Quotes About Engagement

Enjoyment appears at the boundary between boredom and anxiety, when the challenges are just balanced with the person's capacity to act.

It is by being fully involved with every detail of our lives, whether good or bad, that we find happiness, not by trying to look for it directly.

the self expands through acts of self forgetfulness.

It is how we choose what we do, and how we approach it, that will determine whether the sum of our days adds up to a formless blur, or to something resembling a work of art.

Socializing is more positive than being alone, that's why meetings are so popular. People don't like being alone. That would be, however, an important skill to learn...

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Joyful people are participants. They don't miss the moments. They turn moments into memories.

A reaction is how we feel; a response is what we do.

It takes a lot of work to start a conversation—overcoming hesitancy, approaching someone, checking our mind-set, and saying the right things. It also takes a lot of energy to keep a conversation going well. That's where we usually put our focus. So it's surprising to most people that ending a conversation can often be the toughest part.

No amount of money or ideas can replace the value of being physically present, giving time and attention to people or projects.

Many faith communities have become little more than gatherings of isolated individuals, while the number of online communities continues to grow.

Many Christian leaders spend their entire lives within the confines of the church campus and wonder why they see little breakthrough in the area of evangelism.

If we are going to build a culture of discipleship, we will have to learn to balance invitation and challenge appropriately.

If we can't live the sacred journey with Christ daily and are not actively drawing others into that journey—way outside the worship center or sanctuary and outside our stained-glass or silk-plant ghettos—we can't expect to do it in an hour on Sunday morning or Wednesday night.

The meat is on the street."11

There seem to be three different ways that we learn, but unequivocally, we learn best when there is a dynamic interplay between all three at one time: 1) Classroom/Lecture passing on of information 2) Apprenticeship 3) Immersion

The problem is that we don't have a "missional" problem or a leadership problem in the Western church. We have a discipleship problem.

balance invitation and challenge appropriately

If you're not in the parade, you watch the parade. That's life.

Those who show up in your life do so through an invisible attraction and your tacit approval.

You must show up, be there, do your part. Only then can the Universe do its part.

People were sitting together, talking and telling stories face-to-face again, instead of staring at a cell phone screens while texting or chatting with someone else hundreds of miles away while ignoring the ones they were with.

After all, it was always easier to meet new people if there were two of you. It gave you confidence and made you feel at ease.

Arkansas is a state where politics is retail.