We are so excited because on the 2nd March 2008 we are launching our new church in Dundalk.
We are meeting in the Crown Plaza Hotel in Dundalk 7pm Sunday evenings.
Everyone is welcome!
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Tuesday, 26 February 2008
Sunday, 14 October 2007
Practice Honour
Mary maneuvered her shopping trolley to join the queue in the grocery store. In front of her was a mother and her little daughter of 5 or 6 years. The Mother started to load the shopping onto the conveyor belt and the little girl reach in to the trolley to help. She grabbed a carton of eggs and as she lifted them out, they slipped from her grasp and fell to the floor. Eggs oozed from the broken carton.
'What did you do that for? Her Mother barked. 'Can you not do anything right? I knew I should have just left you at home. Just stand there and do not touch anything else.'
The little girl looked at the mess she has made on the floor with the broken eggs. Mary felt her pain. If that was how her Mother treated her in public, what was it like at home. She reached over to the lady on the cash register and asked for some paper towels.
'Don't worry, it was an accident,' Mary said to the hurt little girl, 'I saw you trying to help. That was kind of you.'
The Mother muttered something under her breath, but the little girl's face lit up.
'Could I help you?' She shyly asked Mary. 'Of course,' Mary said as she showed her how to pick up the slippery eggs, and the little girl smiled again.
Mary could only hope that as the Mother and daughter left the shops that day, that the little girl would not always be treated like that.
Imagine for a second how the world would be transformed if every man, woman and child showed honour to others.
To honour is to to hold in high respect, to revere, to show a courteous regard for, to treat someone else like they are a treasured possession, even if they do not feel like it.
Look around your world today and make a conscious decision that you are going to honour and respect those around you, it will make life so much easier!
Sunday, 12 August 2007
How To Face The Fear Of The Unknown
So you are facing the unknown in your life and fear is knocking at your door. Welcome to first step in success. Everyone that has ever succeeded in life has felt the same thing. As a matter of fact, we have all felt it on more then one occasion. So how do you deal with it? Here are 3 keys to facing the fear of the unknown.
1. Do your due diligence.
Here are the basics. You are feeling fear because there is some sort of risk involved with what you are doing. Risk isn’t a bad thing if you know how to handle it. The first thing you always need to do is your due diligence. Don’t go into a situation blindly. Just because it may seem like a good deal on the outside doesn’t mean that it is. Just by knowing what you are dealing with can help you overcome fear.
2. Trust yourself.
Once you have done your due diligence so that you can make an informed decision, you have to learn to trust your instincts. If you find that the risk involved is one that you are able to handle, don’t start to doubt yourself. If you doubt yourself you will tend to make wrong decisions and choices.
3. Ask someone who knows.
You have probably heard the saying that there is nothing new under the sun. Well guess what? You aren’t the first one to face the fear of the unknown. One of the best things that you can do is ask for help from someone that has been down the same road that you are on right now. Sometimes all you need is a little advice from someone that has overcome their fear and come out the other side successfully.
1. Do your due diligence.
Here are the basics. You are feeling fear because there is some sort of risk involved with what you are doing. Risk isn’t a bad thing if you know how to handle it. The first thing you always need to do is your due diligence. Don’t go into a situation blindly. Just because it may seem like a good deal on the outside doesn’t mean that it is. Just by knowing what you are dealing with can help you overcome fear.
2. Trust yourself.
Once you have done your due diligence so that you can make an informed decision, you have to learn to trust your instincts. If you find that the risk involved is one that you are able to handle, don’t start to doubt yourself. If you doubt yourself you will tend to make wrong decisions and choices.
3. Ask someone who knows.
You have probably heard the saying that there is nothing new under the sun. Well guess what? You aren’t the first one to face the fear of the unknown. One of the best things that you can do is ask for help from someone that has been down the same road that you are on right now. Sometimes all you need is a little advice from someone that has overcome their fear and come out the other side successfully.
Wednesday, 20 June 2007
5 Keys To Setting Goals You Will Achieve
Setting goals is the foundation of achieving anything in life. If you do not know where you are going, how will you know when you get there?
It is vital to set goals, but so often people set unachievable and unmeasurable goals. Here are a few keys to help you set goals that you can actually achieve.
1. Set A Deadline. Diana Scharf Hunt said it correctly Goals are dreams with deadlines. Set a time frame for your goals. If you have began a new business, set a time frame on it. If you are not making what you need to within that time frame, pack it in. Do not look back and move on.
2. Be Specific. When creating your goals, be specific. If you want to earn more a month, how much more do you want to earn? If you are striving to lose weight, how much do you want to lose a month?
3. Create Measurable Goals. Create a goal that you are able to measure and see the progress so you can evaluate it and see if you are achieving it.
4. Create Inspirational Goals. As this quote goes Motivation is when your dreams put on work clothes. You have to create goals that you are motivated and inspired to achieve.
5. You Are Responsible. The responsibility to achieve the goal, must fall on you. If you were creating goals to lose weight and you said that 'whenever my spouse goes jogging, I will go with them,' the responsibility is not on you, it is on your spouse. The sole responsibility to reach the goal, must fall on you.
It is vital to set goals, but so often people set unachievable and unmeasurable goals. Here are a few keys to help you set goals that you can actually achieve.
1. Set A Deadline. Diana Scharf Hunt said it correctly Goals are dreams with deadlines. Set a time frame for your goals. If you have began a new business, set a time frame on it. If you are not making what you need to within that time frame, pack it in. Do not look back and move on.
2. Be Specific. When creating your goals, be specific. If you want to earn more a month, how much more do you want to earn? If you are striving to lose weight, how much do you want to lose a month?
3. Create Measurable Goals. Create a goal that you are able to measure and see the progress so you can evaluate it and see if you are achieving it.
4. Create Inspirational Goals. As this quote goes Motivation is when your dreams put on work clothes. You have to create goals that you are motivated and inspired to achieve.
5. You Are Responsible. The responsibility to achieve the goal, must fall on you. If you were creating goals to lose weight and you said that 'whenever my spouse goes jogging, I will go with them,' the responsibility is not on you, it is on your spouse. The sole responsibility to reach the goal, must fall on you.
Saturday, 2 June 2007
Self Esteem - 3 DON’TS to Increase Your Self Esteem
You may have heard a lot of things about what to do to increase your self esteem but many times it’s just as important to know what not to do. After all, you have to stop doing certain things in order to replace them with the things that will help you increase your self esteem. So to help you, here are 3 don’ts to increase your self esteem.
1. Don’t be afraid to try new things.
If you are always afraid to try new things than you will never be able to step out of your comfort zone and realize that you are capable of great things. You have to stop talking yourself out of things just because you have a certain opinion about yourself. It may be scary at times but the more you try new things the more you will realize that you the only thing holding you back is you.
2. Don’t sabotage yourself.
How many times have you stopped yourself from succeeding at something because you talked yourself into failing? It’s easy to think of all the ways that you can fail or why you can’t do something but you have to stop doing that. If you constantly are thinking that you can’t do something than guess what, you can’t. Don’t allow yourself to be your own culprit in failure.
3. Don’t believe everything you hear from other people.
No matter who you are there will be times when people say things that are negative about you. You can’t always believe what they say. The thing about having a low self esteem is that it’s easy to read more into what was said. You have to stop listening to what people are saying about you.
1. Don’t be afraid to try new things.
If you are always afraid to try new things than you will never be able to step out of your comfort zone and realize that you are capable of great things. You have to stop talking yourself out of things just because you have a certain opinion about yourself. It may be scary at times but the more you try new things the more you will realize that you the only thing holding you back is you.
2. Don’t sabotage yourself.
How many times have you stopped yourself from succeeding at something because you talked yourself into failing? It’s easy to think of all the ways that you can fail or why you can’t do something but you have to stop doing that. If you constantly are thinking that you can’t do something than guess what, you can’t. Don’t allow yourself to be your own culprit in failure.
3. Don’t believe everything you hear from other people.
No matter who you are there will be times when people say things that are negative about you. You can’t always believe what they say. The thing about having a low self esteem is that it’s easy to read more into what was said. You have to stop listening to what people are saying about you.
Thursday, 31 May 2007
How To Live A Life That Inspires Others
I read this great quote today that got me thinking!
"If your actions inspire others to dream more, learn more, do more and become more, you are a leader." John Quincy Adams - 6th U.S President
We often consider leadership as a position that is granted to someone who is a leader! Someone who is confident, educated, wise, a good public speaker, and passionate about what they do! Somebody in a position of authority like a teacher, boss, police man!
However, this quote suggests something different. It says that you area leader simply when you inspire those around you! How difficult is that? It's not at all!!
Today, make a conscious effort to inspire the people in your world. Inspire them to dream bigger, to dig deeper, and to never give up on their passions. Look at the people around you, the people in your circle of influence. Maybe you have co workers under you, a younger brother or sister, a friend, everyone in your world needs to be believed in. Everyone needs to feel wanted and appreciated.
Sometimes people just need someone to believe in them. Going for your dreams sounds all nice and easy, but often on your journey, you have to exit your comfort zone and enter the unknown to get them. Sometimes people just need a push and sombody close to them to say 'Go for it! I believe you can do it.'
Part of finding your own greatness is the ability to see the potential in the people around you and inspire them to go for their goals and achieve their dreams.
Make it a point to believe in somebody else today.
"If your actions inspire others to dream more, learn more, do more and become more, you are a leader." John Quincy Adams - 6th U.S President
We often consider leadership as a position that is granted to someone who is a leader! Someone who is confident, educated, wise, a good public speaker, and passionate about what they do! Somebody in a position of authority like a teacher, boss, police man!
However, this quote suggests something different. It says that you area leader simply when you inspire those around you! How difficult is that? It's not at all!!
Today, make a conscious effort to inspire the people in your world. Inspire them to dream bigger, to dig deeper, and to never give up on their passions. Look at the people around you, the people in your circle of influence. Maybe you have co workers under you, a younger brother or sister, a friend, everyone in your world needs to be believed in. Everyone needs to feel wanted and appreciated.
Sometimes people just need someone to believe in them. Going for your dreams sounds all nice and easy, but often on your journey, you have to exit your comfort zone and enter the unknown to get them. Sometimes people just need a push and sombody close to them to say 'Go for it! I believe you can do it.'
Part of finding your own greatness is the ability to see the potential in the people around you and inspire them to go for their goals and achieve their dreams.
Make it a point to believe in somebody else today.
Wednesday, 16 May 2007
The Challenge To Leadership
Every organization or collection of people, from the unknown tribe in the Amazon jungle, to the ever growing Business in New York City, to the small family in the Outback of Australia requires skilled leaders. It has been said that everything rises and falls on leadership, and it is true. Every group of people fulfills its purposes and potential based on the leadership it is shown.
As a leader you are given responsibility and charge of situations, the challenge to set the vision and motivate others toward it. In every group of people, there will always be leaders. If you do not lead, someone else will. If you do not set the example for your children, someone else will. If you do not set the standard in your work place, someone else will.
As the quote goes 'All it takes for evil to prevail is for the good man to do nothing.'
If you want to be a leader who attracts quality people, the key is to become a person of quality yourself. Leadership is the ability to attract someone to the gifts, skills, and opportunities you offer as an owner, as a manger, as a parent.
People will follow you because of your skills, what you can do and because of your character, who you are. One of the important keys to leadership is refining your skills. All great leaders keep working on themselves until they become effective.
I challenge you today to make a decision to be a skillful and honourable leader in your family, your community and your workplace.
Is there greatness on the inside of you but you don't know how to achieve it? Jason has just completed his brand new 7 part e-course, 'Find Your Greatness'
Get it free here: Find Your Greatness
Do you want to learn how to create successful habits and goals? Download Jason’s new FREE ebook here: Goal Setting
Jason and Rebecca Osborn have dedicated themselves to changing thousands of lives by helping people find their greatness and true potential through his Find Your Greatness Newsletter.
As a leader you are given responsibility and charge of situations, the challenge to set the vision and motivate others toward it. In every group of people, there will always be leaders. If you do not lead, someone else will. If you do not set the example for your children, someone else will. If you do not set the standard in your work place, someone else will.
As the quote goes 'All it takes for evil to prevail is for the good man to do nothing.'
If you want to be a leader who attracts quality people, the key is to become a person of quality yourself. Leadership is the ability to attract someone to the gifts, skills, and opportunities you offer as an owner, as a manger, as a parent.
People will follow you because of your skills, what you can do and because of your character, who you are. One of the important keys to leadership is refining your skills. All great leaders keep working on themselves until they become effective.
I challenge you today to make a decision to be a skillful and honourable leader in your family, your community and your workplace.
Is there greatness on the inside of you but you don't know how to achieve it? Jason has just completed his brand new 7 part e-course, 'Find Your Greatness'
Get it free here: Find Your Greatness
Do you want to learn how to create successful habits and goals? Download Jason’s new FREE ebook here: Goal Setting
Jason and Rebecca Osborn have dedicated themselves to changing thousands of lives by helping people find their greatness and true potential through his Find Your Greatness Newsletter.
Thursday, 3 May 2007
As Choirs of Angels
Click on this play button below to hear a beautiful Worship song entitled 'As choirs Of Angels' written by Richard Clark and performed by the Worship Team at Living Word Church, Galway.
Also check out recent pictures of church events here:
Friday, 27 April 2007
Inspire Others To Dream More
"If your actions inspire others to dream more, learn more,
do more and become more, you are a leader"
--John Quincy Adams - 6th U.S President
We often consider leadership as a position that is granted
to someone who is a leader! Someone who is confident,
educated, wise, a good public speaker, and passionate about
what they do!
However, this quote suggests something different. You are
a leader simply when you inspire those around you!
Today, make a conscious effort to inspire the people in
your world. Inspire them to dream bigger, to dig deeper,
and to never give up on their passions.
Sometimes people just need someone to believe in them.
Because part of finding your own greatness is the ability
to inspire others to find their greatness.
Make it a point to believe in somebody else today.
do more and become more, you are a leader"
--John Quincy Adams - 6th U.S President
We often consider leadership as a position that is granted
to someone who is a leader! Someone who is confident,
educated, wise, a good public speaker, and passionate about
what they do!
However, this quote suggests something different. You are
a leader simply when you inspire those around you!
Today, make a conscious effort to inspire the people in
your world. Inspire them to dream bigger, to dig deeper,
and to never give up on their passions.
Sometimes people just need someone to believe in them.
Because part of finding your own greatness is the ability
to inspire others to find their greatness.
Make it a point to believe in somebody else today.
Wednesday, 25 April 2007
Are You Dissatisfied With Your Job?
Are you dissatisfied with your job? Are you looking for a New Career? Do you dream of finding a job that you love?
You can have a career that you love, the only problem is, most people are afraid to make a move. What if it's not what they hoped for? What if they end up losing their current job? What if it does not work out and they lose money? The steps below will help you if you are thinking about a change in your career.
1. Why Do You Want to Change?
The first and most important step is to discover why you want to change your job. If the problems you are trying to avoid have nothing to do with your job but involve external circumstances (such as a troublesome co-worker or disrespectful supervisor), you may be able to improve your current position and love the job you already have by bringing your issues to the attention of your superiors.
2. Do Your Homework.
Research the position you are looking into. Making a career change can be a very exciting experience, but make sure you do not dive in without properly thinking it through and researching it.
3. Get Experience.
How do you know if you are even going to enjoy the job once you have it? If possible, get experience in the field you are looking into. Talk to current employees that are doing what you want to do. If you have friends who are working in the job you are thinking of applying for, get in contact with them. Find out what they like about it. By doing this, you will have a better idea of knowing if the change you are thinking about making is the right change for you.
4. Give It Time.
Before you do anything, put the idea of changing careers in the drawer for at least a few weeks to let the initial excitement die down. This will ensure that you're not making a life-changing decision on a whim or passing phase. Best of luck!
Is there greatness on the inside of you but you don't know how to achieve it? Jason has just completed his brand new 7 part e-course, 'Find Your Greatness'
Get it free when you subscribe at: Find Your Greatness
Jason and Rebecca Osborn have dedicated themselves to changing thousands of lives by helping people find their greatness and true potential through their Find Your Greatness Newsletter.
Also log onto http://livingword.ie for more inspirational messages.
You can have a career that you love, the only problem is, most people are afraid to make a move. What if it's not what they hoped for? What if they end up losing their current job? What if it does not work out and they lose money? The steps below will help you if you are thinking about a change in your career.
1. Why Do You Want to Change?
The first and most important step is to discover why you want to change your job. If the problems you are trying to avoid have nothing to do with your job but involve external circumstances (such as a troublesome co-worker or disrespectful supervisor), you may be able to improve your current position and love the job you already have by bringing your issues to the attention of your superiors.
2. Do Your Homework.
Research the position you are looking into. Making a career change can be a very exciting experience, but make sure you do not dive in without properly thinking it through and researching it.
3. Get Experience.
How do you know if you are even going to enjoy the job once you have it? If possible, get experience in the field you are looking into. Talk to current employees that are doing what you want to do. If you have friends who are working in the job you are thinking of applying for, get in contact with them. Find out what they like about it. By doing this, you will have a better idea of knowing if the change you are thinking about making is the right change for you.
4. Give It Time.
Before you do anything, put the idea of changing careers in the drawer for at least a few weeks to let the initial excitement die down. This will ensure that you're not making a life-changing decision on a whim or passing phase. Best of luck!
Is there greatness on the inside of you but you don't know how to achieve it? Jason has just completed his brand new 7 part e-course, 'Find Your Greatness'
Get it free when you subscribe at: Find Your Greatness
Jason and Rebecca Osborn have dedicated themselves to changing thousands of lives by helping people find their greatness and true potential through their Find Your Greatness Newsletter.
Also log onto http://livingword.ie for more inspirational messages.
Friday, 20 April 2007
10 Tips To Great Communication With Teenagers
Communication and understanding are crucial to every relationship, and especially in a relationship with a teenager. If you are a parent, youth worker, counsellor or teacher, this article contains practical tips to keeping the lines of communication open with the teenagers in your world.
1. Keep Communicating. Even if they do not seem to be listening, keep communicating. Ask them about what they are interested in. If you work as an accountant and they are passionate about music, do not hold a conversation based on numbers. Ask them about their music and why they like it. Listen to it with them.
2. Be Genuine. Teenagers can spot a fake a mile away. If you have an alternative agenda for communicating with them you may as well forget it!
3. Invest Time. There is a quote that says 'People do not care how much you know, until they know how much you care.' You could know all about the artists they listen to and the movies they watch, but if you do not genuinely care, neither do they. Show them that you care by doing an activity that they enjoy. Go shopping, horse riding, walking, dancing or to the movies. Take them to do something that they would enjoy.
4. Give Them Privacy. Let them know you are there for them if they want to talk about anything but if they do not want to, give them their privacy. Sometimes everyone wants to be alone. Do not torment your teenagers!
5. Believe In Them. Continually tell them you believe in who they are and not in what they accomplish in life. Sometimes all a young person needs is someone to believe in them and then they start to believe in themselves.
6. Do Not Embarrass Them. Parents can sometimes be offended when their teenager tells them that they are embarrassed by their presence, but think back to when you were a teenager. If your Dad ran down the street in his dressing gown and slippers with your lunch that you forgot, you would be embarrassed. If you were having a slumber party and your Mum came in to kiss you goodnight and you are 17 years old, you would be embarrassed too.
7. Set Boundaries. If you are a parent and your teenagers live at home, you are perfectly entitles to set boundaries on their behaviours based on what you believe. My Mum's motto was 'My house, My rules.' They will grudgingly respect you for it. You do not have to tolerate what they tell you their friends are allowed to do in their house if you are not happy with it.
8. Be Open About Teenage Sex. You may not want to believe it, but teenage pregnancies are on the rise and that means that teenagers are having sex! If your teenager is currently in a relationship, or you suspect they are but they have not yet told you, you especially need to discuss this with them. If you are not comfortable talking with your teenagers about this, pick up a few leaflets on contraceptives, drugs and relationships from your local Doctor's Office and give them to them to read.
9. When To Seek Professional Help. If your teenager is displaying signs of depression, self harm or suicide, do not deny this or try to cover it up, but seek professional help. It may be that a relationship break up effected them more than you realised, or failing an exam made them feel a failure and lead them to self harm.
10. Respect Their Opinions. Just because a person has not reached 20 and may not have as much life experience as you, it does not mean that they do not have some valid opinions. Respect their opinions, do not brush them off.
1. Keep Communicating. Even if they do not seem to be listening, keep communicating. Ask them about what they are interested in. If you work as an accountant and they are passionate about music, do not hold a conversation based on numbers. Ask them about their music and why they like it. Listen to it with them.
2. Be Genuine. Teenagers can spot a fake a mile away. If you have an alternative agenda for communicating with them you may as well forget it!
3. Invest Time. There is a quote that says 'People do not care how much you know, until they know how much you care.' You could know all about the artists they listen to and the movies they watch, but if you do not genuinely care, neither do they. Show them that you care by doing an activity that they enjoy. Go shopping, horse riding, walking, dancing or to the movies. Take them to do something that they would enjoy.
4. Give Them Privacy. Let them know you are there for them if they want to talk about anything but if they do not want to, give them their privacy. Sometimes everyone wants to be alone. Do not torment your teenagers!
5. Believe In Them. Continually tell them you believe in who they are and not in what they accomplish in life. Sometimes all a young person needs is someone to believe in them and then they start to believe in themselves.
6. Do Not Embarrass Them. Parents can sometimes be offended when their teenager tells them that they are embarrassed by their presence, but think back to when you were a teenager. If your Dad ran down the street in his dressing gown and slippers with your lunch that you forgot, you would be embarrassed. If you were having a slumber party and your Mum came in to kiss you goodnight and you are 17 years old, you would be embarrassed too.
7. Set Boundaries. If you are a parent and your teenagers live at home, you are perfectly entitles to set boundaries on their behaviours based on what you believe. My Mum's motto was 'My house, My rules.' They will grudgingly respect you for it. You do not have to tolerate what they tell you their friends are allowed to do in their house if you are not happy with it.
8. Be Open About Teenage Sex. You may not want to believe it, but teenage pregnancies are on the rise and that means that teenagers are having sex! If your teenager is currently in a relationship, or you suspect they are but they have not yet told you, you especially need to discuss this with them. If you are not comfortable talking with your teenagers about this, pick up a few leaflets on contraceptives, drugs and relationships from your local Doctor's Office and give them to them to read.
9. When To Seek Professional Help. If your teenager is displaying signs of depression, self harm or suicide, do not deny this or try to cover it up, but seek professional help. It may be that a relationship break up effected them more than you realised, or failing an exam made them feel a failure and lead them to self harm.
10. Respect Their Opinions. Just because a person has not reached 20 and may not have as much life experience as you, it does not mean that they do not have some valid opinions. Respect their opinions, do not brush them off.
Sunday, 25 March 2007
Be Thankful
William A. Ward says "God gave you a gift of 86,400 seconds today. Have you used one to say "thank you?"
It can be so easy sometimes to forget to express the appreciation we feel for the little day to day things that happen in our lives. Everyday we have something to be grateful for but so often we overlook these things and focus on the negative aspects of life.
I want to help you shift your focus away from negative conditions and circumstances and bring you back into the reality that all things, regardless of how perceived, assist you in your growth and bring you one step closer to your intended destination in life.
Sincere gratitude empowers you to focus on the positive aspects of life, and develops into greater awareness and appreciation of the overlooked, often misinterpreted, and ever so important little blessings that make up this experience we call life.
An attitude of gratitude can make the difference between experiencing the big blessings that life has to offer and falling short of all that is available to you.
Make a decision today that you are going to be aware of those around you and express your thankfulness.
William Arthur Ward says “Feeling gratitude and not expressing it is like wrapping a present and not giving it.”
I encourage you today, look back over your life and pick out the people that had a positive influence on your life and assisted you in getting to where you are today. No matter how long ago it was, make an effort to find them out and say thank you. When people are grateful, I will go out of my way to assist and help them in whatever way I can. People will do the same for you if you are show gratefulness and appreciation.
Being grateful and expressing is a great habit to develop and one that will make life easier and attract people to you.
It can be so easy sometimes to forget to express the appreciation we feel for the little day to day things that happen in our lives. Everyday we have something to be grateful for but so often we overlook these things and focus on the negative aspects of life.
I want to help you shift your focus away from negative conditions and circumstances and bring you back into the reality that all things, regardless of how perceived, assist you in your growth and bring you one step closer to your intended destination in life.
Sincere gratitude empowers you to focus on the positive aspects of life, and develops into greater awareness and appreciation of the overlooked, often misinterpreted, and ever so important little blessings that make up this experience we call life.
An attitude of gratitude can make the difference between experiencing the big blessings that life has to offer and falling short of all that is available to you.
Make a decision today that you are going to be aware of those around you and express your thankfulness.
William Arthur Ward says “Feeling gratitude and not expressing it is like wrapping a present and not giving it.”
I encourage you today, look back over your life and pick out the people that had a positive influence on your life and assisted you in getting to where you are today. No matter how long ago it was, make an effort to find them out and say thank you. When people are grateful, I will go out of my way to assist and help them in whatever way I can. People will do the same for you if you are show gratefulness and appreciation.
Being grateful and expressing is a great habit to develop and one that will make life easier and attract people to you.
Saturday, 24 March 2007
5 Ways To Keep Me Away From Your Church
Christian churches should be filled with people when the doors open, but often times they are not. I have listed below practical reasons why people do not attend church.
1. The church has no website. In todays world, people live online, shop online, communicate online. Why is the church always the last to catch up? Create a website that is up to date, easy to navigate through and well designed. Yes it will take from your pocket, but it will assist people in finding your church.
2. The church is completely inactive in the community. If your church is doing nothing in your city, you are not reaching new people. When you get active in poor estates, with the homeless or in the local prisons, people start to talk about you and what you are all about. Simple acts of kindness in your community will attract people to your church.
3. Annoying Customer Service. Many churches may not have the staff to answer phone enquiries during business hours, but the least you can do is have an answering machine! It is very frustrating for a person to call to make an enquiry about service times or events and not be able to speak to anyone or leave a message. It sounds like a very simple thing to do, but you would be amazed at how many churches do not have an answering machine.
4. There is not adequate seating or parking. There is nothing more frustrating than driving around for 20 minutes looking for a parking space which makes you late into the service and then you are not be able to find an empty seat. If you need to create another service on a Sunday morning to accommodate your members, do so. If you need to get more parking attendants, do so. Make church enjoyable for people to attend.
5. Visitors are ignored. Train volunteers in the church to make sure that new comers are looked after and feel welcome. Have 1st time visitor packs with information about what goes on in your church life and where they can get involved. Contact new members either by phone, email or letter to welcome them and let them know they have been added to your mailing list.
These are all practical things that you can start to put in place to attract people to your church.
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1. The church has no website. In todays world, people live online, shop online, communicate online. Why is the church always the last to catch up? Create a website that is up to date, easy to navigate through and well designed. Yes it will take from your pocket, but it will assist people in finding your church.
2. The church is completely inactive in the community. If your church is doing nothing in your city, you are not reaching new people. When you get active in poor estates, with the homeless or in the local prisons, people start to talk about you and what you are all about. Simple acts of kindness in your community will attract people to your church.
3. Annoying Customer Service. Many churches may not have the staff to answer phone enquiries during business hours, but the least you can do is have an answering machine! It is very frustrating for a person to call to make an enquiry about service times or events and not be able to speak to anyone or leave a message. It sounds like a very simple thing to do, but you would be amazed at how many churches do not have an answering machine.
4. There is not adequate seating or parking. There is nothing more frustrating than driving around for 20 minutes looking for a parking space which makes you late into the service and then you are not be able to find an empty seat. If you need to create another service on a Sunday morning to accommodate your members, do so. If you need to get more parking attendants, do so. Make church enjoyable for people to attend.
5. Visitors are ignored. Train volunteers in the church to make sure that new comers are looked after and feel welcome. Have 1st time visitor packs with information about what goes on in your church life and where they can get involved. Contact new members either by phone, email or letter to welcome them and let them know they have been added to your mailing list.
These are all practical things that you can start to put in place to attract people to your church.
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Leadership - How To Become A Pioneering Leader
Leadership - How To Become A Pioneering Leader
by Jason Osborn
Leadership is one of the greatest responsibilities that you can have on this earth. Unfortunately, most people don't really know how to lead in a way that makes them a great leader. If you are a leader, or aspire to be a leader in some area of your life, make a decision that you are going to be a leader who makes an impact, not just a leader who tells people what do. So how do you do this?
All great leaders have gone where no one else has gone. They are the ones that go off the beaten trail and make a better one. Ralph Waldo Emerson says it like this, รข€˜Do not go where the path may lead, go instead where there is no path and leave a trail. This is the sign of a great leader.
Great leaders blaze a trail so that countless others can follow behind them. Think of great leaders such as Abraham Lincoln, Martin Luther King Jr., Thomas Edison, and Oprah. All of these people have become known as great leaders because they have created knew ways of thinking and doing things. They saw that the path the world was on was not one that served the world its best.
What is on the inside of you that you know is off of the beaten path that will help those around you and possibly even the entire world? As stated at the beginning, true leadership is a great responsibility because you will be forging a way the others to follow. Decide today that you will become a great leader; one that goes where there is no path and leave a trail for the betterment of the world.
by Jason Osborn
Leadership is one of the greatest responsibilities that you can have on this earth. Unfortunately, most people don't really know how to lead in a way that makes them a great leader. If you are a leader, or aspire to be a leader in some area of your life, make a decision that you are going to be a leader who makes an impact, not just a leader who tells people what do. So how do you do this?
All great leaders have gone where no one else has gone. They are the ones that go off the beaten trail and make a better one. Ralph Waldo Emerson says it like this, รข€˜Do not go where the path may lead, go instead where there is no path and leave a trail. This is the sign of a great leader.
Great leaders blaze a trail so that countless others can follow behind them. Think of great leaders such as Abraham Lincoln, Martin Luther King Jr., Thomas Edison, and Oprah. All of these people have become known as great leaders because they have created knew ways of thinking and doing things. They saw that the path the world was on was not one that served the world its best.
What is on the inside of you that you know is off of the beaten path that will help those around you and possibly even the entire world? As stated at the beginning, true leadership is a great responsibility because you will be forging a way the others to follow. Decide today that you will become a great leader; one that goes where there is no path and leave a trail for the betterment of the world.
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