June 2020 Archives

5 Thoughts About Excellence In Ministry

June 10, 2020September 11, 2024 by southwestdistrict

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The day following writing the blog for Being Coached and Coaching Others, “Fighting the Good Fight Using Performance Coaches”, the following email arrived in my in-box. The author, Brandon Cox, makes some excellent points, no pun intended towards the title of “excellence in ministry”. His 5th point addresses the…

Fighting The Good Fight Using Performance Coaches

June 9, 2020September 11, 2024 by southwestdistrict

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Hi, family and friends in Jesus Christ. Today I want to focus on something very biblical about “Fighting the good fight”, “walking by faith, not by sight”, and being sure we “Focus on Jesus and Follow His Plan.” There are things happening in the General Conference Church of God (Seventh…

Quotes For Meditation

June 8, 2020September 11, 2024 by southwestdistrict

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Greetings in the name of Jesus. I hope and believe you are Focusing on Jesus and Follow His Plan. For today the focus is on some rather famous quotes that may spark a moment’s medication in us. “Until we can manage time, we can manage nothing else.” – Peter…

10 Proverbs For Leaders

June 7, 2020September 11, 2024 by southwestdistrict

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Greetings friends and family in Christ. Today I am wanting to share someone else’s blog. If you guessed it might be on leadership, you would be correct. I also just want to share with you from the heart. Being part of the General Conference Church of God (Seventh…

Message From The GC President

June 6, 2020September 11, 2024 by southwestdistrict

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Dear Brothers and Sisters: The death of George Floyd at the hand of a Minneapolis, Minnesota policeman was brutal, unnecessary, and outrageous. We unequivocally condemn what was done to Mr. Floyd and encourage all members of the Body of Christ to pray for Mr. Floyd’s family and for our community,…

The Dark Triad

June 5, 2020September 11, 2024 by southwestdistrict

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Greetings and peace fellow citizens of the Kingdom of heaven and Ministry Partners. The focus of today’s post is a self-evaluation tool I found deep inside my leadership toolbox. Upon reviewing notes that were saved for a potential book on leadership, I ran across something referred to as “The Dark…

Hope and Your Calling

June 4, 2020September 11, 2024 by southwestdistrict

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God is doing a great work for his people and Satan is using every possible temptation and snare to distract the servants of God from the work they have been commissioned to do. At a time in American history when those who can make a difference seem devoted to…

Small Groups and the Church

June 3, 2020September 11, 2024 by southwestdistrict

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In the General Conference Church of God (Seventh Day) Southwest District, GC COG7 SWD, the pandemic has “opened our eyes” to the need to use new methods to fulfill the Great Commission, to glorify God, edify the Church and do the work of the gospel. It has also taught us…

Turning Failures Into High Yield Investments

June 2, 2020September 11, 2024 by southwestdistrict

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Greetings and peace friends and family in Christ Jesus. Today my mother went to the dentist to be fitted for new dentures. While there, we discovered my mother’s Doctor is the son of a high school classmate with whom I graduated in 1970. And this is not his first year…

The Most Uncommon Commonsense

June 1, 2020September 11, 2024 by southwestdistrict

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So often the high-tech-complex-world in which we exist seems to demand extra-ordinary measures of ways and means to produce any meaningful result. The message consistently rings through the corridors and byways that “You” could have the success “John” and “Jane” have, if you were super-human like them and willing to…

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