“Don’t ask what the world needs. Ask what makes you come alive, and go do it. Because what the world needs is people who have come alive.” – Howard Thurman (Christian clergyman, author, and activist) Analyze where the Christian church stands today. Take an honest look at the standing of one of the most treasured [...]
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Analyzing the Church’s Commitment to the Its Calling
Posted in America, community, evangelism, foreign missions, gospel, leadership, ministry, outreach, poverty, prison, resources, service, solutions, The Great Commission, witnesses, works on February 20, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
Simple Strategies for Getting Back on Track with God’s Plan
Posted in relationships, renewal, solutions, tagged change, faith, grace, heart, help, mercy, relationship, restoration on February 9, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
How sweet the name of Jesus sounds In a believer’s ear; It soothes his sorrows, heals his wounds, And drives away his fear. -John Newton We are supposed to stay with Jesus. Truthfully, we are supposed to stick with Jesus. In fact, we are supposed to abide in Christ as He abides in us. Does [...]
From Eden to Egypt- Day 10
Posted in Christian, compassion, From Eden to Egypt, Genesis, ministry, service, solutions on November 16, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Then the LORD said to Cain, “Where is Abel your brother?” And he said, “I do not know. Am I my brother’s keeper?”-Genesis 4:9 (NASB) Am I my brother’s keeper? It is an age-old question. Ever since this early sibling rivalry, the question has loomed among mankind. Some have only asked it. Others have [...]
Advocate for All
Posted in action, believers, choices, community, freedom, Love Your Neighbor, outreach, peace, service, solutions, witnesses, tagged church, community, fishers of men, ministry, outreach, service, work on October 14, 2010 | 2 Comments »
“First they came for the Communists, but I was not a Communist so I did not speak out. Then they came for the Socialists and the Trade Unionists, but I was neither, so I did not speak out. Then they came for the Jews, but I was not a Jew so I did not speak [...]
Management Mess
Posted in business, change, growth, innovations, leadership, management, meetings, methods, ministry, planning, power, priority, productivity, resources, solutions, stewardship, teams, tagged business, leadership, management, service on July 20, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
The basis of life is people and how they relate to each other. – John C. Maxwell, Be a People Person Early on, when I started managing, I found myself in a mess. John Maxwell and Peter Drucker became my best friends to rely upon in those early days. Be a People Person certainly got [...]
Ideas into Innovations
Posted in action, blessings, business, calling, choices, encouragement, folly, fruit, growth, ideas, innovations, inspiration, instruction, ministry, mission, multimedia, planning, productivity, Proverbs, service, solutions, strategy, success, tips, twitter, vision, visualize, tagged calling, change, ideas, innovations, work on July 17, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Take a lesson from the ants, you lazybones. Learn from their ways and become wise! – Proverbs 6:6 (NLT) Some people are full of ideas. Ideas just pop into their head all of the time. Inspiration and creativity spark inside their minds and they jot down something in a notebook or journal, even on their [...]
Meeting Must-Haves
Posted in change, church, community, denominations, ideas, innovations, meetings, methods, ministry, planning, productivity, resources, solutions, success, tips, volunteer, work, tagged change, church, community, meetings, ministry, purpose, service, tip, work on July 17, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Two are better than one; because they have a good reward for their labour. – Ecclesiastes 4:9 (KJV) Meetings seem to be run-of-the-mill and dull when they simply are not in the right order for the right purpose. I addressed the idea of purpose in “Meetings Versus Ministry” some time ago, but I want to [...]
Planning Properly
Posted in business, future, instruction, leadership, methods, ministry, planning, resources, solutions, strategy, success, tagged church, ministry, planning, solutions, strategy, support, work on July 1, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Failing to plan is planning to fail.- Alan Lakein When it comes to planning, there just some things that need to be in place before moving forward. We have to look at our planning regimen carefully and understand that how we plan will have an impact on how our plans turn out. Truly, our planning [...]