Posts Tagged ‘Church’

Anyone Can Contribute Something

Ryan | October 2nd, 2009 | No Comments »

I’m really inspired with two of our UST students, Tin and Rachel, who went door to door to their neighbors to ask for relief goods and medicines for flood victims. They may not have huge bank accounts but that didn’t stop them from giving help to families devastated by the flood. Lack of money does not prevent you from doing something significant for others.

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Is it Possible to Preserve Unity?

Ryan | August 2nd, 2009 | No Comments »

Unity in the body of Christ? Local Church? Family? Marriage? Or in a Team? The answer is a resounding Yes! It is possible! But it will take all the effort of the people involve…
Ephesians 4:3
“Make every effort to keep the unity of the Spirit through the bond of peace.”
Make every effort: Why? Because there’s no such thing as “perfect relationship” (no perfect church, no perfect family, no perfect marriage, no perfect team). Every relationship has its own imperfection. We just have to learn how to appreciate and be grateful of the relationships we have today.

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Are You Cool?

Ryan | July 17th, 2009 | No Comments »

This blog is for people who want to be cool and for campus ministers/pastors who want their “youth services” to be cool in the eyes of young people. Read On…
What’s cool? How can you say if something (a person, youth service, church) is cool? What’s the benchmark? And why does it matter? I read an interesting (secular) book that can help answer this questions.
Here are some excerpt from the book “chasing cool.”
“How do we make things cool? Everyone, it seems, especially people with a brand to manage, wants to be cool. But why? What, exactly, makes it such a desirable commodity? Simple: Cool cuts through. Its the ultimate point of difference. When brands (or a person) evoke the characteristic of cool they are more likely to stand out in today’s cluttered marketplace.”
As part of their quest (the authors) to provide some genuine takeaway to the “how do we make this thing cool?”

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