NorthRock Church
I am so excited for Northrock Church! They are launching their church in a couple of weeks with a ‘preview service’ in northern San Antonio – just past 1604 on the north side of town. I know that the church will be incredible and full of LIFE. Pastor Jonathan Moore and his team are full of vision and they are grounded in the Gospel.
If you know people in San Antonio looking for a church, send them to the link below for more information. Get in on the ground level…
Here is an excerpt from Jonathan’s blog:
I left Catalyst with some fresh ideas. Some of which will be incorporated into my first preview service next weekend! The guys and I had some amazing conversation as we ate, sat at Starbucks, sat in traffic, and on the plane. Heart to heart stuff…big dream stuff… and practical application stuff! I must tell you, my team and I BELIEVE that God is about to blow our minds. Our dreams are massive. So large that we really don’t want to even talk about them with outsiders. They think we’re crazy. Much like Israel probably thought Joshua was crazy when he prayed, “Sun stand still.” It stood still for a day though didn’t it?
Our 3 part series for our Sneak Peek Services will be “Something To Believe In”. Yes, for those of you that really know me, I am going to use the 80’s song from Poison. My first message will cover the need to believe in yourself. I CAN’T WAIT!!!
via NorthRock Blog » Catalyst 2008
-robin
Your Change Story
The last 3 weeks we have been talking about CHANGE at PSM. Change in your office, with attitude, family, forgiveness, servitude, etc. Instead of waiting for change to come from an outside source, it is time for us to initiate change. Ignite change. We must be the change.
Have you taken that step of faith and changed mundane details of your life? Click the link below and tell us your change story. We want to hear how you are a light at the office, how you chose to forgive, how you decided to pray. How did you make your move?
I would love to hear your change story!
-robin
How to get rich
This is an excerpt from Mark Cuban, a multi-millionaire and owner of the Dallas Mavericks. He speaks on the path to great financial wealth:
There are no shortcuts. NONE. With all of this craziness in the stock and financial markets, there will be scams popping up left and right. The less money you have, the more likely someone will come at you with some scheme . The schemes will guarantee returns, use multi level marketing, or be something crazy that is now “backed by the US Government”. Please ignore them. Always remember this. If a deal is a great deal, they aren’t going to share it with you.
I dont broadcast my great deals. I keep them all to myself. The 2nd thing to remember is that if the person selling the deal was so smart, they would be rich beyond rich rather than trolling the streets looking to turn you into a sucker. There are no shortcuts.
So what should you do to get rich ?
Save your money. Save as much money as you possibly can. Every penny you can. Instead of coffee, drink water. Instead of going to McDonalds, eat Mac and Cheese. Cut up your credit cards. If you use a credit card, you dont want to be rich. The first step to getting rich, requires discipline. If you really want to be rich, you need to find the discipline, can you ?
What do you think?
-robin
Lessons learned from Africa
This is the type of thing you learn when Pastor Ani Simonson stays with you:
- there are 2 types of medical facilities in Nigeria – a cheap version for minor cuts or bruises. This is a very risky place. You enter at ‘your own risk’. The other facility is for the rich only. You must pay BEFORE any services are offered. No exceptions. Therefore, if you cut your arm off and you don’t have money, you are not allowed entrance into the hospital. There is no help from medical staff regardless of your medical condition. No health insurance, no credit. This is why bullet #2 is so important…
- He and his wife wake up at midnight (every night) and pray until 3am. They go back to sleep and then wake up at 6am for another hour of prayer. He goes to the church property, which currently has no buildings or facilities, and stays there throughout the day. He prays with people as they walk by and request assistance.
- His tribe is the one who appeared in ‘Amazing Grace’ the blockbuster movie about abolitionists in England and Western Africa. There are still slavery houses in his home town. Tourists can travel through them to see how it actually happened.
When we begin to think about our economy and the affects of a recession, maybe we should think about the rest of the world and put it in a different perspective.
-robin
What is my campaign platform
Lately, as I watch all the campaign mumbo jumbo, my mind wanders off because of the hot air going back and forth. I am interested in the topics of discussion, but it seems like the candidates are more interested in political posturing than solving the problems.
So, my mind wanders to being a pastor and I am so glad that I don’t have to ‘run’ for pastor of PSM. What would it be like it there were term limits to being a pastor here? What if I had to campaign for the position? Unfortunately, some people have to face those types of political challenges in their church systems or denominations.
In the context of a campaign and a platform, what would I stand for and against? Or more interestingly, what would my opponent point out as my weakness and my failures?
As your next pastor I would:
- increase baptisms!
- increase tithes (not the percent but the # of payers)
- lower backsliding statistics
- increase volunteers
- repair relationships with foreign churches
- stop the war of gossip
- improve the hostess program
- _______________________
🙂
robin
Robin Steele 