Last week at Fellowship Friday, Mark Brisson of Fun Spot shared with us the concept of the Boaz Blessing.
Boaz was able to bless Ruth by having his harvesters leave a little extra behind for her to glean. This gesture cost Boaz little. He gave up a bit of inventory and spent a minute or two giving instructions to his employees.
But his effort meant a great deal to Ruth. In the same way, we can look for opportunities in our work to be a blessing to someone else.
When the Spirit leads us to give, even a few moments of our time or a bit of lagniappe can provide abundantly for others.
We have two Fellowship Friday meetings each week: one in the morning and another in the afternoon. Locations change, so there's likely to be one in your area soon. On Feb. 3, we'll be at BankFirst in Oviedo at 7:30 a.m. and Jason's Deli in Altamonte Springs at 1:30 p.m. For other Fellowship Friday dates and times, check the website.
We hope to see you there, and while we pray we can be a blessing to you, we pray even more that we can help you be a blessing to others.
Showing posts with label Ministry. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Ministry. Show all posts
Tuesday, January 31, 2012
Friday, August 26, 2011
C12's 2011 Leaders Conference back in Central Florida
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This event is a time of targeted, practical equipping for both superior business performance and workplace ministry. Attendees will also experience rich fellowship with like-minded peers from across America and from abroad.
The conference kicks off Thursday with a keynote dinner featuring Kris Den Besten, an Orlando Christian CEO and author of SHINE: Five Empowering Principles for a Rewarding Life.
Friday features a full day of conference and breakout sessions, wrapping up with a fellowship dinner.
The conference concludes Saturday morning with a plenary session, followed by the C12 Open golf scramble at Celebration Golf Club from 1-6 p.m.
Special room rates of $129 are available. Early registration discounts expire Sept 15. Details are on the C12 website.
The C12 Group of Central Florida is a personal advisory board of Christian business owners and CEOs, all committed to your personal, business and eternal success.
Tuesday, August 2, 2011
Blessed Are The Peacemakers
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Sande is passionate about bringing the life-changing power of the gospel and God's peacemaking principles into the lives of Christians and their churches to solve this ancient problem. Over the years, he has ministered to parties in hundreds of conflicts ranging from simple personal disputes to complex church and legal conflicts.
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Come hear Sande speak about solving conflict Biblically Aug. 11, 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m., in Faith Hall at First Baptist Orlando. You can register online.
Wednesday, October 27, 2010
Christian HELP assists the unemployed, hurting, and hungry. In its 18 years, it has produced astounding results for job seekers, with over 71,000 people connected with jobs. The need is still great, with unemployment in Florida at 11.9 percent and poverty rising.
Christian HELP has also distributed 6.8 million pounds of food. The center's 2,000-square-foot food pantry prevents people from choosing between paying their bills and feeding their families.
Christian HELP is a safe place for all job seekers regardless of faith. Its volunteers give Bibles to any job seeker who wants one.
Recognized as a model faith-based organization by the White House in 2003, Christian HELP and its Central Florida Employment Council Division help people get jobs in the following ways:
One on one employment counseling
Job skills classes
An online job board
Six major job fairs
Employment seminars
Consider supporting this ministry by volunteering, by donating to its food pantry, or by donating to the Bible fund.
To learn more, contact chamber member Sandi Vidal (407) 497-3329. She can also provide you with a DVD of this video:
Christian HELP has also distributed 6.8 million pounds of food. The center's 2,000-square-foot food pantry prevents people from choosing between paying their bills and feeding their families.
Christian HELP is a safe place for all job seekers regardless of faith. Its volunteers give Bibles to any job seeker who wants one.
Recognized as a model faith-based organization by the White House in 2003, Christian HELP and its Central Florida Employment Council Division help people get jobs in the following ways:
One on one employment counseling
Job skills classes
An online job board
Six major job fairs
Employment seminars
Consider supporting this ministry by volunteering, by donating to its food pantry, or by donating to the Bible fund.
To learn more, contact chamber member Sandi Vidal (407) 497-3329. She can also provide you with a DVD of this video:
Wednesday, July 21, 2010
In the dark
About a dozen of us had the opportunity to visit the staff of Lighthouse Central Florida the other day for their "Blink of an Eye" session.
Lighthouse is a nonprofit that serves people with severe or total vision loss, providing life skills training for adults and children, along with instruction for parents of children who have vision loss.
Lighthouse serves 1,000 people a year, a number restricted only by available resources. The need for Lighthouse's services is growing, because of Florida's large population of elder citizens. The math is staggering. Half of people over the age of 65 are at risk for one of the three most common causes of vision loss: diabetic retinopathy, macular degeneration, and glaucoma. A study by myregion.org projects that by 2030 Central Florida will have 3 million citizens over age 65, giving Lighthouse potentially 1.5 million people needing services.
As part of the session we went, as they say, "under blindfold," to learn what it's like to attend Lighthouse training. It was unnerving, going instantly from a bright conference room to utter darkness. I bumped into the doorjamb.
We were led, each with a hand on the shoulder of the person in front of us, down the hall and around a corner and into another room. Someone took my arm and guided me to a chair. The compulsion to lift the blindfold, just long enough to orient myself, was fierce. I resisted.
I put out my hand, discerned the upholstered front of the chair from the metal back, felt around for the seat. I lowered myself cautiously, and probably even more awkwardly than usual, into the chair.
An instructor told someone near me to write a check. "Make it out to Lighthouse..." There was laughter, then an explanation. The checkbook, my unseen fellow traveler was told, was on the table.
There was a table? I put out my hand. Yep. Table.
My task was to write a shopping list. Uh-oh. My notoriously bad handwriting was about to get a workout. The instructor explained that the paper was in a folder with windows cut out. All I had to do was feel for the windows and write inside them. This I could do only by keeping my left fingers right up against the tip of the pen. I think I misspelled "Mojo Criollo," but then, I often do.
Once we had finished our varied tasks, we were allowed to come out from under the blindfolds. My grocery list was only slightly more illegible than usual. The checkbook got passed around. It was oversize, printed in a heavy ink that gives high contrast, for those with low vision. The printing is also raised, so a person with no vision can feel the lines.
Lighthouse has many needs, including volunteers, new chairs for its boardroom, flash drives, laptop computers, and gardening supplies for classes. They are also looking for grounds maintenance, pressure washing, and carpet cleaning services, and a marketing agency to help spread their message. For a complete list, visit the Lighthouse Central Florida website.
There's a great deal more to see at Lighthouse, including computers equipped with screen readers. I urge you to visit sometime. "Blink of an Eye" tours are held on the third Wednesday of each month at 7:30 a.m., with bagels and lots of coffee. The decaf is in the pot with a patch of Velcro on top.
Lighthouse is a nonprofit that serves people with severe or total vision loss, providing life skills training for adults and children, along with instruction for parents of children who have vision loss.
Lighthouse serves 1,000 people a year, a number restricted only by available resources. The need for Lighthouse's services is growing, because of Florida's large population of elder citizens. The math is staggering. Half of people over the age of 65 are at risk for one of the three most common causes of vision loss: diabetic retinopathy, macular degeneration, and glaucoma. A study by myregion.org projects that by 2030 Central Florida will have 3 million citizens over age 65, giving Lighthouse potentially 1.5 million people needing services.
As part of the session we went, as they say, "under blindfold," to learn what it's like to attend Lighthouse training. It was unnerving, going instantly from a bright conference room to utter darkness. I bumped into the doorjamb.
We were led, each with a hand on the shoulder of the person in front of us, down the hall and around a corner and into another room. Someone took my arm and guided me to a chair. The compulsion to lift the blindfold, just long enough to orient myself, was fierce. I resisted.
I put out my hand, discerned the upholstered front of the chair from the metal back, felt around for the seat. I lowered myself cautiously, and probably even more awkwardly than usual, into the chair.
An instructor told someone near me to write a check. "Make it out to Lighthouse..." There was laughter, then an explanation. The checkbook, my unseen fellow traveler was told, was on the table.
There was a table? I put out my hand. Yep. Table.
My task was to write a shopping list. Uh-oh. My notoriously bad handwriting was about to get a workout. The instructor explained that the paper was in a folder with windows cut out. All I had to do was feel for the windows and write inside them. This I could do only by keeping my left fingers right up against the tip of the pen. I think I misspelled "Mojo Criollo," but then, I often do.
Once we had finished our varied tasks, we were allowed to come out from under the blindfolds. My grocery list was only slightly more illegible than usual. The checkbook got passed around. It was oversize, printed in a heavy ink that gives high contrast, for those with low vision. The printing is also raised, so a person with no vision can feel the lines.
Lighthouse has many needs, including volunteers, new chairs for its boardroom, flash drives, laptop computers, and gardening supplies for classes. They are also looking for grounds maintenance, pressure washing, and carpet cleaning services, and a marketing agency to help spread their message. For a complete list, visit the Lighthouse Central Florida website.
There's a great deal more to see at Lighthouse, including computers equipped with screen readers. I urge you to visit sometime. "Blink of an Eye" tours are held on the third Wednesday of each month at 7:30 a.m., with bagels and lots of coffee. The decaf is in the pot with a patch of Velcro on top.
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