April 2, 2012: Volume 1, Number 11
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COMING UP!
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April 12, 2012
CONDITIONING FOR THE COURSE Becoming a Pace-Setting Leader
May 10. 2012
CLEARING THE HURDLES
Leadership Challenges
June 7, 2012
FINISHING WELL
Fight the Good Fight, Walk Worthy, and Finish Well
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Vista Grande Church
Sandia Park, NM
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Psychologists describe three types of listening: competitive listening (we are more anxious to promote our thoughts than listen to someone else), passive listening (genuine interest in understanding another point of view), and active listening (genuine interest coupled with checking our understanding before we respond.) Without active listening, we may miss God's wake up calls -- His cues and warnings about life circumstances. Are you listening? In this issue's feature, Close Call or Wake Up Call?, find out how to ask for, listen to, and reflect God's wake up calls. A few spots are still open for the April Spiritually Healthy Leader� workshop on becoming a pace-setting leader.
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CONDITIONING FOR THE COURSE:
Becoming a Pace-Setting Leader
| "How can I know I'm embracing God's vision for my life ... or simply following the direction I want to go?" We get that question all the time.
No matter what your circle of influence -- home, the workplace, the community -- you can know that your goals align with God's and lead others to do the same. During April's Spiritually Healthy Leader� workshop, Conditioning for the Course, you'll learn how to identify God's vision for your life and put it into action p  ositively and creatively. The workshops are not closed small groups; registration is OPEN. Best of all, the series is flexible. You can select one or all or a combination throughout 2012. Consider bringing your ministry team to the Conditioning for the Course workshop on April 12. Learn more about SHL� Workshops. Register now. |
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 Feature: CLOSE CALL -- OR WAKE UP CALL?
| During a hotel stay, you can call the front desk and ask for a wake up call. The hotel staff agrees to phone your room at your requested time to wake you.
Even if you have an alarm clock or awaken naturally, a wake up call is a good idea. It serves as a warning or back up. For instance, your alarm clock may not work ... may be set to the wrong time zone ... may have gotten jostled in travel... may have weak batteries. Your body may not be prepared for jet lag or a change of routine.
We also refer to "a wake up call" as a warning about life circumstances. A wake up call is especially helpful when we are distracted, busy, or preoccupied.
Do you ask God for wake up calls?
A ministry partner recently shared what he'd learned from three successive wake up calls he'd received within the space of just a few weeks.
One was the loss of a childhood buddy who'd succumbed suddenly after a sleep apnea attack in the middle of the night. The second was the death of was a professional colleague who'd unexpectedly entered the hospital, underwent several procedures, but never came home. The third was different - a close family friend who had a torn aorta but made it to the hospital in time for life-saving surgery.
Could the first two friends have done more for the Kingdom if they'd been here longer? There is no way to know this side of heaven.
The third friend's close call was a reminder to the patient - and our ministry partner - to use the remainder of life as meaningfully as possible.
Don't sleep through the alarm
It's easy to be lulled into sleepy complacency or mistakenly believe you'll "wake up naturally." A healthy Christ-follower understands the importance of asking for and listening to God's wake up calls.
Our ministry partner chose to see these three circumstances as wake up calls from God. Can you do more for the Kingdom right now before it's time for you to leave earth?
Three wake up calls. One close call. Don't sleep through the alarm.
Growth Point
Wake up and do the work to which God has called you.
Scripture
As long as it is day, we must do the work of him who sent (us). Night is coming, when no one can work. (John 9:4, NIV)
Prayer Points- What circumstances tend to lull you into complacency and dull the urgency to serve God meaningfully?
- What kinds of wake up calls is God sending your way?
- List steps to take to answer God's wake up call in your life.
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What People Are Saying ...
| | "The Conflict Checkup workshop was the best [of the series] so far! The benefit I gained was how to focus on issues with my boss at work, and not make it personal."
J.S., New Mexico
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