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...
If you are a pastor and you don't have a friend in your local community who doesn't go to your church, I recommend that you find one. I know I had said a lot about minister friends and their value to me in preserving my health in the ministry. But there's another person who is a great God-send in my life and I'm so thankful for her. So I'm going to tell you about her today. Because I like to introduce you blog readers to the many special people in my life. This is one of the absolute tippy top people in my world! My friend's name is Ada (pronounced Add-uh) Alfonso, (pictured above with her husband and two youngest children), she lives here in Tampa, and she's my friend and my hairdresser, in that order. Ada has improved my hair 100% but most of all she's improved my mental health. And she has enriched my life so much spiritually. Let's see, where do I start in telling you about her? She's one of the most incredible people I know. There are many m...