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Does anyone care?

Our 4th-grade daughter Brooke started Taekwondo in January and she has learned several self-defense patterns. She will ask me at home, at the grocery store, anywhere the two of us are together, “Dad, can I show you my new pattern?” Children love to have their mom or dad, grandma or grandpa, watch them roller-blade, play T-ball, play a video game or jump on the trampoline.

The truth is that at every age we like to be watched. When we are in a group photo who is the first person we look for? Ourselves! But to be a great leader, we have to move from “watch me” to “connect with others.”

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M.I.A.:Men in Action

In 1998 my wife, Teri, and I were living in Minneapolis. I was working as an electrical engineer in high-voltage substation design and Teri was a full-time mom. On Wednesday nights, Teri led a women’s Bible study and I led a men’s.

My group of men were very diverse; in age, career fields, educational and spiritual backgrounds. I had never led a group of men or such a diverse group of people before. I was really nervous and unsure how to connect with each person. God gave me the idea that I needed to rally these men around a cause. Ok, what cause would that be?

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