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...
Do you feel out of control when it comes to the decisions your kids are making? I'm here to tell you that even if your "kids" are 32 years old, you are not helpless. The main thing I've learned through this latest situation with Jordan is that the person who prays has the power...period. We've never pushed our children toward the ministry - EVER. Instilling a passion for God and faithfulness to the house of God has always been top priority, but to full time vocational ministry, absolutely not. I've always said if you can do anything else and you don't really have a divine call - don't do it! It's too hard and you won't have the grace to do it and to say your days will be a challenge is an understatement. But if you are called to it, there won't be anything else that satisfies. My role as a mother has simply been to pray that God's will would be made clear to our children, with whatever they are supposed to do. Along with tha...