Comments on: 10 Tips For Starting a New Ministry http://brownblog.info/?p=735 fresh thinking about Christian ministry Wed, 08 Sep 2010 02:59:54 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.1 By: Michael Davis/Felix Polydactyle (SL) http://brownblog.info/?p=735#comment-4245 Michael Davis/Felix Polydactyle (SL) Sat, 07 Feb 2009 14:40:18 +0000 http://brownblog.info/?p=735#comment-4245 Nice summary. The one practical note I would add from my project start-up experience is "waiting time is not wasted time." There will be lulls in activity where you are patiently sitting at the computer or by the phone wondering why no one is responding to the email you sent five minutes ago. If you have someone higher up who keeps looking at you wondering why you are using yet another social networking site instead of working keep a log of all outgoing communications and why you are waiting for these people to get back to you. Nice summary. The one practical note I would add from my project start-up experience is “waiting time is not wasted time.” There will be lulls in activity where you are patiently sitting at the computer or by the phone wondering why no one is responding to the email you sent five minutes ago. If you have someone higher up who keeps looking at you wondering why you are using yet another social networking site instead of working keep a log of all outgoing communications and why you are waiting for these people to get back to you.

]]> By: Paul John Martin http://brownblog.info/?p=735#comment-4112 Paul John Martin Sun, 01 Feb 2009 01:51:21 +0000 http://brownblog.info/?p=735#comment-4112 I have started a number of successful projects myself, but have also at times launched out, waving a gaudy banner, and looked back after crossing several hills and valleys to find noone is following! At that point, whether the vision was truly from God no longer matters. Now I have just moved to Minnesota, and am thinking and praying through the early stages of 2 or 3 new projects. So I really appreciated your distilled wisdom. Thankyou, Mark. I have started a number of successful projects myself, but have also at times launched out, waving a gaudy banner, and looked back after crossing several hills and valleys to find noone is following! At that point, whether the vision was truly from God no longer matters. Now I have just moved to Minnesota, and am thinking and praying through the early stages of 2 or 3 new projects. So I really appreciated your distilled wisdom. Thankyou, Mark.

]]> By: Liz Way http://brownblog.info/?p=735#comment-4048 Liz Way Wed, 28 Jan 2009 00:01:45 +0000 http://brownblog.info/?p=735#comment-4048 Thanks for the ten tips, Mark, this is refreshingly honest and down to earth, as well as encouraging. I appreciate you sharing your experience like this and inspiring others to take a next step in their own place and space. regards, Liz Thanks for the ten tips, Mark, this is refreshingly honest and down to earth, as well as encouraging.

I appreciate you sharing your experience like this and inspiring others to take a next step in their own place and space.

regards, Liz

]]> By: Charlie12string Lax http://brownblog.info/?p=735#comment-4034 Charlie12string Lax Tue, 27 Jan 2009 00:24:50 +0000 http://brownblog.info/?p=735#comment-4034 Great Tips thanks Mark. I particularly value your honesty in Tip six because we can so easily fall into the trap of pride. Thanks for reminding me! Am looking forward to "our" services here in the SE Asia W Pacific region. God bless you as you start this new venture. Great Tips thanks Mark. I particularly value your honesty in Tip six because we can so easily fall into the trap of pride. Thanks for reminding me! Am looking forward to “our” services here in the SE Asia W Pacific region. God bless you as you start this new venture.

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