Alright, day 2 of awesome Steve Jobs quotes here we go…

2. Steve Jobs said: “Be a yardstick of quality. Some people aren’t used to an environment where excellence is expected.”

Excellence is a driving force for me.  I have been part of too many church outings, services and experiences where excellence was never a consideration.  I have a definite bent toward being overly concerned with the marketing and branding of church bodies and church functions, and I am in counseling to deal with my issues, but I don’t know how to avoid the desire I have for excellence.  From the small things, to the large, I want the people I’m trying to reach to know that I/we care about doing it “right.”

There are certainly things more important than the excellence of our music or the slickness of our sermon mailer.  Without God at the helm of our plans, we can be as excellent as we want, and our desired results will not be achieved.  Please don’t trade relevancy or anointing for excellent logo design…

That being said, if your heart is right, and you’re on a God-given mission, why not do everything you can with excellence?  I know that Apple Inc. is ultimately concerned with setting a standard that is hard to match, and even harder to supersede.  Let set a high standard in our churches/ministry and be a yardstick of our own!

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