PastorHacks

Open Thread Wednesday: Stupid Pastoral Decisions

Okay- let's get them out there. What's the DUMBEST move you've ever seen a pastor make? And if you have to say "I had this friend who..." we'll all understand :)

Seriously- we all make boneheaded moves. But Pastors? Sometimes I think we get to be in a class all by ourselves, not only because often we work and make decisions in something of a vaccuum, but because of the importance of what we do and the resulting pressure we feel. And we don't even need to mention the tendency of succesful pastors towards Narcissictic Personality Disorder...

So tell us all- Dumb stuff you've seen Pastors do???

From Lifehack comes this great summary of an article detailing 10 Reasons People Make Bad Decisions...

We’ve come this far… (sunk cost bias)
Me me me! (egocentric bias)
That just proves my point. (confirmation bias)
That’s easy. (overconfidence)
I’m #1! I’m #1! (dysfunctional competition)
Mine mine mine! (endowment effect)
Watch out for sharks. (availability bias)
If everybody else think so… (conformity)
Lets go hard 8! (illusion of control)
He’s just a moron. (attribution error)

Seen any of these in a church setting?

Open Thread Wednesday: which ones?

Okay- Which hacks have you tried? How have they worked? Any made a difference yet?
Testify!!!

Open Thread Wednesday: Best Online Bible resources...

Okay- what online Bible resources do you use- which are streamlined and helpful, which suck up too much time, etc... Testify!
I have three invites for the beta of eBible for the first three who comment with a resource they use and a request for the invite...

Paul Tilley gave me the idea for this post with a suggestion for the New Testament Hyper Concordance!

Open Thread Wednesday

Early to bed, early to rise... makes a pastor what?

Open thread- What time do you get up, what's your morning routine and why? Time to open up ladies and gentlemen- tell us in the comments, and if you are willing, think through what could be dropped from or added to that morning routine to make your mornings more... productive :)