Comments on: Tribes

By: Dwayne Morris

Dwayne Morris — Thu, 09 Apr 2009 23:20:22 +0000

I don’t think I’ve evangelized a book any more than how I have “Tribes.” I keep it on my desk and typically end up integrating it into my conversations.

More than anything, it has challenged me to evaluate how I can create stronger modes of side-to-side communication along with how I communicate with those I serve.

The whole Squidoo.com thing has me thinking a lot, too. I’m asking God to show me where and how I can make a difference outside of what I do for and with the church. Sort of my “secret mission…”

By: Antwon Davis

Antwon Davis — Mon, 16 Mar 2009 19:16:44 +0000

I read that book after seeing Seth Godin at the Catalyst Conference. Since then, I’ve read Purple Cow, and now I’m reading The Big Moo.

His insight on leadership is just as REMARKABLE as all of his rants about marketing.

Great book!

By: Jim Gray

Jim Gray — Mon, 16 Mar 2009 16:31:24 +0000

I just got my first copy of this last week(for free from Catalyst).So far It’s an easy read. I do find that I’ll need to go back and re-read it. It’s definitely a great book to buy and give away.

By: | Planting Space

| Planting Space — Fri, 13 Mar 2009 23:15:30 +0000

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By: Adam Coates

Adam Coates — Wed, 11 Mar 2009 14:17:15 +0000

This was a great book. I came away with a sense of encouragement and empowerment from quotes such as this one: “Heretics are the new leaders. The ones who challenge the status quo, who get out in front of their tribes, who create movements.” Like your post from a few weeks ago, Tony, I often think “The New Traditional Church” may be less “heretical” than is needed to reach a large portion of the unchurched today, but I wrestle with what can be done to address this need to break any religiosity that may be present, to make a “ruckus.” Jesus was a pretty powerful ruckus-maker, and I think that should empower us to seek what God is looking for from our churches and ministries in our own particular contexts. He may want to push us to make a ruckus that only makes sense in our given time with the given audience that we have been gifted to reach. I wonder how often I haven’t done what God was asking me to do because it would go against the grain too much. People are ready to be led but am I ready to lead, regardless of how much the status quo has to be shaken? Just a few of my takeaways from a short book with powerful ideas.

By: Chris Hill

Chris Hill — Wed, 11 Mar 2009 13:34:26 +0000

It was a great read. The format was perfect for me. Like KC, it was good to read it in bursts and not all at once because there was so much to take in and chew on.

It really reinforced the fact that today’s greatest leaders aren’t looking for credit or recognition. Their leadership is birthed out of passion and they are successful by empowering others around them.

Seth G has always had a way of making you (the reader) feel important and capable. Tribes is good at removing excuses for passive people who are supposed to be leading.