The PF Women Team at our Annual Team Retreat ~ 2018 Today on Seth Godin's blog, he said: It's tempting to decide to make a profit first, then invest in training, people, facilities, promotion, customer service and most of all, doing important work. In general, though, it goes the other way. Yes, it does. If you are waiting to make a profit before you do these things, in my experience you're not going to make a profit. So many organizations, ministries and churches are struggling with financial issues. I know your pain. As anyone who follows our story knows, our ministry was in a ton of debt four years ago when I came on as director. Since that time, we've gotten out of debt and turned a profit every year. God has done amazing things through out team, for which we give Him the glory! I find that what Seth is saying here is absolutely true, with one disclaimer. For Christian leaders, spiritual disciplines must always be first. Before we started i...
Cathy and I headed out to the country again this morning...driving along on beautiful country roads headed to Richland Assembly of God where I ministered at their annual ladies tea. I felt the Holy Spirit prompt me earlier this week to do more music than I customarily do when I go somewhere (normally I'll just do one song before I speak). I did quite a bit of music before I preached and it really prepared the atmosphere. We had a great day in God.
They had an incredibly elegant tea in the fellowship hall before we went into the sanctuary for the service. The women went all out. We have our own fantastic women's tea at Northside every year in December but this event gave us some great ideas to incorporate for our own. The women also gave Cathy and I each a special gift from the women's ministries. They were so sweet to think of all this...I was impressed. You can tell when a leader really cares about excellence. Both the pastor's wife today, (Tammy Stokes - pictured with me above) and Pastor Donna last night at Inverness, have a real passion for excellence. The Lord did a great work in some people's lives around the altars and I stayed for quite a long time, encouraging some people. By the time we got on the road, Northside work day was already over but we were so tired from giving so much of ourselves today, I really was in no shape to go over and work anyway and besides I needed to come home and fire up supper for my family.
It's cooking now on the stove (roast, mashed potatoes and gravy...yum, yum) and I'm just reflecting here in blogging about my day while the potatoes cook. Jordan is giving Geena a bath and medicating her...she's been crying poor thing. I have had classical music on all night to calm her down. Believe it or not, it helps soothe her.
I planned on putting my shorts on and heading out to weed one island this evening but it's thunderstorming out right now. I'm not too upset about it as I'm pretty zonked. It will be enough for me to clean up supper, iron all our dress clothes for tomorrow, go over my teaching again for tomorrow, pray and go to bed. In between all that I think I'll try to sit down and watch at least one show and snuggle up with the fam. I missed everybody.
Dustin took the SAT today and he thinks he did good. Whether he did or not, he's still the
finest boy in all the world.
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