This post was written by Mel Lawrenz on Thursday, February 14th, 2013 and is filed in Featured.
Shootings in schools, movie theaters, shopping centers, and elswhere have traumatized the nation. But the face of violence is not just about shootings. Bullying in the schools, domestic violence, elder abuse, sexual abuse and other forms of violence are rampant.
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This post was written by Mel Lawrenz on Thursday, February 14th, 2013 and is filed in Featured.
Join us this year for a discussion of the question of human dignity and the gospel.
So many roads, so much at stake
So many dead ends, I’m at the edge of the lake
Sometimes I wonder what it’s gonna take
To find dignity.
Bob Dylan
A small group of children see me taking photos of their school building and scamper to jump in front of the camera.
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This post was written by Mel Lawrenz on Sunday, July 17th, 2011 and is filed in Featured.
Spiritual Influence: The Hidden Power Behind Leadership by Mel Lawrenz (Zondervan, 2012). Hardcover. 212 Pages. ISBN 978-0310492702
“If you are in a position of positive influence, if you exercise leadership in any way, your faith in God gives you a power—a hidden power—that will allow you to make an enduring difference in the lives of other people and organizations. But how does that power work?”
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This post was written by Mel Lawrenz on Sunday, July 17th, 2011 and is filed in Featured.
Since influence is all about people, it only makes sense to explore the dynamics of our spiritual influence with other people.
“Circles of Influence” is a simple method anyone can use to take a few weeks and discover how to deepen one’s influence with friends, colleagues, or co-workers. “Circles of Influence” is an excellent team-building exercise.
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This post was written by Mel Lawrenz on Sunday, July 17th, 2011 and is filed in Featured.
There is an exciting movement today in which people from all walks of life are trying to have a deeper and more enduring influence in their work and relationships. We are all influencers, and we are all being influenced all the time–so, how can that influence be good and lasting? And how does the spiritual dimension of influence and leadership figure in?
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