I am always amazed at the number of extraordinarily talented people who have yet to be discovered. I'm convinced, there are an incredible amount of them in the church. Listen to this video of a man by the name of Paul Potts. Up until the time of his appearance on this reality TV show he was a Mobile phone salesman. When people view this video, many just weep, and I understand why. He's extraordinarily gifted - by God, to sing opera. I am not even a big opera fan, but this guy gives me chills. I listen to him and I think...who is the next Paul Potts? There might be someone sitting next to you in church, or working down the street in CVS or Burger King, who possesses an extraordinary gift from God that nobody knows about yet. Amazing! I want to be a person in life, or even more than that a leader in ministry - who finds people that have untapped talent. I desire to bring them out from the shadows and into the light and show people their giftings.
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 investing and training and all of that, seeking God for his blessing and…
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 investing and training and all of that, seeking God for his blessing and…
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