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...
Loyalty between a lead pastor and associate can serve as a relationship super glue. It's why my husband and I are not only FRIENDS with our former pastors, Randy and Dawn Visconti, that we worked under for years, but we are FAMILY. Our kids call them "Uncle Randy and Aunt Dawn" and they remain a very real part of our lives although we are separated by a few thousand miles we call often, e-mail and even visit in person. There's nothing I wouldn't do for them, and I think the feeling is pretty much mutual. Over the years my husband and I have served with many people on staff. Two couples that stand out who have been stellar in this arena of loyalty and service would be Pastor Trinity and Misty Mackley ( who I've written about here on the blog many times) and Pastor Sam and Tamara Diaz. These two couples did nothing but loyally serve the Lord, my husband and I, and the church over the years. They remained true to us not just while they w...