity by God to communicate His Word on a regular basis, I hope that you will take some time to think about this. How could you write and/or speak in such a way as to capture the attention and communicate in a clear way the message God has put on your heart? You get to choose. Don’t let them walk away confused!
Trying to communicate with clarity,
Pete
Keeping Up
One of the greatest challenges of being part of a fast growing church like Cross Point is keeping up with what’s going on. It seems as if things are happening at break neck speeds. It’s one of the reasons I have decided to blog. I want to do a better job this year of communicating to you the great things that God is doing. Here are two other blogs which will help you keep up as well.
- Jenni Catron, our executive director, just posted a great recap of this past weekend. Click here to read!
- Chad Roberts, our Dickson campus pastor, will keep you up to date with what’s happening just West of here. One thing Chad won’t tell you is that they have been averaging over 350 people their first three weeks. Wow! God is up to something there. Click here to read
Ok, ok, one last thing. Here’s an e-mail I just received from a new attender. We would all do well to follow God prompts like this!
I really enjoyed Sunday & it inspired me to make changes. I do get involved, but I find it hard to be a leader. I was thinking & praying about what I could do differently & on Monday morning it came to me. Everyday at work I read a short devotional & it starts my day off right. I thought that maybe a few others in the office might like to do this too. I passed out a flier with an example of what the devotion would be & asked people to come & sign up if they would like me to place one in their office each day. Almost the entire office of 60 people signed up. It is some extra work that I have to do now, but so many have already come up & told me how much that means to them or that the devotion said exactly what they needed to hear that day. I know that this may be a small step toward leadership, but I think its a good start! God Bless ~ Hanna Dozier
What’s God prompting you to do?
