Wednesday, September 13, 2006

It's the second week of my school holidays already and I haven't find a job yet. Boo. :( Even so, my first week was taken up by crusade and so is this week, hence I don't think I am able to work juz yet. But I really hope to find a job because I seriously in need of the money.

On the brighter note, I went for my first Crusade Poly Summit last wednesday to thursday at NACLI. Later it was found out that it was until friday. Sigh. Still the two full days rocked!! :) It was great getting to know crusaders from different polys and getting to hear from them about their thanksgivings, problems faced, ideas and views through the discussion sessions. During the problems and ideas discussions, we were spilt to different areas and I felt quite disheartened as TP Campus Crusade is not official so problems faced were different and many ideas were not really feasible for us. Even so, I know that we will is God working in TP Crusade and the campus itself.

Besides the discussions, there was sessions on the message as well and it was mainly on 'Leadership.' This is one topic that interests me a lot. There were teachings on a leader's heart, principles, skills, ect but the one that impacted me the most was on 'Roles of a Leader.' I have been placed in a leadership position as fas as I can date back since primary schoo whether in church, school or outsidel. And this particular session really impressed on me a lot compared to any leadership conferences I have been. It made me realised that my thinking of what a leader is and does has been so narrow and it brought me to look at things in great light and perspective. Here are the 4 roles of a leader:

[Present (People)]
- Coach -> To help individuals succeed at advancing the mission of the whole.
- Spokesperson -> Able to communicate the mission and vision clearly to other inside and outside the ministry.
[Future Realities]
- Change Agent -> Evaluates ministry and alter things that are not working.
- Direction Setter -> Sees a picture of a desired future, and is willing to do what is required to get there.
* In the center of all 4 roles - Heart for God

This session was rounded up by reminding us that we are servants leaders, where we are serving God and others (ministry). I clearly remember the student leaders' motto, "To Lead is To Serve." Overall, Poly Summit was an amazing experience with all the learning, discussions, fun, bonding and not to forget the food. I miss my egg myo prata. Yum! ;P

Okie dokies..I gotta go do my QT before I head to bed. I will be needing my mind and strength for TRP Planning Retreat. Ciaoz.

Dre@my JeSs Life Written @ 4:21 PM