Leadership

Winter & 2008: Count your Losses and Plan

ocaldwell — Fri, 26 Dec 2008 23:37:24 -0600

In Ecclesiates 3:2-8, Solomon writes that there is a time for everything. Until this year, I never really focus on the fact that sometimes there are times for things that are not that cheery. In the Message Version there is a verse that states there is "A right time to search and another to count your losses."

Year End Letter from the Dean of City Vision College

jarboe — Mon, 22 Dec 2008 08:19:41 -0600

Written by: Fletcher L. Tink, Academic Dean

“City Vision College: New Face, New Opportunities”

On January 1st, 2008, Rescue College died!

No, not really! It merely went through a transformation, a metamorphosis much like a caterpillar that emerges from the cocoon as a butterfly, awkwardly stretching its wings for new life under the altered identity of City Vision College.

7 Principles of the New Culture: Part 1

cbren1 — Sat, 20 Dec 2008 14:06:03 -0600

This is part 1 of the seven articles in the “7 Principles of the New Culture” series...

I can vividly remember a conversation I had several years ago with a friend who was a national director of a large ministry. We were talking about their organization and how they planned to address the increasing amount of ethnic diversity in the locations where they were active. He explained how they were creating separate ministries for each ethnic group in those locations in order to “most effectively reach them with the Gospel” because “most people want to be with their own ethnicity”. When I asked if they had plans to eventually try to bring the different ethnic groups together into a multi-ethnic group he explained that they did not because it would “create an extra barrier to the Gospel” and then stated emphatically, “There is no biblical mandate for bringing people together of different ethnicities.” Do you believe that is true? How would you respond?

CRS/NCAN College Leaders Program on HIV & AIDS by Catholic Relief Services

jarboe — Wed, 17 Dec 2008 20:13:57 -0600

This video is a description of a student's experience in being active in the leadership program run by Catholic Relief Service. Then he also gives is perspective on why people should respond to the HIV & AIDS pandemic. The student is from Villanova University and was part of the CRS/NCAN College Leaders Program. (This is a paraphrase of CatholicRelief's Youtube.com description of this video that was posted for Catholic Relief Service.)

Video: Is the Church Ready for a Multi-ethnic Future?

cbren1 — Sat, 06 Dec 2008 08:44:40 -0600

click here to watch this video

Re-evaluating the Ministry...Should You Shut Down?

ocaldwell — Tue, 02 Dec 2008 13:27:15 -0600

I read an very insightful blog today. For me to paraphrase it would do it an injustice; therfore,I decided to post it in this blog (with full credit). I heard a speaker mention that Jesus never did a miracle the same way. However in the Christian world traditions that no one knows why it began in the first place, and after a few years become doctrine. I hope that this will give leaders some insight.

What Counts

Center for Student Missions — Fri, 14 Nov 2008 13:16:14 -0600

"At the end of life we will not be judged by how many diplomas we have received, how much money we have made, how many great things we have done. We will be judged by 'I was hungry and you gave me to eat, I was naked and you clothed me, I was homeless and you took me in.' Hungry not only for bread - but hungry for love. Naked not only for clothing - but naked for human dignity and respect. Homeless not only for want of a room of bricks - but homeless because of rejection."
-Mother Teresa

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Los Angeles Conversations

Center for Student Missions — Thu, 06 Nov 2008 10:09:21 -0600

I was looking on facebook tonight like I usually do reading the statuses of everybody and trying to see what they were up to and I came across one from one of the group leaders whose group I hosted this summer at CSM in Los Angeles. Her status said that she was remembering the people of San Julian Street and the kids at Wyvernwood. My heart sunk for two seconds as I too began to remember those people and those kids.

Is the church ready for a multi-ethnic era in America?

cbren1 — Wed, 05 Nov 2008 14:40:22 -0600

Many things can (and will) be said about last night's historic election. Regardless if you felt it was an exciting victory or a crushing defeat, there is one thing we should all be able to agree on: our country has entered a multi-ethnic era. The election of our first African American president (who's biracial background embodies multi-ethnicity) is a powerful sign of how rapidly our society has changed and will change in the decades to come. The question on my mind..."Is the church ready?"

"Find Your Calcutta"

Center for Student Missions — Wed, 05 Nov 2008 12:33:02 -0600

"Calcutta's are everywhere if only we have eyes to see. Find your Calcutta."
-Mother Theresa

What a beautiful quote...and so true. Pray for eyes to see the world as Christ does!

Check out an amazing sermon given at Mars Hill Bible Church (Grand Rapids, MI) by Shane Claiborne, author of Irresistible Revolution, entitled "Find Your Calcutta".