For the past one week, we have been reading the good works done by the late Lee Kuan Yew for Singapore. Many were grateful to him for making Singapore what it is Today.
Easter is around the corner, as children of The Almighty God, we should reflect what our Heavenly Father has done for us: John 3:16 says,"For God so loved the world that He gave His one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life" (NIV). In John 10:10 it also tells us that "The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy. I came that they may have life and have it abundantly (ESV).
As a body of Christ, 1 Corinthians 12:27 , we should reflect what Jesus has done for everyone ever since we were born!
Just as the late Lee Kuan Yew has left a legacy, Jesus Christ has given us the Holy Spirit to carry on the works that He has started 2000 years ago; "The Great Commission" Matthew 28:16-20 .
Let us do our part to tell everyone who will listen, “Jesus is alive!. He is real. GOD’s NOT DEAD!”
31 Mar 2015
Monday 30 March 2015
Tuesday 17 March 2015
Excuse me, are you a Project Manager?
‘Project management’ the terminology almost unheard of in church ministry. Any corporate-ty word will be chuck aside by the majority. However, experience will demonstrate that planning and managing a project competently will ease the burden on the available resources, at the same time as allow the church to do well in large events and embark on new programs.
By profession, project management require a highly competent all rounder of the field and scope for that delivery, with a recognized project management methodology. As a result, the project manager will know exactly the stuffs that the team is doing and the ability with standardized terminology, expectations and management of all levels. However, the buzzword “PM” is heard in all industries and everyone seems to be a project manager ‘without credentials’.
Similarly, in any given task, Christian Leaders are call to lead projects in their Church or in their workplace, only to find that they possess little skills to manage project time, cost, scope, quality, human resource, procurement, communication, risk and integration.
Projects may be short or long; it is temporary in that it has a defined beginning and end in time, and therefore defined scope and resources (PMI). It is quick and unique, transient endeavor, undertaken to achieve planned objectives, which could be defined in terms of outputs, outcomes or benefits (APMUK) like running special services, evangelistic meetings, fund raising et al. It may be a ‘simple lunch meetings’ or ‘seminars’, a-walk-in-the-park for many experience leaders to run these projects. On the other hand, the spectrum may be massive and demanding like evangelistic meetings, concerts, building expansion projects. Project Management is the discipline of organizing and managing resources in such a way that these resources deliver all the work required to complete a project within defined scope, time and cost constraints. (MIM)
Without formal project management coaching or knowledge, project management can be a mammoth task for many leaders. While, many inborn leaders are gifted with good organizational and time management skills that come in handy, nevertheless there is no guarantee that the project will turn out to be successful.
Setting up a new ministry, hosting conventions or opening an outreach are additions to the departments’ regular activities that blast with loads of responsibility (Resources Constrain). Due to constraints in available time for the delivery or lack of funding and resources, lets checkout the relevancy to implementing project management concepts into our endeavors.
A biblical project management concept could be found in Nehemiah 1-2 (Read more: A Biblical Reference to Project Management: http://www.walkwiththeword.org/Studies/01_OT/16_Neh/16_Nehemiah_01-02.html)
The first step to jump-start:
Project Deliverables (Scope Management)
More often than not, unclear with the entire deliverable is the factor contribute to project failure more than others. What is the project objective? If you are unsure, how can you plan right and deliver with results? Would you know the demarcation of the project? The fundamental of project management is identifying the output without ambiguosity.
Once you know exactly the deliverables, you then breakdown into sub-deliveries and defining the scope. Scope management will be the exclusive accountability of the Project Manager. Work out and grasp all the areas of impact that need to be tackle or potentially involved. Make out the steps to take to complete each identified section. Allocate time to work this part out with the team (stakeholders). Document the decisions and phases and sign-off once concur. Many experience and long time leader assume project management methodology to be overkill or overload in church’s work, but over a period (sometime short duration) memories disappear gradually, work not done, responsibility pushes around and misunderstandings crop up. Consequently, run into disagreement, where it can be awfully destructive for the leader, the team and over and above the church. With good documentation, these issues are evitable.
Reference:
Mike Waddell (Project Management Guide for Christian Leaders)
Deborah Ike (Why Project Management Belongs in your Church)
Yngvi Rafn Yngvason (Jesus Christ the Project Leader)
By profession, project management require a highly competent all rounder of the field and scope for that delivery, with a recognized project management methodology. As a result, the project manager will know exactly the stuffs that the team is doing and the ability with standardized terminology, expectations and management of all levels. However, the buzzword “PM” is heard in all industries and everyone seems to be a project manager ‘without credentials’.
Similarly, in any given task, Christian Leaders are call to lead projects in their Church or in their workplace, only to find that they possess little skills to manage project time, cost, scope, quality, human resource, procurement, communication, risk and integration.
Projects may be short or long; it is temporary in that it has a defined beginning and end in time, and therefore defined scope and resources (PMI). It is quick and unique, transient endeavor, undertaken to achieve planned objectives, which could be defined in terms of outputs, outcomes or benefits (APMUK) like running special services, evangelistic meetings, fund raising et al. It may be a ‘simple lunch meetings’ or ‘seminars’, a-walk-in-the-park for many experience leaders to run these projects. On the other hand, the spectrum may be massive and demanding like evangelistic meetings, concerts, building expansion projects. Project Management is the discipline of organizing and managing resources in such a way that these resources deliver all the work required to complete a project within defined scope, time and cost constraints. (MIM)
Without formal project management coaching or knowledge, project management can be a mammoth task for many leaders. While, many inborn leaders are gifted with good organizational and time management skills that come in handy, nevertheless there is no guarantee that the project will turn out to be successful.
Setting up a new ministry, hosting conventions or opening an outreach are additions to the departments’ regular activities that blast with loads of responsibility (Resources Constrain). Due to constraints in available time for the delivery or lack of funding and resources, lets checkout the relevancy to implementing project management concepts into our endeavors.
A biblical project management concept could be found in Nehemiah 1-2 (Read more: A Biblical Reference to Project Management: http://www.walkwiththeword.org/Studies/01_OT/16_Neh/16_Nehemiah_01-02.html)
The first step to jump-start:
Project Deliverables (Scope Management)
More often than not, unclear with the entire deliverable is the factor contribute to project failure more than others. What is the project objective? If you are unsure, how can you plan right and deliver with results? Would you know the demarcation of the project? The fundamental of project management is identifying the output without ambiguosity.
Once you know exactly the deliverables, you then breakdown into sub-deliveries and defining the scope. Scope management will be the exclusive accountability of the Project Manager. Work out and grasp all the areas of impact that need to be tackle or potentially involved. Make out the steps to take to complete each identified section. Allocate time to work this part out with the team (stakeholders). Document the decisions and phases and sign-off once concur. Many experience and long time leader assume project management methodology to be overkill or overload in church’s work, but over a period (sometime short duration) memories disappear gradually, work not done, responsibility pushes around and misunderstandings crop up. Consequently, run into disagreement, where it can be awfully destructive for the leader, the team and over and above the church. With good documentation, these issues are evitable.
Reference:
Mike Waddell (Project Management Guide for Christian Leaders)
Deborah Ike (Why Project Management Belongs in your Church)
Yngvi Rafn Yngvason (Jesus Christ the Project Leader)
Check back for more!
Wednesday 11 March 2015
君子爱财 取之有道
钱财是身外物，生不带来、死不带去；
钱财是实用之物，虽然不是万能、没有它却万万不能；
钱财被适当的管理，带来许多好处、相反却祸患无穷；
钱财哪有限的功能：买得山珍海味、却买不到健康，
买得昂贵真品、却买不到真心，
买得真象牙床、却买不到睡眠，
买得高尚豪宅、却买不到幸福家庭。
静默想想，当不偷窃、不投机和不急速、不求不义之财、不贪心时，反而殷勤和勤劳积蓄时，必见加增。耶和华曾说：『不可存心贪爱钱财，要以自己所有的为足，因为我总不撇下你，也不离弃你。若你遵行耶和华你神的话，福气必要追随你，临到你身上。』
Monday 2 March 2015
My Definition of a Testimony
The Sharing by Ray was indeed a blessing as his life and testimony was a witness to God's word
Psalm 23. It reminded me that we are God's epistles and our life's testimonies should bear witness to the truth and dependability of God's word. Our life shows that the word we preach works.
I pray that we would also walk with God closely that our lives would bear a true witness to the gospel of hope with we preach.
God bless.
LA.
Psalm 23. It reminded me that we are God's epistles and our life's testimonies should bear witness to the truth and dependability of God's word. Our life shows that the word we preach works.
I pray that we would also walk with God closely that our lives would bear a true witness to the gospel of hope with we preach.
God bless.
LA.
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