Jesus Hates Papyrus » relationships http://jesushatespapyrus.com helping the church become the most creative place on the planet. Sat, 31 Dec 2011 21:33:26 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 Hey! I'm trying to work here. http://jesushatespapyrus.com/growth/hey-im-trying-to-work-here/ http://jesushatespapyrus.com/growth/hey-im-trying-to-work-here/#comments Tue, 04 Aug 2009 17:15:10 +0000 Michael Buckingham http://jesushatespapyrus.com/?p=247 defensiveSo you’re working on a project for a client when someone from the staff, etc. brings in a design idea. My reaction: get defensive, protect my role. Here’s a different, and much better perspective.

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]]> http://jesushatespapyrus.com/growth/hey-im-trying-to-work-here/feed/ 2 More than just a birthday card http://jesushatespapyrus.com/holy-cow/more-than-just-a-birthday-card/ http://jesushatespapyrus.com/holy-cow/more-than-just-a-birthday-card/#comments Tue, 22 Jan 2008 23:37:49 +0000 Michael Buckingham http://jesushatespapyrus.com/?p=56 Yep. It’s my birthday. [cue music] Along with that came one of the best compliments, a birthday card from someone whom most would call a client. Joe and I have worked together for a bit over a year and one of the things that I love about our relationship is that I see him as more than just a client. Even though I’m not technically on staff or part of the leadership team, he, and the entire staff, treat me like one.

You may not see the birthday card as a compliment, but I really do. I’ve said before that because I value the ministries I work with, because I truly want to be more than a vendor, that the ultimate sign that I’m seen as a part of the ministry is when I am invited to the staff Christmas party. It hasn’t happened yet…but today that birthday card is darn close.

It may seem silly to you, maybe even trite … but you see, what I do is really about relationships, it’s about people.

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