2013-02-25T10:18:27-05:00 GCI info@gospel.com /feeds/topics/outside+the+box/ http://hutchcraft.com/a-word-with-you/your-mission/slamming-the-window-on-a-refreshing-wind-6816 2013-02-25T10:18:27-05:00 Be open to that new wind of the Holy Spirit. "Forget the old things" He says, "and open up to the streams that He wants to make in the desert." Is the Spirit trying to blow through your life, your church, your organization with a bold, new breeze? Well, don't slam the window! http://internetevangelismday.com/blog/archives/2943 2010-12-11T15:35:34-05:00 Interesting thoughts from Katya's Non-Profit Marketing Blog on 'less is more' with the 'serenity prayer' as a flow chart. http://internetevangelismday.com/blog/archives/1341 2010-08-09T16:28:20-05:00 In a rapidly changing world, we need to make frequent conceptual leaps for effective ministry. A few years back, a European manufacturer of industrial drilling machines was suffering badly with competition from products manufactured in the Far East. Wisely, they called in consultants to help them see a way forward. “So, how would you describe your business,” asked the consultants. “Well, we sell drilling machines, of course,” they replied. “Well, actually, you don’t,” said the consultants. “You enable people to make holes.” This new way of perceiving their role led them to switch to making laser-equipment for cutting holes, with renewed business success. http://internetevangelismday.com/creative-thinking.php 2010-08-07T18:09:50-05:00 A 30-second film shows six people playing basketball, three in white shirts and three in black. Volunteers are asked to count the number of times the white shirt team pass the ball. At the end of the film, they are asked if they saw anything unusual. Most do not. The unusual thing is: halfway through the film, a man wearing a gorilla suit walks through the players, beats his chest to the camera, then walks off.