Skip to main content

What To Do First to Make a Profit

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 inve
Post a Comment

My Jordan

Well, Jordan is growing up...hard to believe that in just a few months, both of my boys will have graduated from high school and Savanna will be the only one left to go through this with. Wow...unbelievable. Today I had to fill out the papers to order his cap and gown. Surreal!

Here are Jordan's senior portraits that we just got back. He cleans up well, huh? Everywhere we've gone for the past 17 years we've heard how cute everyone thinks he is, including the photographer who took these photos and said he should go after a modeling career...we'll see...


























Labels:

Comments

Anonymous said…
Hi Deanna,
Yeah, Jordan is a looker!

One thing our kids do grow up! and it goes by so fast.....our oldest daughter Jessica turned 25 last month! Can't believe it!
4:09 PM
Melissa Davis said…
Pastor Deanna,
you must be really proud of your boys!

Jordan is gorgeous! (LOL) He's Model Material, dont you say? He's got some serious potential.

Give my Congrats to Jordan
10:04 PM
Michele said…
not bad not bad at all- where did the time go- it seems like yesterday I was asking him to stop goofing off- oh well maybe it was yesterday - (LOL)
10:51 PM
Anonymous said…
He looks kind of like Zac Efron - I'm definitely keeping this picture away from all my preteen girls, LOL!!!!

Kids grow up way too fast...and I am saying this as a children's pastor, not even a parent yet :o).
8:23 AM
Anonymous said…
Pastor Andrea says: BEAUTIFUL is the word. Wow! I loved his long hair but this looks very nice too.
My sons want to know where he got his red jeans?
6:30 PM
Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

What Verbal Abuse is Really Like, and Why We Must Care
Guest Post: Terri von Wood

In my speaking travels, I meet the most amazing people. Some are connections that go beyond just a night or a weekend of preac hing. One day on my journey, I met Terri von Wood, and we immediately clicked and have been friends ever since.  Just a reminder that all of our guest bloggers this week are available to chat with you in the comment section here on the blog or on my facebook page where the blog is also published.   *** People who have never suffered through or witnessed abuse (including pastors) often don't know how to help women in abusive situations. Knowledge is power and it is my belief that if the church understood the prevalence of abuse, help would be made available.  First, we must acknowledge that the divorce rate is the same  in the church as in the world.  Second, we must understand that the 50% divorce rate does not include all the women who are abused but stay because they do not know what else to do or do not have anyone to turn to.  If those women we
12 comments
Read more

Relevant Church doing something...

incredibly RELEVANT!

I just heard some news today that really inspired me. A church here in Tampa, Relevant Church is doing a new thing this month called the "30 Days Sex Challenge." (I've never visited the church but Pastor Trinity - our children's pastor - has visited or has met some people from this church and he was very impressed.) Realizing that this is a major element missing from some marriages (the frequency factor) their lead pastor, Paul Wirth, has issued a challenge for all the married couples to have sex for 30 days in a row. At the same time he has issued a challenge for all unmarrieds to completely abstain from sex. Of course we know the Bible says that those who are unmarried should not have sex in the first place but the point is, a lot of unmarried's aren't obeying the Lord's command to abstain and this is just one pastor's way of trying to get them to see that indeed, there is a better way! (God's way!) At the same time, many married couples are not
29 comments
Read more

Stuff I Adore That Costs Little to Nothing...

Okay...taking a break today from writing about heavy things...like grief, loss, and bawling. Time to write about random stuff today that nobody may be interested in reading. Nevertheless here it is... Stuff I adore that costs little to nothing... Listening to playlists I make on (free) Spotify Drinking out of canning jars Reading books again that I already have on my shelf. Walking and riding my bike. Admiring crepe myrtle trees. Taking a bath in the daytime with the lights off in the room. (Natural light.) Naps. Snuggling with my husband or one of the kids and watching a movie at home. Having all noise turned off when no one is home. (No TV, no music, just silence.) Prayer.
Post a Comment
Read more