by Ben Sternke on August 31, 2009
The 128 slides below will take you through what is called the “Freedom and Responsibility” culture at Netflix, and they would be well worth your time to read through. For example, there is no “x number of days per year” vacation policy. Seriously, they just don’t track how many days people take for vacation at [...]
by Ben Sternke on August 25, 2009
We’re continuing to post on the vision and values of our church plant. So far: 1. “Why?” – 2. Our mission – 3. Skeptics and Dreamers – 4. Missionary communities – 5. Journey, Honesty, Community – 6. Participation, Oikos, Simplicity, Wonder – 7. Creativity, Roots, Justice, Truth Today: The VEHICLE for the Vision (how we [...]
by Ben Sternke on August 24, 2009
We’re continuing to post on the vision and values of our church plant. So far: 1. “Why?” – 2. Our mission – 3. Skeptics and Dreamers – 4. Missionary communities – 5. Journey, Honesty, Community – 6. Participation, Oikos, Simplicity, Wonder Today, four final values: Creativity, Roots, Justice, and Truth CREATIVITY We value creativity, not [...]
by Ben Sternke on August 22, 2009
We’re continuing to post on the vision and values of our church plant. So far: 1. “Why?” – 2. Our mission – 3. Skeptics and Dreamers – 4. Missionary communities – 5. Journey, Honesty, Community Today, four more values: Participation, Oikos, Simplicity, and Wonder PARTICIPATION As followers of Jesus, we believe that we are not [...]
by Ben Sternke on August 20, 2009
As you may have heard, some friends and I are planting a church. This post is part of a series I’m doing that outlines some of the vision God has given us. I’d love to interact with you about it. So far: 1. “Why?” – 2. Our mission – 3. Skeptics and Dreamers – 4. [...]
by Ben Sternke on August 18, 2009
As you may have heard, some friends and I are planting a church. This post is part of a series I’m doing that outlines some of the vision God has given us. I’d love to interact with you about it. 1. “Why?” – 2. Our mission – 3. Skeptics and Dreamers, and now Part 4 [...]
by Ben Sternke on August 11, 2009
As you may have heard, some friends and I are planting a church. Over the next few weeks, I want to post some of the central parts of the vision God has given us. I’d love to hear your responses. While it is of course exciting to plant a church, it’s also possible to do [...]