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Going Global – Part 1
“Going Global” has become the coined phrase used to describe the moment when one has achieved a level of influence that has the potential to affect the world. Going global has been used in athletics, literature, entertainment, even in the financial realm. When you have gone global, you have finally reached a place of influence…
Read More10 Ways To Plan for Success in Ministry & Life for 2012
This is Part 3 in a series by Maina Mwaura. Read Part 1 and Part 2. “Ask me and I will tell you some remarkable secrets about what is going to happen.” Jeremiah 33:3 NLT+ If you’re like me, every year you start off with a list of goals you’re going planning on accomplishing and…
Read MoreSimple Is Better
I recently had a conversation with a great friend who called me in an effort to inundate me with his list of ALL the things he desires to accomplish in 2012. It was a great conversation but the truth of the matter is that I hung the phone up and found myself perplexed about whether…
Read MoreRefresh a Youth Worker in 2012: Dip Into the Well
“Jesus, tired as he was from the journey, sat down by the well. It was about noon. “When a Samaritan woman came to draw water, Jesus said to her, ‘Will you give me a drink?’” – John 4:6-7 It’s hard to imagine Superman tired. Harder still to imagine the creator of the universe exhausted…
Read MoreReflecting and Looking Ahead
This is Part 2 in a series by Maina Mwaura. Read Part 1 here. “One of the greatest moments in anybody’s developing experience is when he no longer tries to hide from himself but determines to get acquainted with himself as he really is.” ~ Norman Vincent Peale As we approach the New Year, I encourage…
Read MoreReflection + Goal = Success
Christmas, New Years Day, holiday parties, travel, and all kinds of activities seem to run together during this time of the year. If we’re not careful we can forget to stop and Reflect before the New Year begins. I would like for us to Reflect on what God has done this year and reflect on…
Read MoreBarnyard Births in the City: Wishing you an Unconventional Christmas
When we were kids, people called us little devils. So when we grew up, we called ourselves Satan’s Sinners. – Cochise, founder and president of Satan’s Sinners gang; incarcerated since December 1993; incarnated since January 1994 It was a typically hot and humid July afternoon in New York, but about to get hotter. Several dozen members…
Read More10 Simple Ways to Know God’s Love is More Than Enough – Part 3
This is Part 3 of 3 in a series by Maina Mwaura. Read Part 1 and Part 2 here. Enough: Sufficient to meet a need or satisfy a desire; adequate. God Gave you Life. God knows everything about you. (Matthew 10:30) God has a purpose, not just for your ministry but for you. (Hebrews 11:39)…
Read MoreInstant Messages
We all have 24 hours in a day. No more and no less. So what do we do with the time we have is critical, especially when it comes to developing messages. God spoke to Joshua in Joshua 1:8 and told him that if he would meditate on the word of God day and night,…
Read MoreEnough – Part 2
This is Part 2 of 3 in a series by Maina Mwaura. Read Part 1 here. This past February I had the privilege to research my ancestral background. I found that in my family line I had many people that had done great things. As I was going over the documents it hit me that…
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