Comments on: ★ Give Incompetance a Shot.. http://www.toddhiestand.com/give-incompetance-a-shot/08/ Field Notes on Bi-Vocational Church Leadership in Suburban America Sat, 04 Feb 2012 14:10:07 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Bob http://www.toddhiestand.com/give-incompetance-a-shot/08/comment-page-1/#comment-6519 Bob Thu, 10 Aug 2006 01:42:03 +0000 http://www.toddhiestand.com/give-incompetance-a-shot/08/#comment-6519 I like this thought...I find that I limit myself to being competent more often than I'd like, avoiding risks. Sometimes that means I'm relying on myself and not trusting God to lead and guide me. This has given me a lot to think about. Thanks. I also loved the Guy Kawasaki video. A lot to chew on there as well. I really loved his bit about having a mantra, not a mission statement. Our congregation has been working on this, and I think the church has a lot to learn from his ideas. I like this thought…I find that I limit myself to being competent more often than I’d like, avoiding risks. Sometimes that means I’m relying on myself and not trusting God to lead and guide me. This has given me a lot to think about. Thanks.

I also loved the Guy Kawasaki video. A lot to chew on there as well. I really loved his bit about having a mantra, not a mission statement. Our congregation has been working on this, and I think the church has a lot to learn from his ideas.

]]> By: gabrielle http://www.toddhiestand.com/give-incompetance-a-shot/08/comment-page-1/#comment-6515 gabrielle Wed, 09 Aug 2006 15:44:04 +0000 http://www.toddhiestand.com/give-incompetance-a-shot/08/#comment-6515 Here is the thing that I've learned. Van Gough, my favorite. He died poor and lonely, with no success. That didn't stop him from creating painting after painting. He was actually one of the fastest painters, for the years he painted he created a ridiculous amount of art. All of his heart and emotion and money (mostly his bro's money) went into his art. Whether he was a failure or not, he still wanted to paint. What about our faith in God? Can it be our art? Techniqueically we are gonna fail at it till we become perfect in heaven, so why worry about incomptence in our faith when its already there? I don't know where I'm going with this but it's making sense in my head. Here is the thing that I’ve learned. Van Gough, my favorite. He died poor and lonely, with no success. That didn’t stop him from creating painting after painting. He was actually one of the fastest painters, for the years he painted he created a ridiculous amount of art. All of his heart and emotion and money (mostly his bro’s money) went into his art. Whether he was a failure or not, he still wanted to paint. What about our faith in God? Can it be our art? Techniqueically we are gonna fail at it till we become perfect in heaven, so why worry about incomptence in our faith when its already there? I don’t know where I’m going with this but it’s making sense in my head.

]]> By: Todd http://www.toddhiestand.com/give-incompetance-a-shot/08/comment-page-1/#comment-6514 Todd Wed, 09 Aug 2006 03:46:51 +0000 http://www.toddhiestand.com/give-incompetance-a-shot/08/#comment-6514 that's a great way to approach art gabby. i bet piccaco didn't worry too much about competance.. that’s a great way to approach art gabby. i bet piccaco didn’t worry too much about competance..

]]> By: gabrielle http://www.toddhiestand.com/give-incompetance-a-shot/08/comment-page-1/#comment-6513 gabrielle Wed, 09 Aug 2006 03:22:38 +0000 http://www.toddhiestand.com/give-incompetance-a-shot/08/#comment-6513 This is how I approach my art. I know that whatever it will be, it will never stop being something I made, so whether it is pleasing to the eye or not, it's mine. Some of my best paintings came from an idea that got screwed up and I just made the best of it. Just my experience though. This is how I approach my art. I know that whatever it will be, it will never stop being something I made, so whether it is pleasing to the eye or not, it’s mine. Some of my best paintings came from an idea that got screwed up and I just made the best of it. Just my experience though.

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