Jesus made it simple. He authored no novels, leadership, psychology, or religious texts. Amazingly, the Ultimate Truth created no dogma, creed, or liturgy. The All Knowing made it simple. Put it on the lower shelf. Placed it in the shallow end. Even guys like me with a small UQ (Understanding Quotient) can get it. “Thy …
Remember the year when the Green Bay Packers won the Super Bowl with a large number of their starting players unable to play due to injury? As I watched them win, I thought, “Championship teams are flexible and enduring.” Managing is the skill of placing people where their strengths can be effective for the organization. …
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Lady R is as loved as a person can be. Her attitude, spirit, and determination impact hundreds of people each week. Recently she decided to return to the home of her father, sister, and brothers (her mother is already living the life in Heaven). Many people have helped Lady R during her recent bout with …
Surprised. Speechless. Overwhelmed. Beyond words. Appreciative. Thankful. Amazed. Pastor Philippe YAMEOGO shocked me with one of the grandest gifts of my life. Philippe gave me the Word of God. His gift is inerrant, infalible, authoritative, and ageless. It explains the Alpha and the Omega, the Lion of the Tribe of Judah, and the Great I …
I am delighted to serve alongside of Pastor Mark Burgess and his bride, Valerie. They are a blessing to me, our family, and the MCA Church family. Following is Pastor Mark’s Annual Report. God is good! Ministry Mobilization Summary of The Ministry Year – Mark Burgess Looking briefly at the ministry year in review and …
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It is time to celebrate the top innovations of the MCA Church leadership team in 2012 for the Anchorage Campuses. The team that serves MCA Church is creative, inventive, and innovative. 10. MCA Church North Campus Building Plans – Dale Fick 9. MCA Management System Fellowship One, Service U, and Giving Kiosks- Bryan Fick and …
Max Wiltshire’s question still intrigues me. “Do you fly from Jerusalem, over Judea and over Samaria, to get to minister to the utter most parts of the world?” Any way you slice it, we need to be more engaged with the work of the Lord in our Jerusalem. All four are important. One is not …
Dave, Becky, and Ephraim are leaving MCA Church, and I couldn’t be happier!!! Well, I am not happy they are leaving but I am overjoyed that they are following the call of God upon their lives for ministry in the Philippine Islands. MCA Church is infused with great people from the Philippines. I can not …
One of my heroes, Hudson Taylor, was fond of saying, “Where God guides, God provides.” I too have found the provision of God to be ample for the work He has designed for me to do. Following is a poem (whose author is unknown) that captures the guiding and providing aspects of our Father. I’d …
The need followers of Jesus have for each other has been in the front of my thinking for several months. Reflecting on the Biblical writer’s selection of a body metaphor for God’s church has been good for my understanding of the Christian family. Every system in the body is totally dependent upon the other systems …