We all know about the power of prayer. We certainly believe God answers prayer. But have you ever prayed that God would transform your champions?
Scripture is full of commands to pray, the benefits of prayer and the power of prayer:
“Confess your trespasses to one another, and pray for one another, that you may be healed. The effective, fervent prayer of a righteous man avails much...
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When I share on the subject of Coaching Your Champions ministry leaders usually have many questions about applying this material to a variety of situations they face. I am always thrilled to provide guidance that leads these individuals to coming up with the answers they need.
However, there is one question that most all ministries struggle with and are afraid to answer on their own. The question would be asked similar to this, “I have this champion that loves this ministry...
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I had a phone conversation earlier this week with my friend, Daryl, the Executive Director of a ministry focused on gang prevention and inmate reentry. He had emailed me about an upcoming training as well as some significant decisions facing his board. While his email was positive and God-focused, it nonetheless contained jarring news. A cash deficit could force closure of the organization within the month...
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I was recently reading Growing Givers' Hearts by Thomas Jeavins and Rebekah Burch Basinger (a great read!) and was struck by something they said. They rightly affirm that "the opportunity for participation is key to growing givers' hearts," and then they went on to say that when you allow this you actually help the donor come to the realization that "I am the church!" I probably would have glossed over this last statement except that I recently had this very epiphany on my trip to Seoul...
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Marketing maven Seth Godin recently offered a blog posting on the Pareto principle, which you’ve no doubt seen applied in marketing theory, that suggests that for many events roughly 80% of the effects come from 20% of the causes, by offering some interesting case studies from the book industry.Unlike Godin, I don’t have the #1 rated marketing blog as measured by Advertising Age, but permit me to take issue with his closing line: “Don't treat people the same, find the ones that matter...
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