about right now . . .

Wow, I don’t post nearly enough.

I’m bogged down right now with finals, or more correctly, final projects. It’s frustrating that I can’t focus like this all the time. I need to find a way of disciplining myself all the time so that the last 2 weeks aren’t as stressful. On the flip side, I always amaze myself with what gets done. Not by power, not by might, eh?

In addition, Lakeside’s just begun a major research project, with which I am rapidly becoming intimately involved. I’m the point man. It’s a bit disconcerting, because it’s significantly less structured than any other research project I’ve been involved in. Plus, I’m the point man. We shall see how it turns out, but my concern is that the data will be nebulous, and we won’t be left with clear direction. Gathering the data is rarely the hard part, anyone can do the due diligence. The real challenge is acting on the data in the correct way, which is where most projects fall apart. I’m most concerned that we will identify the outgrowth of other successful ministries, rather than the root. If we change what we do because someone else does it that way, I don’t know that it will translate. Why they do what they does not seem to come into consideration, and I think we have begun down the wrong path with that.