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Steve Jobs on youth ministry

Posted on 03 July 2007 by Tim Schmoyer | Trackback link

While flying into Dallas last Saturday, I watched a recent interview on my laptop between Steve Jobs and Bill Gates at the All Things Digital conference. During the interview, both of them answered a question from a man in the audience who asked for advice about his company. The reply Steve Jobs gave reminded me exactly of youth ministry. I took that video clip and posted it here below:

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CA6_FEKfM7w[/youtube]

[Download the interview in it’s entirety via iTunes.]

[tags]Steve Jobs, Bill Gates, D5 conference[/tags]



3 Comments For This Post

  1. Paul Says:

    That’s awesome Tim. Thanks for sharing.

  2. Victor Says:

    Wise words. Totally true and I guess it applies to anything in life.
    He also said a few other cool things, one I remember was along the lines of “we don’t do all these things to be the richest guy in the cemetery”.

  3. Jeff Greathouse Says:

    Passion is key. It is one of the 4 key words in my opinion.

    Vision

    Passion

    Discipline

    Risk



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  1. .:adammclane:. Says:

    links from TechnoratiTim Schmoyer’s

  2. Smart Pastor Says:

    links from TechnoratiTim Schmoyer of Life In Student Ministry put together a good clip of Steve Jobs talking about the importance of passion in achieving great things. It is only a minute long but packs a lot of meaning into that minute. Check it out. Source: http://timschmoyer.com/2007/07/03/steve-jobs-on-youth-ministry/

  3. mcVisca - KUYAMANGI Says:

    links from TechnoratiJobs and Bill Gates at the All Things Digital conference. During the interview, both of them answered a question from a man in the audience who asked for advice about his company. The reply Steve Jobs gave reminded me exactly of youth ministry.” Link:http://timschmoyer.com/2007/07/03/steve-jobs-on-youth-ministry/Passion is key in almost anything we do not just ministry. But we have to remember to balance zeal with knowledge & vise-versa. This is a little

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