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• 04:16 got ready for EM service. We have an annual conference today, so mostly it will be reporting and direction clarifying. I pray for the seed
• 11:58 finished EM annual conference. Once a year, what we did behind the scene surfaces up so people may get a glimpse of where we are heading.
• 12:33 reads "MtC: building effective system to serve people": many people learn nothing from experience, plowing ahead & repeat the same mistakes.
• 12:36 #reads "MtC": dysfunctional, malfunction, nonfunction - may I escape the pot holes on the path
• 12:50 #reads "MtC": from a suicide note: "I could find nothing to die for, & so I had nothing to live for" - Vision is the thing to die for.
• 12:56 #reads "MtC": Robert's Rules of Order is a lousy way to discern God's vision. Silence prayers then convo, would be more effective.
• 12:59 #reads "MtC": p.116-117 contains questions about "How do you know if you need a new vision?"
• 13:02 #reads "MtC": system blockages: 1) treating symptoms as problems 2) bottlenecks 3) nonalignment 4) self-defeating habitual practices
• 13:05 #reads "MtC": org structures reflects belief systems. Check alignment, energy flow, & habitual patterns.
• 13:07 #reads "MtC": typical moves 1) merger 2) relocation 3) restructure 4) downsizing.
• 13:12 #reads "MtC": p.174-175 awful case study of paternal church management system.
• 13:15 #reads "MtC": partnership hallmarks: absolute honesty, straight talk, right 2 say no, join accountability, no security promises, elim status
• 13:23 #reads "MtC": needs select right people, nomm process. p.222-223 also has valuable mistakes we often make in cong.system.
• 13:26 #reads "MtC": p.235 4 types of power + Steven Covey's 10 power tools for mgt. GOD is the source of power.
• 14:55 finished lunch w/ in-law. Now I am going for a power nap.
• 15:31 is previewing some newly constructed house near church with the Ho's family
• 17:52 enjoys an early Valentine date w/ Jenney @ a S. Passadena's steakhouse. It's 2 wks early, but that way we get cheaper food & less stress.
• 19:35 is full. Thanks to my friend who gave us a steakhouse giftcard. Now to some errand on the way home
• 19:46 #gasup in ARCO S Pasadena $1.99/gal
• 21:38 is finally home and about to call Vietnam again with Timmy to wish my dad happy Lunar New Year
• 21:56 is getting through all the phone congestion to Vietnam, but my dad not home. Will try to wish happy New Year to him again tomorrow. Zzzz now
• 01:50 woke up in the middle of the night & couldn't sleep. My mind is playing all sorts of case scenario... God is love but also just & fearsome

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