Sharing ART with our New Team of ULs @ Artease in Esplanade

A – A New Thing

See, I am doing a new thing! 
   Now it springs up; do you not perceive it? 
I am making a way in the wilderness 
   and streams in the wasteland.  - Isaiah 43:19

Don’t miss it but perceive the new thing that God is doing in your life.

Delegate ministry to others as ministry is not just our own. …. (the people I formed for myself  that they may proclaim my praise – Isaiah 43:21)

Bus are Life Groups, Bus Captains are mobile Life Group leaders.

Roles of Talent leaders  (TLs) is to “learn”.

Roles of Ownership Leaders (OLs)  is to “make a way in the wilderness & streams in the wasteland”
1. LGL (Life Group Leaders)
- Visit weekly to pray for kids/family
- Own 3-8 kids
- Multiply LGs as it reach 8 kids
2. UL (Unit Leaders)
- Coach LGLs for the above

Role of Staff to be active outside the office to pave the way

R – Relational

Be available to lead groups relationally.

As the group grows bigger, we have to grow smaller.

God sent His son not to establish a religion but for a new relationship with us.

All ULs to learn and read a leadership book a month.

Use technology, Twitter, Facebook etc.

T – Thankful Heart

Only way to grow not by our effort but by the spirit living in us.

Keep a prayer/gratitude journal and give thanks in all circumstance.

Use Apps.

Was at an old LP record shop at Adelphi. The shop inside was organized, clean and I can tell kept with great attention. The LPs sold there were carefully cleaned and wrapped up. All of them cost a bomb that I could not find anything with a $30 budget. The same record I bought just a month ago for $7 in the discount bin of another shop can cost $170 here.

I realize there’s always much greater value in stuff we carefully take care of.

Didn’t stay long but had a great conversation with Boshari the owner of Vinyl Lucky at Adelphi about music and faith. We shared our love for music and favourite bands since young. We also shared about our faith where I learned very interesting things about his life as a Muslim and he did the same about mine as a Christian. I shared what’s different about Christianity and why I chose to go into it.

I left without buying anything but I gained a friend. I’m so glad I did because relationships are one of the most worthwhile things to take care of on earth. Keep taking care of your marriage, friendships or whatever are important relationships in your life.

Think Big?
We think big because between thinking big and thinking small, one is better. It’s common sense. Who wants small thinking? But the better may not be easier and that’s what makes thinking big so unusual.

Act Small?
We act small because between acting big and acting small, one gets you into trouble, the other just works great for everyone. Again its common sense but not easier to act on small things.  That is what makes acting small so unusual.

So thinking big and action small is common sense. But we do foolish things and always opt for easier.  So thinking small and acting big will always permeate space of our world even though there’s a better way.

Our aim is not to go there. We have Godly wisdom to do the opposite which is slightly harder to do.

- Stop believing small. Believe God in thinking every big thing he has in store for his people.
- Stop doing what is easy and start acting our common sense towards others.

Bought 2 old classic rock LP. Love playing it on my old Pioneer PL-61 Turntable. It gives me warm fuzzy feeling because it gives me good growing up memories when I listened to music.

Today spending the time at home with the family.

Mei Si cooked breakfast.

May Ann is preparing for her PSLE with mum.

Chern Han is doing his finger painting work. Just started with 2 prints.

What we do today in our homes created memories for people in the future. We just hope it’ll be of the warm and fuzzy type.