Comments on Men Who Lead Well: The Importance of Six Leprosy Patients

Marcus, you met Dr. Brand?! Cool. He sure seems to...

2011-12-12T22:19:09.914-08:00

Marcus, you met Dr. Brand?! Cool. He sure seems to me like an amazing man.

I'm just catching up on your blog after having been away, but this post is timely as I have two meetings this week where I know the numbers will be low. Thanks for the reminder to still pour myself into those who are there.

as I starting my first real job, I got a lower sal...

2011-12-02T06:17:29.121-08:00

as I starting my first real job, I got a lower salary as I expected. But because it was and it is the job I wanted and still want to do, I excepted. Only with the condition to get a higher pay after 1,5 years. And guess what I got the 10% after 1,5 years. And I still got the job I like to do.

@Cody
thanks for sharing!

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Great reminder for us all. Thanks for sharing.

2011-12-01T12:22:36.334-08:00

Great reminder for us all. Thanks for sharing.

I'm going to share this one--a great reminder....

2011-12-01T11:36:45.231-08:00

I'm going to share this one--a great reminder. Yes, we should do everything within our power to spread the word, but I've seen events with low turnout make a huge difference for those who did attend.

Great Read... As an NCO I am a trainer of soldie...

2011-12-01T00:56:04.579-08:00

Great Read...

As an NCO I am a trainer of soldiers, and I put a lot of time into preparing my training events, but when the training day came, 3 or 4 soldiers would show up. I canceled the training. This went on and on until I noticed that the same 3 or 4 would keep showing up. I realized that these soldiers were the core and the future of this organization and I quit canceling those training events.
The lower numbers afforded me an opportunity to really focus on the individuals and properly assess them and get one-on-one with them without worrying about neglecting the others.

Thanks for this much-needed reminder, Marcus. I ha...

2011-11-30T22:21:41.054-08:00

Thanks for this much-needed reminder, Marcus. I hadn't read this story of Dr. Brand, but during the years I taught women's Bible studies and led women's ministry, somewhere along the way I was told: If one shows up, give that one all you've got!
Yes, I've faced low numbers, as both a leader and a writer.
And I don't like it ... but I always try to remember that one is still significant.
Because you know what? Sometimes I've been that one person. Or one of the six that showed up.
And I liked to that that I mattered.

Thanks for these comments, everyone. This is a les...

2011-11-30T10:25:56.421-08:00

Thanks for these comments, everyone. This is a lesson I'm continually learning and relearning.

Incidently, I had the opportunity to meet Dr. Brand before he passed away. A friend of mine and I visited with the doctor and his wife at their home in West Seattle.

Dr. Brand was the real deal. Sincere, compassionate, intelligent, gracious.

This is powerful stuff, Marcus. Thanks for putting...

2011-11-30T09:44:26.885-08:00

This is powerful stuff, Marcus. Thanks for putting it out there and reminding us about what's really important--our faithfulness to God's call. That's something that can't ben quantified by a spreadsheet!

Marcus, that seems to be the reminder I get most o...

2011-11-30T09:22:32.674-08:00

Marcus, that seems to be the reminder I get most often - that everyone is worthwhile. Sometimes I wonder if I'm writing into the void and suddenly there's an email from someone saying that a column I wrote, and forgot about, eased their mind and heart. Really, that's all I'm supposed to be doing but I get caught up in the 'what about me' and image management and forget. Thank you.

Marcus, well said and much needed! With new invent...

2011-11-30T09:14:50.165-08:00

Marcus, well said and much needed! With new inventions like Klout and others, numbers has become big business. But in ministry, it truly is the few. In September, I was invited to teach live one of the Bible studies I had written. There was lots of hoopla going into it. This event was going to re-vamp and rejuvinate a struggling women's ministry. And 8 women showed. But what the afforded was the opportunity for us to gather around a single round table, really dig in, and allow one lady in particular to come to grips with a personal addiction she'd struggled with for years. Had there been a large crowd, she would not have had the courage to be so raw. Thanks again for reiterating that people - not numbers - matter.

Very honest reaction. Thanks for sharing. :)

2011-11-29T14:58:20.579-08:00

Very honest reaction. Thanks for sharing. :)

OH yes, I remember once after an "all church&...

2011-11-29T13:24:51.914-08:00

OH yes, I remember once after an "all church" event that went smashingly the year before, this time we had left overs all over the where and because of a low turnout we never did it again. I cried :( ,my go to reaction, and then scored people as to how reliable they were on the pages of the church directory. Not a good reaction! I don't remember anything about that event that was good - also not a good reaction from me. Yes, numbers matter - but the individual matters more and this individual learned that numbers are overrated and then I could be excited about that one or two.