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Ministry Questions
Here are some questions I have been pondering in regards to church staff and the summer lows.
1. How can staff create summer momentum?
2. What out-of-the-box ideas can the staff generate to create personal momentum for themselves?
3. How can I help?
4. What people need to be released, changed or evaluated so that the ministry can thrive not just survive?
5. Can your staff take you to the next level?
6. Has your staff been “burned out” (which I don’t believe in) and are they able to sign on again for another year at with the vision?
7. Do they believe the urgency of the hour concerning the impact of ministry or the finances?
8. Do you/they believe God can increase heaven and grow churches in the summer?
9. Can your staff get momentum created? (This would be a capacity issue)
10. Where are you and staff members manufacturing energy?
11. Do you need some fresh fire to revive the living to new?
Just some thoughts…
The Seven Baby Steps to Finances – Dave Ramsey
The Seven Baby Steps
Begin your journey to financial peace
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Get out of debt the same way you learned to walk—one step at a time. Dave has taught these principles to millions via radio, books, Financial Peace University, live events and online. Here’s the process:
Baby Step 1
$1,000 to start an Emergency Fund
An emergency fund is for those unexpected events in life that you can’t plan for: the loss of a job, an unexpected pregnancy, a faulty car transmission, and the list goes on and on. It’s not a matter of if these events will happen; it’s simply a matter of when they will happen. Learn more
Baby Step 2
Pay off all debt using the Debt Snowball
List your debts, excluding the house, in order. The smallest balance should be your number one priority. Don’t worry about interest rates unless two debts have similar payoffs. If that’s the case, then list the higher interest rate debt first. Learn more
Baby Step 3
3 to 6 months of expenses in savings
Once you complete the first two baby steps, you will have built serious momentum. But don’t start throwing all your “extra” money into investments quite yet. It’s time to build your full emergency fund. Learn more
Baby Step 4
Invest 15% of household income into Roth IRAs and pre-tax retirement
When you reach this step, you’ll have no payments—except the house—and a fully funded emergency fund. Now it’s time to get serious about building wealth. Learn more
Baby Step 5
College funding for children
By this point, you should have already started Baby Step 4—investing 15% of your income—before saving for college. Whether you are saving for you or your child to go to college, you need to start now. Learn more
Baby Step 6
Pay off home early
Now it’s time to begin chunking all of your extra money toward the mortgage. You are getting closer to realizing the dream of a life with no house payments. Learn more
Baby Step 7
Build wealth and give!
It’s time to build wealth and give like never before. Leave an inheritance for future generations, and bless others now with your excess. It’s really the only way to live! Learn moreGoogle and the Juicy Idea
Google is kicking off a competition called JuicyIdeas. The challenge for Juicy Ideas 2010 is to create a software application that uses publicly available data to benefit your community. It’s a wide open contest, with endless possibilities, and it’s up to you to be creative and innovative with the data. The grand prize is an all-expenses paid trip to Google headquarters in Mountain View, CA and an Android-powered phone.
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Form a Team
Create a team of 3-5 students at an eligible college to create a software app. You’ll need folks who can code.
Find an Idea
Research publicly available data and get creative! Come up with a business plan for that data: how can it benefit the people around you?
Create an Application and Video
Turn that data and business plan into a software application and upload a short demo video to YouTube. Submit your application and video by April 11!
Watch the Video featuring me as the voice…
