Becoming a High Impact Leader, Teacher, and Disciplemaker

You should totally round up your staff and key volunteers for our next day long gathering of the Peoria Area Leadership Community Ongoing.

Why?

Because we'll have a blast exploring seven distinguishing characteristics of high impact leaders, teachers, and disciplemakers!


Date?

Thursday, August 22, 2013

Time?

Coffee and goodies at 8:30 AM

Training from 9 AM to 3 PM

Where?
St. Paul Baptist Church
114 W. Forrest Hill Ave
Peoria, IL 61604

Who?

You (PALC alumni) and anyone from your life and ministry you think would really benefit from being a part of this day together—including your wife. (Sorry, no children.) If you're bringing 3 or more people, please just let me know so we can prepare accordingly.

Tuition?

—$50 for you, the ministry leader.

You will get the training experience, a 30 page training manual filled with practical goodies, an audio CD of the training (for review), and a digital file of the training presentation and rights to use the training within your local ministry. You will leave ready to take this training experience back to people in your ministry.

—$25 for any guest from your ministry.

Each guest will get the training experience, a 30 page training manual, and an audio CD of the training (for review).

Registration?

Please register by Monday, August, 19th.
* To register online now for yourself, go here.

* To register online now for guests, go here.

* To register via regular mail, send a check to: Cadre Ministries, PO Box 264, Mossville, IL 61552 and include a note that the check is for PALCO.

(If money is truly an issue for you, let me know and I'll take care of it for you. Not joking. I love you.)

Lunch?

Each person should bring their own lunch and something to drink.

Bring?
Be sure to bring your Bible, pen, and lunch.

Can You Help?

We need a someone to bring...
* healthy snacks
* donuts and goodies for the rest of us who don't care if we die young
* coffee

Let Bill know ASAP if you can you help with one of these!

Can't wait for this day with Jesus and you.

Begging for a miracle?

"And you people of Capernaum, will you be honored in heaven? No, you will go down to the place of the dead. ” Luke 10:15

Consider the fact that Capernaum was witness to MORE of Jesus miraculous work than any place on earth, yet their fate in unbelief is spelled out by Jesus. 

However, a family of missionary servants (found in Acts 2:42-47) attracted and retained people for the Gospel. 

Miracles authenticate the authority and divinity of Jesus (they prove Him to be God in the flesh). 

A family of missionary servants shows that the greatest and most profound miracle is becoming a new creation in Jesus - living out our Gospel identity with others

The Danger of Ignoring Idiot Lights

by Bill Allison

Once upon a time, you and your ministry were so busy that you didn't take time to encourage the hearts and equip the hands of the wonderful volunteers who serve with you.

Even though the "maintenance required" light came on—warning you to stop your flurry of ministry activity long enough to schedule some routine maintenance, you still just kept going.

And you got away with it... for a while.

Then you started to notice the engine of your ministry bogging down. You began hearing weird sounds you'd never heard before. You started smelling some funny smells coming from underneath the hood. But you were still too busy driving to care for your "car." So you just kept driving.

Until... it finally stopped working.

Then you had to call a tow truck. And in that one trip to the mechanic, you spent more than you would have spent in years of little investments in routine upkeep.

And here's the kicker: The car never did really run as well as it once did. The damage was done.

The End.

Or was it the end?

Yes, it was the end. Because no one can ignore the dashboard warning lights of life and ministry continually and get away with it.

 No one.

 It most certainly will catch up with you. It's simply a matter of time.

But... there is another way.

YOUR story doesn't have to have this unhappy ending. You can do something now.

It all starts when you pay attention to the "maintenance required" light screaming for your attention. It's telling you it's time to stop the car of your ministry to encourage the hearts and equip the hands of the volunteers who serve in the ministry with you.

Wouldn't it be better to stop now for a tune up before the long drive this fall?

So here's the BIG question: What are YOU going to do to encourage and equip yourself and the volunteers who serve in ministry with you?

If your answer to this BIG question is, "Nothing," or "We're just too busy," then please reread this article starting at the title.

If your answer to the BIG question is, "I'd love to encourage and equip the volunteers in our church and ministry, but I don't know where to start," then mark you calendar right now for the next PALC Ongoing.


Thursday, August 22, 2013
9 AM to 3 PM 

And start praying about which staff and volunteers you should bring with you!

Why?

Because on August 22nd, we'll explore seven distinguishing characteristics of high impact leaders, teachers, and & disciplemakers.

It's your call. It's your "car."

But think about it.

What does it say about us when we ignore "idiot lights"?

Save This Date Right Now!

What could happen in your ministry if you trained a few volunteers to live out the seven distinguishing characteristics of high impact disciplemakers?

Why not find out!

Save this date right now...

Thursday, August 22, 2013

9 AM to 3 PM 

More info coming your way throughout the summer! Stay tuned...

PALCO Picnic at the Allisons!

When?

Thursday, July 18th, 5 pm to ?

What?

A communal picnic for disciplemaking friends and their families. We'll provide the meat, drinks, and tableware. Each family coming should bring a dish or dessert to share.

Who?

PALC guys and their families.

Fun?

Yes. Yard games, volleyball, and a HUGE swing set for the kids.

RSVP?

To RSVP, please email Bill by Thursday, July 11th and let him know HOW MANY people you are bringing and WHAT DISH OR DESSERT you are bringing to share. Please bring lawn chairs!

This par-tay is gonna be CRA-ZAY!