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Being vs. Doing

February 15, 2012 — 12 Comments

A concept that just keeps coming back to me again and again from several sources and at varying degrees is that of “being” vs. “doing”. Which one’s more important? Does it matter if one’s more important than the other?

Thinking through choices

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Is who I am more important that what I do? In an earlier post (A Lesson in Communication), I emphasized a distinctive between the two on the basis of “doing” being defined by my work (i.e. job, vocation, etc.). However, when “doing” is cast in a different light as simply describing Continue Reading…

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A Lesson in Communication

December 9, 2011 — 3 Comments

I just returned from a national staff conference for the department of Local Church Ministries that I work in at Word of Life Canada, a national non-profit that focuses on reaching the youth of Canada with the message of Jesus Christ. It was a powerful conference from all angles with many elements, including refreshment, team recruitment, risk management policies and everything in between. (I assure you… not everything started with ‘R’ though.)

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The theme for our conference was “Communication.” We were encouraged throughout the course of our four days in several areas related to communication but the one element that resonated the most within me was this: what I do should not communicate more loudly than who I am. What does this mean?

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