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Here-is-what-I-did-yesterday

• 00:43 go to sleep (now that I read Steve Stanley lulaby on his Facebook)
• 07:05 dreamt of teaching people how to use farming equipment with MC
• 07:27 found 2 years worth of Misional newsletters from Dunbar (&TK?): tinyurl.com/6urf8a - will have to comb thru these someday_
• 07:45 read the line "The good shepherd lays down his life for the sheep" & think about both opposite implications of that text
• 08:06 overheard Timmy talking to his school friend yesterday, "no one ask me to be their friends..." Should I be worried?
• 08:14 needs to get going. We have another realtor come today after our price drop some more.
• 09:14 is taking Timmy to piano lesson, then upon picking him up, we will go to church so he can sing in the outreach of our Vietnamese school
• 09:38 @F1ace usability changes in mobile.fellowshipone.com was impressive, just wish the search is smarter like the web equivalence
• 10:26 burst laughing out loud following @fakejohnpiper & @faketimkeller on Twitter: "trim nose hair 4 the GoG"&"bald Pres. need to stick together"
• 10:36 found that a "free simple (and reliable) site" on the Internet cost a lot: 5 mils/yr to operate Digg adjix.com/ujj
• 11:04 VPNs back to work to clear my inbox
• 11:42 picking up Timmy from piano but we will have to go back to the dentist instead, & so he will miss the outreach. Jho drives like a maniac!
• 12:22 's Timmy walked out of the dentist office, smiling holding his tooth: "It was quick!" Now we head 4 church; Jho drives like a maniac still.
• 12:49 @F1ace mobile.fellowshipone.com wouldn't let me update a member birthdate. But it's great for address look up
• 12:51 is at church for Timmy's rehearsal. I got to read some more "Simple Church"
• 13:24 evaluates EM against SimpleChurch's CLARITY(Define, Illustrate, Measure, Discuss): we made progress on the top 3, but we failed to discuss!
• 13:29 learns about Travel Agents vs. Tour Guides analogy: nice!
• 13:34 heed "God did the transforming, but Moses played a vital role in the process. What was His part? What is your part?" -Simple Church p.138
• 13:45 evaluates EM against SimpleChurch's MOVEMENT(Strategic,Sequential,Intentional Programing,ClearNxtStep,NewMemberClass): we failed th last few
• 14:04 amused @ job desc. of Extreme Worship Arts Pastor: tinyurl.com/83mtt5 (ht:Simple Church p.172) Sadly, many of our peep won't get it.
• 14:09 cite: "leaders must avoid the two extremes of micro-management AND neglect" that's why accountability is needed --Simple Church p175
• 14:59 evaluates EM against SimpleChurch's ALIGNMENT(RecruitOnProcess,OfferAccountability,Ubiquitous/UnifiedProcess, Discuss): we need MAP!
• 15:13 is shocked about the findings from "Super-Size Me" documentary (as recap by Simple Church)
• 15:18 reads "Saying no must be done with God's wisdom and timing. You must remember that you are dealing with people who have feelingsm" -p.200
• 15:23 disagrees w/ p.203 "focus is the commitment to abandon everything that falls outside of the simple ministry process": so does "stubborness"
• 15:36 evaluates EM against SimpleChurch's FOCUS(Eliminate,LimitAdd,ReduceSpecialEvents,EasilyCommunicate,Simple2Understand): we hit most of this.
• 15:41 reads "Complexity is costly, beyond time & money: the Kingdom is not expanding; lives are not transforming; we are not growing" p.228
• 15:44 was encouraged, "this is good news. While you have little money, own no land or buildings: you are able to design from scratch." p.230
• 15:56 learned that only 0.05% churches in the SBC has 10%/yr growth for 3 consecutive years. They had to lower the rate to 5%/yr to have data 250
• 15:58 ponders the VNmidway problem, "many may be able to lead people to Christ, but then fail to assimilate them into the life of the church"
• 16:02 heed the last line in Simple Church "change the culture of the entire church" p.252 "O JC, only you can do that thru me!" Now, what's next?
• 16:47 is still at church, just hang out & chit chat w/ people. I was amazed to hear 1 of our people quit his job because his conviction.
• 17:31 Is going home
• 18:15 Is stuck in traffics on the way home
• 18:59 is still not home yet; now stops by our favorite Sushi Yosuke for dinner with the Ho's family.
• 19:14 heard from Timmy to Jho, "You were made by God, so that the English Ministry won't starve to death." I went, "Not quite." What a buzzkill!
• 19:18 's Timmy: "Do I get present from Santa?" Me: "Do you want 2 pray 2 Santa then?" Timmy: "No, it was just a trick so I could get more present"
• 19:48 is finally make it home
• 20:24 is watching Angel Wars: Guardian Force from Netflix with Timmy (see www.angelwars.com for details)
• 21:52 is putting Timmy to sleep and catching up on his old prof blog: bolsinger.blogs.com
• 22:20 is catching up on another prof blog: www.markdroberts.com
• 23:18 's mind is full now. Must sleep. Remember to search NetFlix origami on Monday for envelope

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