Deferral is actually making a decision. Usually the decision means “no”.

Deferral is often used as a passive aggressive way to say “no”. Not returning calls, emails or continually saying, “we need more information” are how deferral manifests itself in organizations and personal lives.

The courageous leader learns to say “no” without deferring. Clearly, concisely, respectfully and refusing to play the deferral game.

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Deferral is actually making a decision. Usually the decision means “no”.

Deferral is often used as a passive aggressive way to say “no”. Not returning calls, emails or continually saying, “we need more information” are how deferral manifests itself in organizations and personal lives.

The courageous leader learns to say “no” without deferring. Clearly, concisely, respectfully and refusing to play the deferral game.

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A necessary leadership skill is quickly becoming the ability to communicate your ideas with a screen sized post, image or video.

Keeping it to three paragraphs, less than three minutes or 140 characters can be a real challenge, but crucial in engaging your tribe and spreading your ideas.

Can your cause spread 140 characters at a time?

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A PDF, portable document format, is a great format to save documents  before sending to someone else because  a PDF file is basically a picture of a file that you have created.  Without converting to PDF, if you send a document directly, such as a .doc, you assume the recipient has Word installed on their computer and exactly the same fonts that you have used as well.  (If they don’t have the font, their computer will choose a replacement font).

Actually, the easiest solution for creating PDF files is under the last heading on converting files, so skip to the end of this post if you like. (You’ll also learn how to edit PDF files under that heading.)

Creating and Editing PDF Files Using Microsoft Office

Probably the most straight-forward solution for a PC is to download the add-on for Microsoft Office 2007.   After downloading you will have a Save As… PDF option in your Office software.  I also like this option best because the hyperlinks work within the document.

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A Facebook fan page can be a great tool for a Christian ministry by fostering community, conversation, and a higher level of engagement with the ministry itself. Unfortunately, your FB page can also be an open door to online spammers, and to those who have no interest in community, but are instead looking to push their own agendas.

This training video from LifeChurch.tv will give you some tips on how to moderate, and respond to, the conversations taking place on your fan page.

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