take nine
Two weeks ago today, I and 20,000 of my closest friends spent hours watching segments of “The Nines,” 9+ hours—beginning at 9:09 am on 09/09/09—of videos from some of the evangelical world’s most influential voices. Each “speaker” had just nine minutes to answer the question, “If you could say one thing to Christian leaders, what would it be?”
Of course, some went over nine minutes, and there was a lot of alliteration and three-part outlines. But my favorite was this simple but powerful one by Skye Jethani, the managing editor of Leadership Journal. If someone asked me the question, I’d probably just reply, “What Skye said.” He has three points, but they’re good ones—and only eight minutes, too!
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YES!
Skye was hands-down my favorite of the day. I loved what he shared. I feel like, though, because he isn’t a HUGE name or one of “those guys,” his words might have gotten lost in the shuffle.
Thanks for posting them here.
Which is, itself, an illustration of the prevailing mindset, huh?
Yes, that is the irony in the whole thing.
Sometimes the prophets who are right on are ignored the most.
GREAT thoughts from Skye Jethani! Thanks for sharing Jen!
Kent & Barbara Hughes, “Liberating Ministry From The Success Syndrome” Tyndale, 1987. This book has helped me justify “mediocre” ministry for over a decade.