Failure
Megan McArdle’s book The Upside of Down shows the benefits of failure. It tells of an experiment involving various groups such as engineers, lawyers, business leaders, and kindergarteners. For the experiment, each group was given 20 pieces of uncooked spaghetti, a meter of tape, and a piece of string and then instructed to see who could create the largest structure within an 18-minute time limit. Can you guess who did the best? Yes, it was the kindergarteners. Why? They did n
Discipleship
Six years ago, Bill Hybels, senior pastor of Willow Creek Community Church, apologized to his congregation for failing to produce disciples in the church. His problem in producing disciples is not uncommon. The average church today focuses on programs or public worship experiences. Few have any emphasis on discipleship. Robby Gallaty in his book, Growing Up: How to Be a Disciple Who Makes Disciples, quotes Jason Mandryk of Operation World, “Discipleship is the greatest chal
