Comments on: Excellence Matters- Part 1

By: Matt Walls

Matt Walls — Fri, 18 Apr 2008 14:55:39 +0000

I love that quote. Dad stole it from the book, “Good to Great”. It actually goes, “Good is the enemy of great.” Classic!!

By: JaimieRussell

JaimieRussell — Fri, 18 Apr 2008 14:46:37 +0000

This brought to mind the quote your dad used to say a lot: “The enemy of GREAT is GOOD.” We shouldn’t strive to be just ‘good.’ Rather we should strive for extraordinary in a world full of ordinary. -Jaimie

By: Matt Walls

Matt Walls — Wed, 16 Apr 2008 19:41:00 +0000

I couldn’t have said it better myself. I love the perfections vs. excellence comments too! Wow! And yes, I’ve read “Purple Cow” and it’s a classic. I want Southside to be a purple cow in a world of brown cows.

By: Jennifer

Jennifer — Wed, 16 Apr 2008 04:59:07 +0000

I absolutely agree that excellece is extremely important. But I always have to be careful not to confuse excellence with perfection. I have a tendency to interlink the two. If something is not perfect, then in my mind it is not excellent…but that is so not true. The world is full of mediocrity, individuals and businesses that are okay with just getting by. Although Christianity is not about perfectionism (and we shouldn’t even pretend to be perfect…I think this turns more people away…we need to be real), I think the world should see something different in us, a dedication and excellence in our commitment and in the way we do things. By the way, have you read the book “Purple Cow” by Seth Godin? I’ve been reading several excerpts from it, and the concept intrigues me. And even though this is not a Christian book (I believe it’s about marketing and advertising), the idea has implications that could definitely relate to the church. What is our “purple cow”? Maybe our whole church should be a purple cow, standing out in the crowd of brown cows…isn’t that was Jesus did? He was definitely “purple” in a brown world. Anyway, maybe I’m way off…that’s just what I’m thinking.