10
Nov
Posted by Lui Ponifasio in Church. Tagged: leaders, Leadership, next generation, retreat. Leave a Comment
Notes from Leaders Retreat
ENVISIONING: Paint the Big Picture. Help people to see the possibilities for great contribution to the cause of Christ and to His kingdom. This is what Leaders do. They cast vision.
INFORMING: Too many times we give people information without a vision and our teaching becomes stale and dry. It is even hard [...]
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4
Nov
Posted by Lui Ponifasio in Church, Leadership, church growth, church leadership. Tagged: leaders Retreat, Leadership, team. Leave a Comment
Dear Team
I am looking forward to being with you this weekend.
I am looking forward to a great time of fellowship
I am looking forward to having lots FUN
I am looking forward to hear your stories
I am looking forward to listen to you ideas
I am looking forward to hearing what God is doing in your life
I am [...]
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9
Aug
Posted by Lui Ponifasio in Church, Leadership, church growth. Tagged: Leadership, sunday reflections, worship. Leave a Comment
Here are a few thoughts from today …
Great attendance in both services today. I also noticed that people came a lot earlier today. It must be something to do with the ‘Sermon Series’.
Love dancing with my 3yr old girl Louise during worship.
There was a spirit freedom in the house this morning to worship God.
Thought the [...]
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31
Jul
Posted by Lui Ponifasio in Church. Tagged: christlike, Leadership, Personal. Leave a Comment
We are commanded in the Scriptures to be Christlike.
I pray, I read scripture, I preach the Gospel, I love, I help, I pastor, I father, I lead, I shepherd, I mentor, I counsel, I forgive, I look out for the good of others…..
I think I do more than most people and yet I see such [...]
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16
Jul
Posted by Lui Ponifasio in Church, Leadership, church growth, church leadership. Tagged: Church, Leadership, love. 1 Comment
Two weeks ago I started asking people why they keep coming to LifeChurch. I gave them a fill in the blank question. I Love my church because___________________
Here’s what I’ve received so far:
A family that works hard for the cause of salvation
A place of learning
Accepts me
Always new
Are committed to excellence
Are committed to God
Are courageous
Are exuberant (enthusiastic, [...]
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24
Jun
Posted by Lui Ponifasio in Church, Leadership, church growth. Tagged: Church, Leadership, management, Vision. Leave a Comment
I am a leader.
God wired me that way and personally I don’t like management. But just because I don’t like management it does not mean that I shouldn’t be doing it. Its like taking out rubbish.
Just because you don’t like taking out the rubbish on the collection morning it doesn’t mean that you don’t have to [...]
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22
Jun
Posted by Lui Ponifasio in Church, Leadership, church growth. Tagged: changes, Leadership, management, Vision. Leave a Comment
The simple answer is BOTH!. I think at church we talk a lot more about leadership and hardly on management. This results in too many chiefs (wannabes) and less Indians (I love those old cowboy movies).
For a church to make changes, move up the next level of spirituality, break away from dead old religious traditions [...]
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7
Jun
Posted by Lui Ponifasio in Church. Tagged: Church, church growth, Leadership, Life Church Manurewa, reflections, weekend worship. Leave a Comment
Kick off ‘One Prayer Series’.
Title of my message in the first service “God is Faithful”.
Second Service Pastor Kirk Pankratz from Church of the Harvest preached a powerful Word – ‘God is Hope”. Kirk is great communicator.
Several people commented after the service
‘Pastor that Word was for me’.
The Word was so powerful and so moving, I was [...]
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