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		<title>Another Funny Video</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 22 Feb 2012 15:39:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Herbert Cooper</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[This was the sermon opener video we showed on Sunday to intro our series Hookin&#8217; Up! Check it out!]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>This was the sermon opener video we showed on Sunday to intro our series Hookin&#8217; Up! Check it out!  </p>
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		<title>This Video Is Hilarious</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 21 Feb 2012 15:37:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Herbert Cooper</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Our video team is doing funny relationship sermon opener videos before every message in our series Hookin’ Up! You have to check this out! This coming Sunday is week 3 of 4.]]></description>
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		<title>Low Supervision</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 15 Feb 2012 17:02:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Herbert Cooper</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Today I&#8217;m going to talk about some qualities of people who require low supervision: 1. When you give low supervision people things to accomplish, they get it done. They are dependable and make it happen no matter what kind of people. Low supervision people don&#8217;t need much if any wrap around communication because they have [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Today I&#8217;m going to talk about some qualities of people who require low supervision:</p>
<p>1. When you give low supervision people things to accomplish, they get it done. They are dependable and make it happen no matter what kind of people. Low supervision people don&#8217;t need much if any wrap around communication because they have a track record of meeting deadlines, getting their job done and producing quality results.  </p>
<p>2. When you give them a goal to accomplish, they rarely need your help or wisdom. They don&#8217;t need a leader constantly coaching and guiding them to produce high level results. They actually lead other people to produce results and coach their own team to victory.</p>
<p>3. Low supervision people are great at thinking and problem solving on their own. They not only bring you solutions instead of problems, but they normally solve the problem without you ever knowing that there was a problem because they think at a high level.   </p>
<p>4. Low supervision people have motivation and drive. These people do what&#8217;s required to produce the needed results. If it&#8217;s 40 hours in a week they make it happen, but if occasionally it requires 60 hours in a week they make it happen without being asked, because their bottom line is to produce the desired results. They are highly motivated to produce results and to advance the organization. </p>
<p>5. Low supervision people work smarter instead of harder. They have identified where they need to spend their time to produce consistent high quality results. They know which people they need to develop and which system or structure they need to focus on to produce great results. They focus on raising up other people to do the things that they don&#8217;t need to do so that they can focus on the things that produce the highest results for the organization. They work smarter not harder. </p>
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		<title>Medium Supervision</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 14 Feb 2012 16:53:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Herbert Cooper</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Today I&#8217;m going to talk about some qualities of people who require medium supervision: 1. When you give them things to accomplish, 70 percent of the time they accomplish the goals but the other 30 percent of the time they will let something slip through the cracks. When medium supervision people are in charge of [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Today I&#8217;m going to talk about some qualities of people who require medium supervision:</p>
<p>1. When you give them things to accomplish, 70 percent of the time they accomplish the goals but the other 30 percent of the time they will let something slip through the cracks. When medium supervision people are in charge of something, you don&#8217;t completely rest well at night. With medium supervision people, you need some sort of wrap around communication to ensure everything got done.  </p>
<p>2. When you give them a goal to accomplish, half the time they need your help and wisdom to get it completely done and the other half of the time they accomplish it on their own. They still rely on another leader to be able to consistently produce high level results. </p>
<p>3. Medium supervision people have some struggles totally thinking and problem solving on their own. Half the time they bring you problems instead of bringing you solutions.  </p>
<p>4 Medium supervision people have motivation and drive but you find them spending their time unwisely. They work harder instead of smarter. You have to coach them on where to spend their time and energy so that they maximize their efforts and produce better results.   </p>
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		<title>High Supervision</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 13 Feb 2012 14:09:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Herbert Cooper</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[As a leader, you have to determine where people are on their journey and how much supervision will be required to help them develop and get their job done. This week I want to talk about three levels of supervision. Today I&#8217;m going to talk to you about High Supervision. This is a person who [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>As a leader, you have to determine where people are on their journey and how much supervision will be required to help them develop and get their job done. This week I want to talk about three levels of supervision. Today I&#8217;m going to talk to you about High Supervision. This is a person who requires a lot of oversight. Here are some of the qualities of high supervision people:</p>
<p>1. You give them a task and you can&#8217;t leave them completely alone because if you do they won&#8217;t get the task done in a timely manner. </p>
<p>2. When you give them a task to accomplish, they are always asking for your help and wisdom. They can&#8217;t get things done on their own. </p>
<p>3. Some people are high supervision because when you give them a task they consistently bring you back inaccurate work so you have to constantly double check their work.</p>
<p>4. Some people are high supervision because they struggle to think and problem solve on their own. If things don&#8217;t happen exactly as you said, they can&#8217;t figure out another way to get it done without asking you.</p>
<p>5. Some people are high supervision because they lack motivation and drive. They don&#8217;t go the extra mile. If they get a task done, they don&#8217;t have the drive to find something else to do to advance the organization without you telling them.  </p>
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		<title>Make It Happen</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 08 Feb 2012 18:42:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Herbert Cooper</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Are you a make it happen person or make excuses person? Do you produce results or produce excuses? If you are asked to get something done do you bring back results or do you find yourself bringing back excuses of why you cannot get done what was asked of you? There are always good excuses [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Are you a make it happen person or make excuses person? Do you produce results or produce excuses? If you are asked to get something done do you bring back results or do you find yourself bringing back excuses of why you cannot get done what was asked of you?  There are always good excuses for why we can&#8217;t get something done, but make it happen people have learned to push past the excuses and produce results. In the parable of the talents, the man with one talent did not produce results and he felt justified because he had what he thought were good excuses. When the master showed up to inspect the results, all he heard from the one talent man was his well thought out excuses. The master wasn&#8217;t impressed with excuses because he wanted to see results, not excuses. When the master didn&#8217;t see results, he took his talent from him and gave it to someone who would produce results versus excuses. I want to encourage you today to be a person who produces results in your life, family and career. MAKE IT HAPPEN don&#8217;t make excuses!</p>
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		<title>Hookin’ Up</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 07 Feb 2012 14:09:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Herbert Cooper</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[We are kicking off a hot new series on relationships starting this Sunday. Relationships are another level of honoring God!]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>We are kicking off a hot new series on relationships starting this Sunday. Relationships are another level of honoring God!</p>
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		<title>Weekend Highlights</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 06 Feb 2012 16:07:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Herbert Cooper</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[1. Thursday night I had a fabulous date night with the love of my life! Dinner and a movie! Fun times! 2. On Friday, my dad drove to Oklahoma City and our families went out to eat dinner in downtown OKC. 3. After dinner, me, my 2 oldest boys, my dad and little brother went [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>1. Thursday night I had a fabulous date night with the love of my life! Dinner and a movie! Fun times!</p>
<p>2. On Friday, my dad drove to Oklahoma City and our families went out to eat dinner in downtown OKC. </p>
<p>3. After dinner, me, my 2 oldest boys, my dad and little brother went to watch the Thunder play! Wow, it was a great game. </p>
<p>4. On Saturday, we went to watch my oldest son play basketball and then spent the rest of the day at home.</p>
<p>5. On Saturday I spent time studying for Sunday&#8217;s message. </p>
<p>6. Sundays at People&#8217;s Church have been awesome. I really sense God doing a huge work in the heart&#8217;s of people. </p>
<p>7. We wrapped up our series TIRED yesterday. This was a huge life changing series for our church. </p>
<p>8. We are kicking off a new series called Hookin’ Up on Sunday. </p>
<p>9. During this series, we are having a mass wedding to encourage and help couples honor God through holy matrimony. </p>
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		<title>Leading Through Chaos pt. 3</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Feb 2012 14:08:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Herbert Cooper</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[4. Don&#8217;t be afraid to make changes: As an organization grows, matures and pursues new opportunities, it can oftentimes outgrow the current systems, structures and certain people. You have to embrace the fact that what got you to where you are won&#8217;t take you to where you need to go. When you outgrow systems, structures [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>4. Don&#8217;t be afraid to make changes: As an organization grows, matures and pursues new opportunities, it can oftentimes outgrow the current systems, structures and certain people. You have to embrace the fact that what got you to where you are won&#8217;t take you to where you need to go. When you outgrow systems, structures or people, it can create chaos and you have to be willing to make changes. You can&#8217;t be held hostage by what got you where you are. The famous last words of a dying organization are, &#8220;We&#8217;ve always done it that way!&#8221; To move successfully through a chaotic season oftentimes requires the leaders to make some tough changes to take the organization to the next level. Don&#8217;t be afraid to make changes. </p>
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		<title>Leading Through Chaos pt.2</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Feb 2012 16:39:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Herbert Cooper</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[3. Don&#8217;t get in a rush: If leaders aren&#8217;t careful when things get chaotic in their organization, they can make quick knee jerk reaction decisions that jeopardize the long range health and vision of the organization. I have learned that it is important for the top leaders to spend time praying, processing and analyzing how [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>3. Don&#8217;t get in a rush: If leaders aren&#8217;t careful when things get chaotic in their organization, they can make quick knee jerk reaction decisions that jeopardize the long range health and vision of the organization. I have learned that it is important for the top leaders to spend time praying, processing and analyzing how the organization got into this chaotic season and then determine the proper course of action to lead the organization out of this season. We cannot let the chaotic season cause us to make a bad knee jerk reaction decision that will hinder the future and health of the organization. Pray, process, analyze and then chart the course!</p>
<p>More Tomorrow </p>
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