The Why Is More Important Than The What

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  1. Anonymous says:

    Hey Danny,
    I would love to connect with you on Why’s and Who’s and all points in between…
    Bob Landham

  1. June 4, 2012

    […] Recently our church hosted The Gospel Summit, a two-day intensive conference for pastors and church leaders from around the country. During one of my breakout sessions, I talked about some of the previously-unwritten “plumblines” that guide the first impressions ministry at the Summit. Each Monday I’m unpacking one of those plumblines for an expanded discussion. This is the third in a five-part series. Missed the earlier posts? Catch up! Part One. Part Two. […]

  2. June 11, 2012

    […] This is the third in a five-part series. Missed the earlier posts? Catch up! Part One. Part Two. Part […]

  3. June 26, 2012

    […] discussion. This is the last in a five-part series. Missed the earlier posts? Catch up! Part One. Part Two. Part Three. Part […]

  4. September 17, 2014

    […] behind their weekly service, their commitment will lag. If they don’t understand the why behind the what, the quality will suffer. If they simply see their role as an inconsequential checkbox, […]

  5. February 25, 2015

    […] written here before about The Why Behind The What. It’s a foundational part of our onboarding training for our guest services volunteers. When […]

  6. September 13, 2016

    […] First Impressions Training, we focus on the “Why.” That’s disappointing to some Type A people who simply want to get a checklist and get on with […]

  7. January 31, 2017

    […] (why). You can have task lists a couple of miles long, but until you know the why behind your what, you will only create pre-programmed robots who carry out your bidding. That’s good for […]

  8. May 31, 2017

    […] am a big believer in asking “why?” a lot. I believe that teaching leaders the why will help them figure out a lot of the what. However, I don’t believe that Sunday morning is the time to play the role of […]

  9. November 21, 2017

    […] want our volunteer teams to know the why, not necessarily the what. Once the why is in place, the what will take care of […]

  10. January 24, 2019

    […] One sentence helps us easily remember the why behind the what. […]

  11. January 29, 2019

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  12. January 29, 2019

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  13. February 6, 2019

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