tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-610218094890437499.post1286358268594210624..comments2023-10-26T06:40:17.414-07:00Comments on What's NXT: Creating Culture Part 2 - EncouragementDanny Schulzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09828570128087909972noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-610218094890437499.post-37360145958016485822009-02-08T14:47:00.000-08:002009-02-08T14:47:00.000-08:00I find it interesting that there are no links for ...I find it interesting that there are no links for the word "encourage" or "encouragement" on Wikipedia... Just kind of curious..<BR/>At this point in my life, it seems like spending time with someone along with sincere, authentic words of affirmation are two of the most important ways to encourage someone. We all hang on to discouraging, unempowering words for way too long.. We need to be reminded and reminded of how much God loves us and feel that love through others in our lives.Charlene Schulzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05841063127560910897noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-610218094890437499.post-49449777800240758612009-02-03T12:55:00.000-08:002009-02-03T12:55:00.000-08:00Inclusiveness... Coming from a married stand point...Inclusiveness... Coming from a married stand point, it is way easier to sit near someone I know/feel comfortable with... but I LOVE what Pastor Steve said this weekend - that God uses the uncomfortable things to help shape & mold us into the people He desires us to be! SO a new challenge is to sit w/ people I normally wouldn't sit w/ & to encourage the girls in my life group to do the same!<BR/>I think a healthy/good challenge is the one Pastor Steve gave us @ the last meeting... It is our duty to go meet & greet anyone & everyone in the foyer. <BR/><BR/>Encouragement... Be someone who notices & remembers the details someone tells you! I am very bad at this so I write myself notes, right after service or after an encounter w/ someone I know I'll see again, jotting down the details they tell me so I can get an update from them later. We don't have to be cheesy either - the littlest of things sometimes mean the most! At least I find this true in my life - it makes me feel valued and I want to be someone who values others!Randy and Daniellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10506782738592674243noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-610218094890437499.post-77446000881342472572009-02-03T12:10:00.000-08:002009-02-03T12:10:00.000-08:00I completely agree, Ky! I think that this ties int...I completely agree, Ky! I think that this ties into inclusiveness. As we include, we encourage. I can testify to this personally.<BR/><BR/>Also, as the leaders set that example of encouragement, it begins to set an atmosphere where students want to encourage each other as well--thus, they do life together!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-610218094890437499.post-64090813996172417512009-02-03T11:12:00.000-08:002009-02-03T11:12:00.000-08:00One of the biggest ways that I know that I am enco...One of the biggest ways that I know that I am encouraged is when I know that someone just wants to hang out with me. When you know that somebody values you and your life, you end up feeling very encouraged. As leaders, we can encourage people just by talking to them as if they're the most important person in the room. We shouldn't always be looking for somebody cooler to talk to.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com