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
As I was walking the streets of Pittsburgh this past summer with my family I looked up and saw this message in a store window. I quickly snapped a photo with my phone.
Riding down the road in Tampa a few years ago, I looked up and this message had been written in the clouds:
I stopped to take a photo, wanting to preserve the moment.
Seeing messages such as this are cool, and even more important, I want to BE a living message.
I want people to see what I do, even without words at times, and KNOW that Jesus loves them.
I have job descriptions and initiatives and goals and dreams.
And yet nothing is more important than this.
Truth speaking, yes.
Yet -- oozing love, compassion, and kindness.
Oozing:
To slowly trickle or seep out of something; flow in a very gradual way.
To give a powerful impression of a quality. (i.e. "he oozed charm and poise.")
Synonyms: exude, gush, drip, pour forth, emanate, radiate
Yes, I want to ooze Jesus.
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