Scott Hackman

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Pioineering Ideas of Reflection

A strategic narrative for people living on the edge of transformation.

  • A Missional Perspective on the Rally to Restore Sanity

    Today I viewed the Rally to Restore Sanity live through Comedy Central.  This was entertaining as John Stewart promised it would be. However ,at the end of the rally Stewart took a moment and shared his view of humanity and civilization.  He critiqued the press’s and how they have polarized our worldview stating: “if we amplify everything, we hear
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  • A Possible Future

    After reading this Time article I thought of conversations I have been having with teenagers, 20′s somethings and 30 somethings.  Teenagers who are frustrated that they are not given a voice.  College Grad’s and post grad’s who want to work and live in a way that is core to their ethic and values.  Young families who are overwhelmed with
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  • Breaking Free From the “Cages”

    I am listening to ELLUL as I write this.  I invite you to listen to the song “Cages” as you read this post.

    Passing notes to the devil
    Fear masked in barbell denials
    Taping our hands to reduce the strain
    Passing notes over ashes
    Bury memory in the bright lights
    Tape my eyes to
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  • I see a darkness, and a light…

    This past weekend I spent Friday night and Saturday morning with 15 teenagers and 7 adults in the woods of South Eastern Pa.  I was invited to be the speaker/teacher for the group.  My vision was to facilitate an unlearning of the stories we follow and tell, through the Jesus narrative in the book of Mark.  The theme was: “The
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  • Letting go is not giving up

    One Village Coffee has grown organically and it has always had an experimental factor to our development, but with out the team this would not be possible.  The relationships and partnerships we develop along the way are the key factors to growth and sustainability.  When looking at our relationships and our team it was clear certain people belonged in specific
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  • 09 is a good time to grow

    I like the end of a year and the beginning of another.

    I have some resolutions, but they never seem to matter, goals do…

    The small steps toward wholeness, the completion of a task and the shaping of another.

    Lately, I have been witness to hard times in relationships and I think that there is a depth to the human
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  • Building a brand

    This is not an easy task…

    Lately I have spent most of my time telling the story of one village coffee and sampling to people who have yet to tasted the brew.

    Here is what I have found:

    People want to support something more than a product.  The people who use their spending power to buy One Village are doing
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  • My Dad is in Nigeria 7.22.08

    My Dad is in Nigeria and he sends me messages from his phone everyday reporting on the trip. When he is in Africa the life he leads makes sense.

    He talks a lot about the Children who will now go to school because of the work being done in the village. The times of prayer and celebration taking place along
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  • Starting a business can be fun

    Here is what I find exciting/fun:

    1. Creating Jobs: I still can not get over the thought that somehow creating a marketable good in the economy of Specialty Coffee, has given people a place to work. (I get at least one email or call a week for the past several months about job opportunities. Thankfully it is not up to
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  • There is more to this than being a Christian

    “Life is hard”, I think someone with more insight said this in the book, “A Road Less Traveled”.

    Accepting life as hard is relative to ones perspective.

    Sometimes my life seems hard.

    Here is what is hard about my life:

    I work in a start up business with my family and friends.

    Sure there are a lot of other
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