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Delegate and Empower
3 October 2009
This post is part 15 of 17 from the series "Emails to Joel"Dear Joel,
Many ministry leaders often ignore the benefits of empowering and delegation. Some don’t know how to execute delegation well because they are control freaks (I used to be one). And the result is often a physical and emotional breakdown, which would also [...]
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Tagged delegate, Emails to Joel, empower Leave a commentOverheard at Pathlight
17 September 2009
About Pathlight:
Overheard@Pathlight Blog documents the quirky and endearing exchanges with our Pathlighters. Through these honest and innocent conversations, we can understand Autism better and see the beauty in these children.
To a person with Autism – the message is all in the words. People with autism will understand what we say rather than what we mean. [...]
Be Genuine
17 September 2009
This post is part 8 of 17 from the series "Emails to Joel"Hey Mate,
Today I was reminded about dealing with people in an absolute genuine manner.
The story goes like this. I met my client today to finalise design concepts, dates for the photo shoot and other random stuff. I left instructions for my client to [...]
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Tagged Emails to Joel, genuine Leave a commentEmails to Joel – Introduction
8 September 2009
This post is part 1 of 17 from the series "Emails to Joel"A very dear friend and brother from Melbourne called me today via Skype (thank God for them), and I quote “boy it is good to hear a familiar voice again!”
I’ve known Joel for a good half decade now, and it has been amazing [...]
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Tagged Christians, community, Emails to Joel Leave a commentHow to tell someone what you don’t like
6 August 2009
Sometimes I can be a very tactless jerk. And usually when I say something without processing it through my grey matter, I end up hurting the people around me.
Charlie Shedd has an interesting share on this issue especially when it come to dealing with women.
Dear Phil,
Let’s say now that there is something you would like [...]
The Toughest
4 August 2009
Dong and I share many things in common, the more obvious of which is our physical stature.
Young man (he likes calling me that), people like us can’t be the strongest. We won’t be the fastest, the tallest, the smartest or the fittest. But there’s one thing we can be, the toughest.
Challenging the Status Quo
3 August 2009
A good friend and I were talking about making changes in the places that we’re currently in. And he brought himself to making this statement
It is the people who will not accept the status quo, and who are willing to initiate changes that will climb and make that difference.
Have a look at the top leaders [...]
Classic Weekends
15 March 2009
Yesterday, I finally understood what TY meant when she said that she wouldn’t trade her weekends at church and cell group for anything else.
The morning was spent with the guys (and some girls) at the futsal pitch near church soaking in the sun and making good contact with the ball. I find it such a [...]
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