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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
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Can this weekend get any better?


I had a great time yesterday with Dottie at the Gaither Homecoming.  To read the first post about what I'm referring to go here. 

First we went to lunch at Crispers in Lakeland and then on to the concert.  It was outstanding as usual.  The place was packed.  I don't think there was one seat empty.  Speaking of seats, we had great seats -- on the floor, gold circle seating.   Can't beat it!  We missed some of our favorite artists who were not on the tour this year like EHSS, The Hoppers, Janet, the Easters and some others HOWEVER...GVB absolutely out did themselves.   There was nothing lacking once those guys took the stage.  By the way if you have never heard David Phelps sing Nessun Dorma,  go here.  It's UNBELIEVABLE.    
Although  you do miss whatever artist or group isn't with them from year to year, whoever is along on the tour is so great, it  makes up for it.    We personally met and talked to Ben Speer and Charlotte Ritchie!  Both were so nice and we talked to them at their product tables.    


So after such a spectacular Saturday listening to a four hour concert of some of my favorite artists in the world, can this weekend get any better?  Yes.  Believe it or not, yes!

Today is the second Sunday in the life of Celebration Church, and we are expecting amazing things from God!  I can hardly wait.  I don't think I've been THIS excited in a long time about what God is up to.   And the fact that He's made it possible for me to be a part of it?  Mind blowing!  I am so blessed, and highly favored. 

Just reading yesterday in I Corinthians 4, and it says, "So then, men ought to regard us as servants of Christ and as those entrusted with the secret things of God.  Now it is required that those who have been given a trust must prove faithful." (I Cor. 4:1,2)  Jesus has entrusted me with things He has told me in the secret place.   He has entrusted Larry and I with Celebration Church and it's precious people.  My prayer is that I would always be faithful to exactly what He asks of me.

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