Top-of-Mind Mondays

  • “You and I live in a world where it’s very easy to make our own little echo chambers.” – @bigwags

  • Went to TEDxDesMoines over the weekend. I might sound like a broken record, but I continue to be inspired and delighted by the people in this city. If you want to read my notes, just click here.
  • Gary Hamel talks a great deal about crowdsourced leadership. It’s this notion that our world is changing so rapidly, and problems are becoming so complex, that no one person (e.g., a CEO, senior pastor, etc.) has the ability to lead efficiently. Leadership, as a responsibility, now rests on us all. Interestingly enough, Mike Wagner talked about the same thing at TEDxDesMoines.
  • We just passed the 400 subscriber mark for the Social Media Starters Course. Could not be more pleased with the feedback so far.
  • Speaking of feedback, some of you in ministry are extremely creative (and proactive) in creating extra income streams. Are you in ministry with a tentmaking career on the side? Share your story here.
  • Do you know of any churches using Twitter effectively? Seems we’re all having trouble figuring out Twitter for churches.
  • Why you won’t quit your job.
  • Atta boy, Scott McClellan.
  • Muuter.com is one of my favorite Twitter-related sites. Ever in a situation where someone is live-tweeting an event and the info fire hose is too much? Don’t unfollow. Just mute.
  • I think Ted Haggard (yes, that Ted Haggard) is closer to the grace-filled life Jesus talks about than most of us.
  • Honest question: Why do gift certificates have an expiration date? If I pay $30 for a gift card for someone, shouldn’t they have the right to spend it whenever they’d like? I’m probably unenlightened. Someone, please, enlighten me.
  • Thoroughly enjoying the new format for Office Hours. Moved entirely to Google+. Great platform for threaded, real-time interactions.
  • Below: In keeping with the TEDx theme, here’s a video that blew my mind.

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Renee
Renee

Actually gift certificates/cards are a total boon to the companies - many are never used, so it's a pure infusion of cash for them. Otherwise, why would you see a whole mess of them for various companies at grocery stories and drug stores? Add in an expiration date, and that gets even better for them. Do your friends and family a favor - give cash, not a gift card.

Neal F. Fischer
Neal F. Fischer

Re: Honest question: Why do gift certificates have an expiration date? If I pay $30 for a gift card for someone, shouldn’t they have the right to spend it whenever they’d like? I’m probably unenlightened. Someone, please, enlighten me. --- The answer is companies have to keep that money on the books and in accounting land it can cost them a fair amount of your $30 the longer they have to account for it.