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Profile Tip: Use Your Strengths to Relieve Holiday Stress

November 23, 2015
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Profile Tips help you put your strengths profile to work Why was Nick dragging his feet about deciding where to spend Christmas? Kara wondered. His family, her family – Kara did not mind how or with whom she and her new husband spent the holiday. She simply wanted to make a decision and enjoy the…

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Devotional: Give Thanks for Your Strengths

November 16, 2015
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What do you give thanks for as you gather around the Thanksgiving table? Food … a warm home … a loving family … freedom … clean water … financial provision … health … Consider adding one more item to your list this year: give thanks to God for your strengths. You may hesitate to do…

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Profile Tip: Use a Time Sheet to Track Your Strengths

November 16, 2015
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Profile Tips help you put your strengths profile to work Brandon shook his head in frustration. This day had turned out completely differently than he had planned. He had been busy nearly every minute – but in ways he had not expected. But thinking he had been unproductive was a mistake. A simple time sheet…

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Teams: Why Guess About Each Other When You Can Know Each Other?

November 9, 2015
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Russ Olmon and Lake Pointe Team are Accountable to Know Each Other’s Strengths “Pastors have two choices when it comes to managing staff,” says Russ Olmon, multi-site pastor at Lake Pointe Church in Rockwall, TX. “You can believe that you’re gifted at guessing at how God has made people. Or you can know who you…

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Profile Tip: How Your People-Oriented Strengths Can Be Productive

November 2, 2015
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Profile Tips help you put your strengths profile to work It’s easy to name reasons you and your team members are not productive at work: endless meetings. Email overflow. Tardiness. how to change mobile number in yahoo mail without loginNo deadlines or clearly-established goals. Distracting work environment. How about this one? “My strength in building…

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Profile Tip: Don’t Let Strength Tags Throw You

October 26, 2015
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Profile Tips help you put your strengths profile to work Matt studied his profile report. He was impressed at its accuracy, but one thing confused him. Was he truly Aggressive when it came to solving problems? Matt saw himself as enthusiastic and friendly – the kind of person that was good at solving problems that…

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Guest Post: 4 Questions to Ask About Your Church Communications

October 20, 2015
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As we at Ministry Insights work to equip Christ-followers and ministries to build stronger relationships, we regularly emphasize healthy communications based on strengths. This excellent article points out four elements to consider in healthy communications in our churches. It’s Not What I’m Saying – It’s What You’re Hearing By THE UNSTUCK GROUP Thursday, October 15, 2015 A few months ago,…

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Churches: Profiles Are a Catalyst for Healing in a Local Church

October 19, 2015
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“It was a horrible time,” says Tobi S.,* a staff member at Northeast Community Church* in a northeastern state. The lead pastor had been let go for a moral failure. People were heartsick and began to doubt their faith. Each week, more members left the church and giving was down. The staff was wounded by…

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Parenting Insight: Pushy Parenting – Is It a Strength?

October 12, 2015
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Insights are short, biblical truths to equip you to lead from your strengths. Any parent knows that raising a child presents a series of problems to solve. Each step in parenting presents different challenges. When it comes to solving problems, one size does not fit all. That is why God has specifically wired you to…

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