Tonight I conclude an enriching 2-day experience at GLS 2012. Yet I pray that it will not remain a mere experience but an ignition for something Greater.
The energizing. The re-calibration. The 20-mile marches. The giving of due honor. The going to the balcony. The gift in every experience. The confession that our lives are not our own to live. The movement of a man named Jesus. The greatest privilege in all of life is having Jesus to tap on me on the shoulder, inviting me to step into building His Church, the Hope of the World.
Words alone cannot express the overwhelming experience at GLS. One must be convinced by a personal experience and desire to be impacted by the conference speakers, to leave the auditorium with a refreshed mind and soul; a rekindled passion for His Kingdom and Purpose.
I know I have a great Fear. But I have a greater Faith, in the greatest Father.
The Lord of Lords, the King of Kings.
And Dr Bill Hybels has made it clear in his closing segment. The Church must rise to the occasion, to fulfil the very Calling she was given. We were all given a morning prayer card. It is really, more than just a card of prayer or motivation. It has to be, a reminder of why I rise to each new day, why I take the next breath.
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http://www.critiquebycreating.com/2011/04/the-most-eligible-christian-bachelor
Happened to be my dinner reading. I saw it appear on my news feed but never really got around to reading it. And tonight over dinner, I decided to go over it. The ultra-long write up on the perspective of singleness, of dating in the biblical perspective and of the Church's view on getting married, blew my mind away. The writer himself, obviously still single, has not just attempted to justify the role of singles in the Church but rather provide an objective take on remaining single from a biblical standpoint.
And possibly, a timely reminder for me. The DO's and the DON'Ts. A simple 4-point checklist for getting into a relationship. The skeletal outline for broaching the idea of dating/marriage to a girl of interest. The induced cultural concept of marriage versus the idea of marriage that God had in the very first place.
Given my very limited understanding, I would still like to recommend this read for anyone keen to find out about biblical view on 'dating' and marriage.
Showing posts with label Leadership. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Leadership. Show all posts
Tuesday, November 13, 2012
Thursday, October 27, 2011
Digging the Ditches
Today attended the Global Leadership Summit 2011 at Riverlife Church. Though I got up late and 'missed the boat' , thank God I made it on time for the conference.
The GLS is an annual leadership conference usually lasting 2 days, this GLS happens to be my first time in attendance. For more info, you may visit http://www.glssingapore.org/
I honestly did not attend GLS with any expectations to begin with. All I could do was utter a sincere prayer before making my way down, telling God that since I'm already going for the conference, He might as well make use of it to speak to me. Well and He sure did, not just to me but I believe the rest of us who attended.
There were various sessions, interwoven with recesses and meal times. The timely breaks were just long enough for fellowships between the many groups attending the conference. As true blue WRPF people, we sure did make full use of the breaks through our 15 minutes of quick (and I really mean quick) sharing of the first half of the day's sessions. We barely had 30 seconds (There was a countdown timer projected on the main screen!) and we managed to wrap up and close in prayer just 3 seconds before the worship leaders came on stage.
One session after another, the speakers (through broadcasting of the video recordings) never failed to inspire (me) in faith-building and trusting God for greater things. The first 4 sessions today seemed almost like a walk up a flight of stairs, each session building up on the previous one. I thought today in particular I was intrigued by the 4th speaker in session 3, Patrick Lencioni. Visit his profile at http://www.tablegroup.com/pat/
I thought this was it. The most engaging speaker for Day 1 of GLS. But no, I was wrong. When session 4 came on after tea-break, I was glued to the video on Steven Furtick. This was a 31 year old (yes 31!) pastor who hails from America and having grown a church from 4 members to the 8000+ congegation it is in Elevation Church (click to visit them).
Pastor Steven is not to be viewed as some "young punk" who happened to hear God speak and followed whatever God said. Hear it for yourself, his life and journey with the Lord and how the church he started grew (exploded may be a better description here). This dude is now my fav! And I thought Ethel was just going ga-ga over him before he spoke, but I was wrong!!! And now I can't wait to hear him speak at Hillsong Conference 2012! Sydney here I come!
So I share stop sharing about GLS here but just like to post 3 photos that describes what I think YAY! Ministry is going through:
Then after GLS, I went to a wake with several church members. This wake was in memorial of a lady, at a young age of 25, not much older than myself.The father, Mr James Chan commonly known as National Director of YWAM greeted us and thanked us for coming jsust after we paid our respects.
I did not personally know the family, even Mr. Chan. But one thing for sure, I wanted to make this trip because Joanne's life story inspired me in a way when she was alive. I could identify with her since we were quite close of age though I have never met her in my life. Reading all the prayer updates of Joanne's condition going up and down over the past days have caught my attention and thinking to consider my own life.
And I owe it to Joanne that I concluded that I shall not live my whole life pursuing personal desires of earthly things but to cherish the things of eternal value such as souls and salvation. It also got me realizing that if I want something (major in life), prayerfully do it and stop hesitating because life (and time) isn't going to wait around!
And summing up today, is really a bombardment of emotions (quote Aunt Agnes). And I thank God for giving me this experience. Because in any and every circumstance, give thanks to God knowing that He allows all things to happen for good. Greater good.
The GLS is an annual leadership conference usually lasting 2 days, this GLS happens to be my first time in attendance. For more info, you may visit http://www.glssingapore.org/
I honestly did not attend GLS with any expectations to begin with. All I could do was utter a sincere prayer before making my way down, telling God that since I'm already going for the conference, He might as well make use of it to speak to me. Well and He sure did, not just to me but I believe the rest of us who attended.
There were various sessions, interwoven with recesses and meal times. The timely breaks were just long enough for fellowships between the many groups attending the conference. As true blue WRPF people, we sure did make full use of the breaks through our 15 minutes of quick (and I really mean quick) sharing of the first half of the day's sessions. We barely had 30 seconds (There was a countdown timer projected on the main screen!) and we managed to wrap up and close in prayer just 3 seconds before the worship leaders came on stage.
One session after another, the speakers (through broadcasting of the video recordings) never failed to inspire (me) in faith-building and trusting God for greater things. The first 4 sessions today seemed almost like a walk up a flight of stairs, each session building up on the previous one. I thought today in particular I was intrigued by the 4th speaker in session 3, Patrick Lencioni. Visit his profile at http://www.tablegroup.com/pat/
I thought this was it. The most engaging speaker for Day 1 of GLS. But no, I was wrong. When session 4 came on after tea-break, I was glued to the video on Steven Furtick. This was a 31 year old (yes 31!) pastor who hails from America and having grown a church from 4 members to the 8000+ congegation it is in Elevation Church (click to visit them).
Pastor Steven is not to be viewed as some "young punk" who happened to hear God speak and followed whatever God said. Hear it for yourself, his life and journey with the Lord and how the church he started grew (exploded may be a better description here). This dude is now my fav! And I thought Ethel was just going ga-ga over him before he spoke, but I was wrong!!! And now I can't wait to hear him speak at Hillsong Conference 2012! Sydney here I come!
So I share stop sharing about GLS here but just like to post 3 photos that describes what I think YAY! Ministry is going through:
Then after GLS, I went to a wake with several church members. This wake was in memorial of a lady, at a young age of 25, not much older than myself.The father, Mr James Chan commonly known as National Director of YWAM greeted us and thanked us for coming jsust after we paid our respects.
I did not personally know the family, even Mr. Chan. But one thing for sure, I wanted to make this trip because Joanne's life story inspired me in a way when she was alive. I could identify with her since we were quite close of age though I have never met her in my life. Reading all the prayer updates of Joanne's condition going up and down over the past days have caught my attention and thinking to consider my own life.
And I owe it to Joanne that I concluded that I shall not live my whole life pursuing personal desires of earthly things but to cherish the things of eternal value such as souls and salvation. It also got me realizing that if I want something (major in life), prayerfully do it and stop hesitating because life (and time) isn't going to wait around!
And summing up today, is really a bombardment of emotions (quote Aunt Agnes). And I thank God for giving me this experience. Because in any and every circumstance, give thanks to God knowing that He allows all things to happen for good. Greater good.
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| YAY! Leaders |
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| More YAY! Leaders |
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| And more YAY! Leaders |
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| Still some more YAY! Leaders |
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| "I want to hear from you now" |
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| With every ship, comes the captain (and his wife) |
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| GLS 2011 |
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| Are you ready to step up? |
Sunday, April 17, 2011
AGM
AGM commonly known as Annual General Meeting is a time whereby an organisation gets together each year to review its progress and make decisions that require the body.
To me, Church AGM is more of Accepting God's Mandate.
Why do I say so?
Well the bible tells us in Hebrews 13:17,
Obey your leaders and submit to them, for they keep watch over your souls as those who will give an account. Let them do this with joy and not with grief, for this would be unprofitable for you.
This serves as a reminder for me to submit to the Church leadership where God has called me to, and to honour the decisions that the leadership makes. To give my support to the leadership and also to be praying for them, seeking God's agenda in the process.
This also reminds me to press on in my role as a cell leader. Not indulging in the title of a cell leader, but to be accountable always and mindful that I am answerable to God for the people under my care. That I have the responsibility to give an account of them.
Under references to leadership of a church:
1 Tim 5 - Eldership
Titus 1 - Eldership Qualitification
Thank You God for bringing through today's meeting. Thank You for revealing Yourself and Your Presence.
On a side note ~ Interestingly not many people of my age seem to be concerned with the happenings of the church at corporate and leadership level =(
To me, Church AGM is more of Accepting God's Mandate.
Why do I say so?
Well the bible tells us in Hebrews 13:17,
Obey your leaders and submit to them, for they keep watch over your souls as those who will give an account. Let them do this with joy and not with grief, for this would be unprofitable for you.
This serves as a reminder for me to submit to the Church leadership where God has called me to, and to honour the decisions that the leadership makes. To give my support to the leadership and also to be praying for them, seeking God's agenda in the process.
This also reminds me to press on in my role as a cell leader. Not indulging in the title of a cell leader, but to be accountable always and mindful that I am answerable to God for the people under my care. That I have the responsibility to give an account of them.
Under references to leadership of a church:
1 Tim 5 - Eldership
Titus 1 - Eldership Qualitification
Thank You God for bringing through today's meeting. Thank You for revealing Yourself and Your Presence.
On a side note ~ Interestingly not many people of my age seem to be concerned with the happenings of the church at corporate and leadership level =(
Wednesday, April 13, 2011
L4D
As of tonight, I am thoroughly done with the way things are being handled.
A personal experience is probably all I need.
The least I expected was a lending of helping hand, not hypocrisy.
My heart goes out to those who are being played out. Least God is for you.
I've always been wondering.
And now it got me to wonder even more.
Surely, it has just made me a more "wonderful" person.
To sum up what I feel it's happening right now:
A personal experience is probably all I need.
The least I expected was a lending of helping hand, not hypocrisy.
My heart goes out to those who are being played out. Least God is for you.
I've always been wondering.
And now it got me to wonder even more.
Surely, it has just made me a more "wonderful" person.
To sum up what I feel it's happening right now:
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