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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 i...
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True Church Stories - #9


Good morning on this fine Monday...we're back again with true church stories!  I've gotten a lot of great feedback on these.  Thanks to those who have let me know how much you're enjoying them.  I'll share some more this week and then re-visit the topic now and again as I think of ones to share.  There are so many in my storehouse of memories of 23 years, it really could be it's own blog.  But I need a new blog like I need a hole in the head so I'll just keep posting them here once in a while.  :)  

Back when Dustin was born we were youth pastoring in New Jersey.  A few months after he was born a new family became part of the church.  I was standing in the foyer of the church holding Dustin and the wife approached me and said, "Oh he's so precious...when did you adopt him?"

I was really puzzled by her question, as he's not adopted.  I said, "Um...he's not adopted.  He's our natural child.  Why do you ask?"

She blushed, looked really uncomfortable and said, "ohhhhh...I, ahhhh...didn't know...I mean, I just didn't realize...um...I just didn't think pastors......................"

It began to dawn on me where she was headed and I couldn't believe it...

She finally spit it out in language she was comfortable with..."I didn't think pastors had...you know...relations..."

SERIOUSLY???

So, being the bold person that I am I said, "So why on earth would we marry someone that we weren't going to be intimate with?  Why not just have a bunch of  best friends?"

She said, "I thought you guys were basically the same as priests but that protestants were allowed to marry just for companionship."

Yeah....we're had a LOT of companionship over these years.  :)  LOL

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Melissa said…
ROTFL!!!! Boy I needed this laugh! That is the funniest thing I have ever heard..or close to it :)
1:16 AM
Rhonda said…
Oh my...I think I can imagine who that was :)
9:10 AM
Dr. Deanna DossShrodes said…
Actually I don't think you know this lady, Rhonda...it happened at Calvary AG in NJ. Did this happen at GT in Ohio too and I am just having a peri-menopausal brain warp? If this happened twice I'm just going to ROFL all over again. Oh my.
9:47 AM
Anonymous said…
I am LOVING these stories!
I can so relate to the many stories of my own down through the years. Thanks so much for posting!
11:00 AM
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