I have observed my generation and other generations older and younger. One thing that I have noticed is the desire to.... On the part of a particular generation. The conclusion that I came to was there were achievers and non-achievers. Proverbs labels them as diligent or slothful. This current generation tends to be non-achievers; they have no motivation to complete a task from start to finish.
They do not want to learn how best to do the task, they just do the task somewhat like the Borg of Star Trek. These are just assimilated into the culture with no independent thinking required. (This will pave the way for Socialism, Marxism, or Communism). I do not know how you convince a non-achiever to become an achiever.
How do we train these to become Achievers?
Tuesday, November 13, 2012
Wednesday, September 19, 2012
Team vs Synergy
We all know what team work is. Can you have team without synergy? Sure you can.
According to Wikipedia
Synergy is two or more things functioning together to produce a result not independently obtainable. The term synergy comes from theGreek word synergia συνεργία from synergos, συνεργός, meaning "working together".[1]
I work on a team with my job; there is no synergy. I have worked on a team at my church; there was no synergy.
Why? you may ask.
I'll tell you......
Team work is one thing; all have the same goal but getting there is indivudialzed.
Synergy is team work towards the same goal but the goal is accomplished with communication.
Take a Football team. You have talented players, all with specific skills. Those teams that focus on those specific skills individually do not win often. Those teams that individually communicate with each other often excel (synergy).
In our churches we have individual persons trying to accomplish one goal. Often though, those team members at the top are ok with synergy as long as it is done their way. Competition gets in the way of true synergy.
I have seen this up close and personal.
What could we have accomplished if we allowed each skill set to do what it does best and worked together (synergy) to meet the one goal?
There is too much competition for recognition.
Allen
I work on a team with my job; there is no synergy. I have worked on a team at my church; there was no synergy.
Why? you may ask.
I'll tell you......
Team work is one thing; all have the same goal but getting there is indivudialzed.
Synergy is team work towards the same goal but the goal is accomplished with communication.
Take a Football team. You have talented players, all with specific skills. Those teams that focus on those specific skills individually do not win often. Those teams that individually communicate with each other often excel (synergy).
In our churches we have individual persons trying to accomplish one goal. Often though, those team members at the top are ok with synergy as long as it is done their way. Competition gets in the way of true synergy.
I have seen this up close and personal.
What could we have accomplished if we allowed each skill set to do what it does best and worked together (synergy) to meet the one goal?
There is too much competition for recognition.
Allen
Monday, August 20, 2012
The Name of God
I'm in church on Sunday and while we are singing our praise song I notice that we are
Singing and referring to God. While that is not odd for me, if someone from India, China, Kenya, or Egypt were here, they might think that this same God is their god. We have a name for our God and should use it to be specific whom we are speaking of. What about using Jehovah when we refer to God. It surely would make clear we are not talking about Buda, or Allah, or any other god of differing religions.
Allen
Singing and referring to God. While that is not odd for me, if someone from India, China, Kenya, or Egypt were here, they might think that this same God is their god. We have a name for our God and should use it to be specific whom we are speaking of. What about using Jehovah when we refer to God. It surely would make clear we are not talking about Buda, or Allah, or any other god of differing religions.
Allen
Monday, June 18, 2012
Really! Do Pastors think we the members are that bad?
I'm listening to the pastors conference online From the Southern Baptist Convention today. I heard one Dr. ..... say that "those Christian church members are just full of the Devil". Really? How is that possible? Do Pastors think that their members are really nothing more than demons in a Christian body? Do they think that low of us or do they think that high of themselves? You pastors have it so hard. Come walk a month in my shoes. 10 hour days, lawn and Auto repairs, ball practice, budgets..... After the 10 hour work, and then say we "are just full of the Devil". Maybe you should cancel the rest of your club "SBC convention", go home and humbly serve your Devil filled church members.
Allen
Thursday, June 7, 2012
T4G vs Traditional
Together 4 the Gospel (T4G) and Traditional
It looks like this discussion started out lopsided. We have a group putting out a document to affirm their beliefs, just putting it out there, after a coming together "conference about various topics". It is a formal statement about salvation. There were no other documents about other topics at this conference with signatures. This leads me to believe that this T4G document was the main thrust of this conference. I also notice that only 4 signed this document. There were 27 invited speakers so I will assume that there really should be at least 27 signatures attached to it. Maybe they (the 27) did not expect much to be made of their conference in regard to this document; They could fly under radar. This document states a fairly firm stand on T-U-L-I-P.
T4G Here ----Calvinist Document
The BP news reports a counter to that T4G document called "Traditional"
Traditional Here -----Traditional Document
These have taken the T4G document head on. Signatures and comments open.
Lest you think "what is all the rub about?" consider what is being taught in Christian schools, SS classes, small groups that the members at large do not know anything about. I am seeing this first hand. Our church is "Traditional", our school adheres to T4G document; our SS has as it's foundation T4G. The rank and file and some on staff have no clue of this basis.
I am glad that the discussion is now brought to the surface. I despise the sneaking in like this. I have seen it with "Transitioning your Church" back around 2004. This was snuck in before the membership even knew it happened. Now, the Hyper-Calvinist are doing the same. Wake up Church!!
This new Calvinism will be the Religious law of Christianity and the SBC.
So, Where do we go from here?
Allen
It looks like this discussion started out lopsided. We have a group putting out a document to affirm their beliefs, just putting it out there, after a coming together "conference about various topics". It is a formal statement about salvation. There were no other documents about other topics at this conference with signatures. This leads me to believe that this T4G document was the main thrust of this conference. I also notice that only 4 signed this document. There were 27 invited speakers so I will assume that there really should be at least 27 signatures attached to it. Maybe they (the 27) did not expect much to be made of their conference in regard to this document; They could fly under radar. This document states a fairly firm stand on T-U-L-I-P.
T4G Here ----Calvinist Document
The BP news reports a counter to that T4G document called "Traditional"
Traditional Here -----Traditional Document
These have taken the T4G document head on. Signatures and comments open.
Lest you think "what is all the rub about?" consider what is being taught in Christian schools, SS classes, small groups that the members at large do not know anything about. I am seeing this first hand. Our church is "Traditional", our school adheres to T4G document; our SS has as it's foundation T4G. The rank and file and some on staff have no clue of this basis.
I am glad that the discussion is now brought to the surface. I despise the sneaking in like this. I have seen it with "Transitioning your Church" back around 2004. This was snuck in before the membership even knew it happened. Now, the Hyper-Calvinist are doing the same. Wake up Church!!
This new Calvinism will be the Religious law of Christianity and the SBC.
So, Where do we go from here?
Allen
Sunday, January 29, 2012
Marriage Seminar
A little back ground. I am divorced after 5 years of marriage, bad enough, re-married for 20 years. Good you say. I am now like this Jaguar. Man what a ride. Beautiful machine. A wonderful thing to show off. Imagine that if you looked on the other side there is a long scratch down the side. I'm OK as long as you don't look to closely. But you see, the leadership can not take a chance on someone possibly looking at the other side. I am damaged goods. I can not be used.
What does this have to do with the seminar? These are geared to those without a divorce in their background.. I have yet to hear of someone that has been through a divorce, re-married, and is praised for there long, Godly marriage this second time around. Never mind if there were legitimate reasons for the demise of the first marriage, I am NEVER going to be without that long scratch on the other side.
If the data is correct in the church, then 50% of the marriages are in divorces. Is there no grace among the leaders of churches and seminar producers for those people?
You see, I will never not have the scratch on the other side but I am still that beautiful machine through out.
Please consider this when you talk on longevity of marriage and say you almost went through a divorce but you worked it out. You put yourself a notch above those like me. I turn you off if you can not offer those that are like me that went through the divorce, re-married and have attained longevity.
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