Slow Is Fast - Don't hurry in building your foundation for ministry. It is a tested principle that those who rush and force-produce fruits do not last long. Take time to lay the foundation in building your ministry. This can apply to discipleship and smallgroups, in that it's ok too start small. Don't rush growth. Fruit grows naturally. Devote oneself to nurturing your people and momentum will build on itself.
The Virus Principle - This principle is applied in order to change cultures. Imagine a circle, this is the old culture. One cannot affect change inside the circle. It would be just like walking along the path of a tsunami, you get washed away. The key to affect change is starting outside the circle. Imagine now outside the circle another circle of new culture is nurtured and grows. Soon the old culture will be swept by this new growing culture. It's called the virus pricniple because one's job is to keep everyone infected with your passion and vision, and let it spread and conquer territories.
The Laser Principle - This principle is about the importance of knowing the one thing and focusing your energy on it. This is the reason why Coca-cola was more popular than Pepsi, because Coke focused on one thing, and that is Coke. The thing is, the likelihood of success of one's vision is when the vision communicates only one thing as oppose to many things.
The McDonalds Principle - The McDonald's principle is about the importance of consistency. McDonald's is one of the leading fast foods in the world because it had a system that maintains it's consistency wherever you find McDonald's all over the world. That means that when I go to the other side of the globe I will be served the same kind of food. This applies to how our ministries must be consistent in it's content and value that is served to our people.
Added Value Service - People would naturally flock to service that gives value for their money. All churches demand it's members ten percent of their income. Therefore it is only but practical that a wise Christian will go to the church that gives them the value for their money. Another insight is that when as ministers we give what the people need, compelling people to support your ministry would be easier than the mistake of pulpit dramas and threats. Sometimes we lose vision where to begin. It begins with serving people.
Foundation of Relationship is Trust - In leadership, building relationship is important. So we need to understand that the foundation of every relationship is based on trust. An important insight here is that trust does not equal intimacy. Because before I misunderstand that to build relationship one must become intimate or close to a person (discomfort follows after, or the feeling of not being yourself). Understanding this principle frees us from guilt and helps us keep focus on building credibility through one's consistency and integrity.
People: Paul's Crowning Glory - During our daily morning bible study of 1 Thessalonians, one of the beautiful insights we've learned is the importance and the dynamics of Paul's relationship to the Thessalonian church. In one verse he says that for Paul his reward (contrary to our common view of a heavenly reward for our labor), Paul's reward is the love and faith of the people he's nurtured, exhorted and encouraged. Have we ever looked at our people as our crowning glory? Have we appreciated their contribution this way? For Paul God's people were his crowns.
Leader = Vision + Communication + Resources - This is Ptr. Joey's definition of leadership. A true leader has a vision. A true leader has a clear picture of where he is headed. A true leader knows how to communicate this vision to other people so that they could follow him. And a true leader has the resources that will propel him and the people following him to that vision. A leader who does not know where he is going cannot lead. A leader on the other hand who does not know how to compel people to his vision also cannot lead.
Motherly, Fatherly & Brotherly Leadership - In 1 Thessalionians 2, we see the progression of leadership style Paul applies to the church. In the beginning, as spiritual infants, Paul is as a mother who nurtures her children. This means, giving them what they need to grow. As a growing child, Paul is as a father who exhorts and brings correction and discipline to the child (Proverbs talks about training the child the way he should go). And as grown mature Christians, Paul is as a brother who walks side by side with them in mutual labor and encouragement.
Scriptural vs. Superficial Relationship - In our bible study, Dr. John Dettoni challenged us to evaluate our relationship with the people we are leading. Are these relationships scripturally based on love, authentic concern and selfless service, or are we falling towards a superficial kind of relationship with the people we lead by becoming impersonal, mechanical and too "goal-oriented"?
Sustainable Organization - This is the challenge of creating sustainable organizations that produces authentic success and productivity through authentic concern towards people and wise and proper stewardship of resources.
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