Comments on: The Cost of Being Unremarkable http://www.thewayweseeitblog.com/2007/12/30/the-cost-of-being-unremarkable/ Straight Talk for Serious Children's Ministers Fri, 21 Nov 2008 21:09:27 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.2 By: Evan Doyle http://www.thewayweseeitblog.com/2007/12/30/the-cost-of-being-unremarkable/#comment-2550 Evan Doyle Sun, 30 Dec 2007 23:36:01 +0000 http://www.thewayweseeitblog.com/2007/12/30/the-cost-of-being-unremarkable/#comment-2550 Henry, you make a great point. That's kind of what I was trying to get at by saying that remarkable is not "flash-in-the-pan". Remarkable lasts longer than a flashy set, great graphics, or amazing music. It's an endurable theory, not an object. We've been given a charge to keep, and that is to be our mission. If we can adhere to that, we will be remarkable. That is Starbucks issue right now. They've put away "customer first, at any cost" to "cost first, at any loss of customer". You are constantly marketing yourself. Every detail is giving an impression of you. Never assume you have a second chance, because you might not. Henry, I do totally agree with you. Great addition! Henry, you make a great point. That’s kind of what I was trying to get at by saying that remarkable is not “flash-in-the-pan”. Remarkable lasts longer than a flashy set, great graphics, or amazing music. It’s an endurable theory, not an object. We’ve been given a charge to keep, and that is to be our mission. If we can adhere to that, we will be remarkable.

That is Starbucks issue right now. They’ve put away “customer first, at any cost” to “cost first, at any loss of customer”. You are constantly marketing yourself. Every detail is giving an impression of you. Never assume you have a second chance, because you might not.

Henry, I do totally agree with you. Great addition!

]]> By: Henry Zonio http://www.thewayweseeitblog.com/2007/12/30/the-cost-of-being-unremarkable/#comment-2546 Henry Zonio Sun, 30 Dec 2007 23:03:07 +0000 http://www.thewayweseeitblog.com/2007/12/30/the-cost-of-being-unremarkable/#comment-2546 While I agree with what you are saying, the dangerous thing is that most children's ministry leaders will read this and translate "being remarkable" to having "stuff" that impresses rather than having substance, connection and community. Too many times, we in the children's ministry world spend so much time, effort and money on trying to have the biggest and most impressive environments, curriculum, toys, etc. but the substance is left behind. Don't get me wrong... the "stuff" is OK unless it overshadows the substance. Substance is what makes a CM remarkable. Community is what makes a CM remarkable. Meeting the spiritual needs of the families in your church is what makes a CM remarkable. The rest is just taxes. While I agree with what you are saying, the dangerous thing is that most children’s ministry leaders will read this and translate “being remarkable” to having “stuff” that impresses rather than having substance, connection and community. Too many times, we in the children’s ministry world spend so much time, effort and money on trying to have the biggest and most impressive environments, curriculum, toys, etc. but the substance is left behind. Don’t get me wrong… the “stuff” is OK unless it overshadows the substance. Substance is what makes a CM remarkable. Community is what makes a CM remarkable. Meeting the spiritual needs of the families in your church is what makes a CM remarkable. The rest is just taxes.

]]> By: Todd McKeever http://www.thewayweseeitblog.com/2007/12/30/the-cost-of-being-unremarkable/#comment-2544 Todd McKeever Sun, 30 Dec 2007 22:31:51 +0000 http://www.thewayweseeitblog.com/2007/12/30/the-cost-of-being-unremarkable/#comment-2544 Evan I truly enjoyed this post and couldn't agree more. I too love my Starbucks as well, actually my wife is a shift manager there as well. Evan I truly enjoyed this post and couldn’t agree more. I too love my Starbucks as well, actually my wife is a shift manager there as well.

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