Comments on: Every Conversation Matters http://www.leadingsmart.com/2010/04/every-conversation-matters.html Practical Stuff for Church Leaders Wed, 08 Feb 2012 17:37:50 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: 10,000 Days | LukeTrouten.com http://www.leadingsmart.com/2010/04/every-conversation-matters.html#comment-18308 10,000 Days | LukeTrouten.com Mon, 17 May 2010 21:48:17 +0000 http://www.leadingsmart.com/?p=5567#comment-18308 [...] “arrived.” We’re all a work in progress, as is everything we do. I recently heard a story of a pastor who got a letter 25 years after a conversation he had with a church member. He had never thought twice about the [...] [...] “arrived.” We’re all a work in progress, as is everything we do. I recently heard a story of a pastor who got a letter 25 years after a conversation he had with a church member. He had never thought twice about the [...]

]]> By: Friday Links :: jasonpetermann.com http://www.leadingsmart.com/2010/04/every-conversation-matters.html#comment-18140 Friday Links :: jasonpetermann.com Fri, 30 Apr 2010 12:02:13 +0000 http://www.leadingsmart.com/?p=5567#comment-18140 [...] us how important our words are… even if we do not remember them in his post titled, “Every Conversation Matters.”  What a great [...] [...] us how important our words are… even if we do not remember them in his post titled, “Every Conversation Matters.”  What a great [...]

]]> By: James Castellano http://www.leadingsmart.com/2010/04/every-conversation-matters.html#comment-18063 James Castellano Tue, 27 Apr 2010 17:01:16 +0000 http://www.leadingsmart.com/?p=5567#comment-18063 My wife and I were discussing this recently. How our words affect others today and in the future. Did we lead someone closer to God or push them further away... My wife and I were discussing this recently. How our words affect others today and in the future. Did we lead someone closer to God or push them further away…

]]> By: ScottMcQueen http://www.leadingsmart.com/2010/04/every-conversation-matters.html#comment-17956 ScottMcQueen Tue, 27 Apr 2010 14:40:23 +0000 http://www.leadingsmart.com/?p=5567#comment-17956 Words do so much, they build up and they tear down. I remember in high school over 30 years ago I wasn't doing so well; family strife, financial woes, alcohol n drugs, basically a lost and hopeless adolescent. One day in chemistry class the teacher handed out test results. I was kind of a black sheep at school; I didn't fit in any of the clicks or crowds. I had got an "A" on the test; the only one. Our teacher began to berate the class over the dismal test results of even the most promising nerds. Then he pointed at me. He said something to the effect of "look at Scott with all his problems and still in spite of them he does what it takes to succeed in this class, I admire him," He admired me? What was there to admire? I don't know, but those three words "I admire him" I had never heard before. No one had ever seen anything good in me before. Those three words carried me through college and graduate school - with a 4.0. Thank you Mr. Spoonmoore, I don't know what you saw in me, but you did plant a seed that day, a seed of hope that is still growing. Words do so much, they build up and they tear down. I remember in high school over 30 years ago I wasn't doing so well; family strife, financial woes, alcohol n drugs, basically a lost and hopeless adolescent. One day in chemistry class the teacher handed out test results. I was kind of a black sheep at school; I didn't fit in any of the clicks or crowds. I had got an "A" on the test; the only one. Our teacher began to berate the class over the dismal test results of even the most promising nerds. Then he pointed at me. He said something to the effect of "look at Scott with all his problems and still in spite of them he does what it takes to succeed in this class, I admire him," He admired me? What was there to admire? I don't know, but those three words "I admire him" I had never heard before. No one had ever seen anything good in me before. Those three words carried me through college and graduate school – with a 4.0. Thank you Mr. Spoonmoore, I don't know what you saw in me, but you did plant a seed that day, a seed of hope that is still growing.

]]> By: Mike Williams http://www.leadingsmart.com/2010/04/every-conversation-matters.html#comment-17942 Mike Williams Mon, 26 Apr 2010 17:14:41 +0000 http://www.leadingsmart.com/?p=5567#comment-17942 Thanks, this is so true! Thanks, this is so true!

]]> By: uberVU - social comments http://www.leadingsmart.com/2010/04/every-conversation-matters.html#comment-17938 uberVU - social comments Mon, 26 Apr 2010 16:37:54 +0000 http://www.leadingsmart.com/?p=5567#comment-17938 <strong>Social comments and analytics for this post...</strong> This post was mentioned on Twitter by timastevens: A conversation from 25 yrs ago was brought to my attention today http://bit.ly/dC0iLg... Social comments and analytics for this post…

This post was mentioned on Twitter by timastevens: A conversation from 25 yrs ago was brought to my attention today http://bit.ly/dC0iLg...

]]> By: jskogerboe http://www.leadingsmart.com/2010/04/every-conversation-matters.html#comment-17936 jskogerboe Mon, 26 Apr 2010 16:07:28 +0000 http://www.leadingsmart.com/?p=5567#comment-17936 Great reminder Tim. Thanks brother. Great reminder Tim. Thanks brother.

]]> By: Tweets that mention Every Conversation Matters – LeadingSmart -- Topsy.com http://www.leadingsmart.com/2010/04/every-conversation-matters.html#comment-17934 Tweets that mention Every Conversation Matters – LeadingSmart -- Topsy.com Mon, 26 Apr 2010 15:59:52 +0000 http://www.leadingsmart.com/?p=5567#comment-17934 [...] This post was mentioned on Twitter by Tim Stevens, Brenda Salzano . Brenda Salzano said: RT @timastevens: A conversation from 25 yrs ago was brought to my attention today http://bit.ly/dC0iLg [...] [...] This post was mentioned on Twitter by Tim Stevens, Brenda Salzano . Brenda Salzano said: RT @timastevens: A conversation from 25 yrs ago was brought to my attention today http://bit.ly/dC0iLg [...]

]]> By: jasonS http://www.leadingsmart.com/2010/04/every-conversation-matters.html#comment-17932 jasonS Mon, 26 Apr 2010 15:41:43 +0000 http://www.leadingsmart.com/?p=5567#comment-17932 Love this post and reminder. Thanks Tim. Love this post and reminder. Thanks Tim.

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