Archive for August, 2009
Paste Review of Inglorious Basterds
Closed Published by Jonathan Dodson August 27th, 2009 on Creation ProjectThe film:
To an almost touching degree, Inglourious Basterds recognizes that the vengeance driving so many films—and certainly Tarantino’s own—is a cinematic impulse, a fantasy of light and sound, a bonfire of highly combustible nitrate film stock, cleanly separated from common sense and actual history.
The Director:
He’s enormously talented, almost unceasingly creative, but weirdly divorced from the […]
What is a Missional Community (City Group)?
Closed Published by Jonathan Dodson August 27th, 2009 on Creation ProjectWe need your help. Would you take a few seconds to fill out this survey?
Dude, I can cook something new. I haven’t been cooking much this summer – it’s too hot to turn the stove on! But last week MIL was in town and I grabbed a recipe off the internet that was so simple but delicious I wanted to share it with you. It got rave reviews!
Simply Delicious […]
4:3:2:1 (Guest Post by: Emily Crawford)
Closed Published by Business Networking in Austin Blog August 26th, 2009 on Business Networking in Austin Blog |
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Emily Crawford is a native Texan and UT graduate. She is an active agent with urbanspace Realtors, as well as a Trainer and Coach. Emily was recently named Volunteer of the Year for Small Business by the Greater Austin Chamber of Commerce.
Discipleship Begins at Home
Closed Published by Jonathan Dodson August 26th, 2009 on Creation ProjectWinfield Bevins provides parents with a helpful list of practical ways to pass along the Christian faith to their children. I have made a few edits to his list.
Develop Gospel Family Rhythms
Develop family rhythms around the Gospel, predictable times of worship, prayer and Bible reading. Consider doing them around meals, a time when the […]
I am experimenting with some home videos…
We had a great time of teaching on prayer and praying together on Sunday. In the sermon we discussed three types of prayer and mentioned some resources. Here they are:
Prayers of Communion – fellowship with the triune God through worship and thanksgiving. Prayers of communion are lingering over God’s greatness and goodness with gratitude.
Praise God […]
Focus on One
Closed Published by Business Networking in Austin Blog August 23rd, 2009 on Business Networking in Austin Blog
Does your company offer several different products and services? Are you involved in several projects or causes? Do you have more than one skill?
You are rare indeed if you were able to answer "No" to any of these questions. It seems we’re all working on several things at any one time. So how do YOU answer the question: "What do you do?"
Here’s a hint: The wrong answer is to list all of the above.
Articulating what you do can be one heck of a challenge, especially since there’s just so much. However, if you try and describe all of the different things you’re working on you’re just going to confuse people. Over time you can introduce some of the other things you’re involved with, but that comes later.
In an initial encounter or introduction it’s best to focus on just one thing. Be specific and don’t worry that you’re leaving something out. It’s better that people remember 1 thing about you rather than walk away confused and not remember anything.
Happy Networking!
-Scott Ingram
The Membership Organization Leadership Series
Closed Published by Business Networking in Austin Blog August 23rd, 2009 on Business Networking in Austin Blog
For the last few months I’ve been working with an incredible team to develop a vision: The Membership Organization Leadership Series.
Most of my own community leadership experience is working with these membership driven organizations: Chambers of Commerce, Rotary Clubs, Young Professionals Organizations, Networking Groups and of course NetworkInAustin.com. In working on the boards and committees within these organizations and occasionally consulting with groups I find that what they’re trying to accomplish is almost universal. Yet each group tries to find solutions and answers to the same questions in isolation.
The Top 6 Questions:
- How do we grow our membership?
- How do we retain our existing members?
- How can we better engage our members so that they attend more events, volunteer on committees and ultimately help us on the board?
- How can we add more value for our members?
- What can we do to make our events unique, valuable and worth attending?
- How can we control costs and increase revenue so we can do all of this?
NetworkInAustin was designed not just to serve individual networks, but also the various business, networking, civic and non-profit organizations throughout the Greater Austin area that host networking events.
What better way to serve them than to bring together their leadership (board of directors and committee chairs) to work together to find answers and best practices around these 6 key questions? That is precisely what the Membership Organization Leadership Series is all about!
The vision is quickly becoming a reality. The first part of our 3 part series is scheduled for Tuesday, September 15th. You’ll find the complete details and registration information here. We’ve worked to make the series very affordable and until August 31st you can register to attend all 3 events for just $85!
This post can’t possibly be complete until I profusely thank the host committee and our incredible sponsors. Without them all of this would still just be a dream:
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- Ali Khataw, Chair Austin Asian American Chamber of Commerce
- Amy Welborn, President-Elect Austin Young Lawyers Association & Board of Directors Austin Bar Association
- Ben Marks, Heartland Payment Systems
- Christine Choate, President-Elect Entrepreneurs’ Organization
- Christopher Popov, President-Elect Austin Young Lawyers Association
- Donna Fox, Fox Career Mentors
- Heather McKissick, President/CEO Leadership Austin
- Kim Wilson, Director of Development Greenlights
- Lamar Romero, Romero Capital and Funding
- Laura Valentino Romero, Absolute Austin Realty
- Matt Kouri, Executive Director Greenlights
- Maurice Benson, Chair Leadership Austin Emerge
- Natalie Kennedy, Kennedy Creative
- Pilar Sanchez, President-Elect Greater Austin Hispanic Chamber of Commerce
- Priscilla Guajardo Cortez FuturoFund
- Scott Lawrence, Membership Chair Catalyst 8
- Dave Jobe, Karmadillo
Happy Networking!
-Scott Ingram
Help Bless College Students
Closed Published by Jonathan Dodson August 22nd, 2009 on Creation ProjectAustin City Life’s missional intern, Justin Hroch, is heading up a new effort to bless students at UT with the Gospel.
What can the community of ACL do to help?
Continue to love new people as they show up. (especially the weird college student) Many of these students are away from home and looking for a new […]