Phil Cooke

God chose to introduce Himself to us in the first verse of Genesis as a Creator. And yet so few Christians really understand the power of creativity to influence the culture.

The most creative approach is often the simple approach.

Facebook has more than 1 billion members, which by population makes it the third largest country in the world__omewhere between India and the United States. Who__ sending missionaries to that country? Who__ planting churches there?

The Internet has given us the illusion of intimacy. We read someone's books, articles, sermons, or watch their videos online, and we feel we know them, so why not share what we think is wrong? But that illusion of intimacy is just that _ an illusion. It distracts us from the important principle of reaching out to them personally first, and making the sometimes difficult effort of keeping it private and saving the relationship.

Stop looking for the biggest crowd, and start looking for the right crowd.

In (hyper-loyal) cultures, loyalty is so highly prized that it covers a multitude of leadership sins. I__e seen numerous bad leaders cover their ineptitude by stressing the importance of loyalty over competence. They teach that loyalty is more important than excellence and they use that idea to distract the team from their own inability to perform.

Writing my blog has saved me thousands on therapy.

Be ruthless in one important area: Yourself. Be ruthless about your commitment to Christ. Be ruthless about your intellectual growth. Be ruthless about finishing well. One of the biggest areas we should be ruthless about is our time. How much time do you spend complaining about your problems to people who can't help you solve them? How much time do you talk when you should be doing? When it comes to others, be gracious. But when it comes to you and your time, be ruthless.

Ideas are the most fragile things in the world, and if you do not write them down, they will be lost forever.

The most valuable commodity of the 21st century will be undivided attention.

Clarity is a sign of intellectual energy.

By 1833 the largest publisher in America, Harper and Company, boasted one horse-powered printing press and seven hand presses while the American Bible Society owned 16 new state-of-the-art, steam-driven presses and 20 hand presses.

Culture is more important than vision. Some leaders have great vision, but have created a toxic culture where that vision will never happen.

in spite of the phenomenal growth of the Internet and mobile devices, I still believe television will continue to be an incredibly important medium for the Church. After all, over the last century, radio never killed movies, and TV never killed radio. Everything finds its level in the media universe.