Don’t get tired! P4

Don’t get tired of doing what is good. Don’t get discouraged and give up, for we will reap a harvest of blessings at the appropriate time. Galatians 6:9
Don’t get DISCOURAGED
The moment you get discouraged. Satan Depresses you. And when you are depressed, you get Defeated.
The 3 Ds. Discouraged, Depression and Defeat
Don’t tolerate discouragement. It’s a [...]

10 Ways I want to lead

My wife said something yesterday on my style of leadership that really encouraged me and also made me think. Thanks hon!
I thought about it last night on how I want to lead. I came up with these thoughts:
1. I want to lead well. I want to help people under my leadership to finish strong.
2. I want [...]

God & Math

I found this very inspirational.
The Beauty of Math!
1 x 8 + 1 = 9
12 x 8 + 2 = 98
123 x 8 + 3 = 987
1234 x 8 + 4 = 9876
12345 x 8 + 5 = 98765
123456 x 8 + 6 = 987654
1234567 x 8 + 7 = 9876543
12345678 x 8 + 8 = [...]

Volunteers Appreciation Night

 VOLUNTEERS: They are the greatest asset of any church. They are my heroes. These are the people who throw in their heart and soul to the mission and vision of the church. They sacrificially give their time, energy, money, and talents for the benefit of others. They serve with joy, faithfulness, and commitment. They have [...]

Do you desire to fire your pastor?

This article caught my attention. Someone emailed me this the other day. Here’s a summary of it.
• Do you desire to fire your pastor? Perhaps you should fire him/her up instead!
• Do you want to leave your church? Perhaps you should be the one to build it up!
• The best way to build your church [...]

Great Meeting!

Last night I went to bed late and this morning I had to get up at 5am for our leaders breakfast meeting. Honestly, I didn’t want to get up.  I think the most godly thing to do on Saturday mornings is to sleep in for an extra hour or two. Anyway I arrived at the meeting [...]

Michael Guglielmucci – Faked Terminal Cancer

Today I received sad news about Michael Guglielmucci that he faked his cancer illness. After the initial shock I started asking myself questions. You may have some too. I have included a great response from Pastor Mal Fletcher. I found this article helpful. Please pray for Micahel, his wife and family that God continues to be their healer even [...]

To all the Ministers in Manurewa

I sent out an email yesterday to all the pastors in Manurewa on my list. Some don’t have emails and some are not in our Ministers Netowrk. Love for you guys to join us. Anyway here’s part of that email. Be encouraged!
Dear Ministers
Can I encourage you by saying thank you for all that you are doing, [...]

Day 10 40DOC – A People Person

“Open your homes to each other without complaining” 1 Pet 4:9   We were at a pastors / leader retreat with my wife about 5 years ago and we were getting introduced to people and try to get to know all these leaders. As a young pastor in pastoral nappies I was pretty amazed with what other [...]

12 Applications you can use

I use these regularly. They make life easier. Blessings 
 
1. FeedBurner – Great piece of software to track subscribers on my blog.
2. Bloglines – A must RSS feed reader for blogs and podcasts.
3. Xdrive – A free online storage up to 4 gig of free back up.
4. YouSendIt – It’s a great service for sending large [...]