Session By: Ashley Chris Vinil
Session date: 3rd Jul 2010
Time: 6 - 8.30pm
Venue: Koramangala Methodist Church, Bangalore
Few points from the session:
- Most effective leaders alter the course of your life.
- Influencing people around you- Does not depend on the high/low position.
- Invest in strengths-Own and also around us. Eg. A couple can have their own different strength. one can be a good multitasker while other can just do one task at a time.
- Its a process and not an event-Little by little to make something amazing. Eg. The Kid in the Karate Kid movie, Nehemaiah from the Old Testament.
Ashley has narrated a story of a pastor who was inviting people to the church and was upset because only few turned up. Then he thought of a way and has invited the people saying , "The Church has died, please come to the burial". He had put a coffin in the church, and people came to see because they were curuious to know whats there in the coffin.
One by one came forward and looked into the coffin and left remorseful as there was a mirror kept in the coffin.
- If we focus on our strengths- The happiness quotient Increases, The satisfaction also increases.
- Think of one strength that you have.
- We see our mentors, people around us -> Way to build on strengths.
- Truth is No one is perfect 10 on the rate of strengths. When one goes upto the level 10, then one stops growing leading to stagnation and finally LOST. Hence, we got to keep going, step by step, little by little.
- Focusing on JESUS-who is on Ten-Our Strength.
- One should be aware about our strengths and weakness. SWOT-Skill Development.
- Often we fail to address our strengths but concentrate more on learning kills and leaving.
- Working on our strengths- Keep developing.
- STOP focusing on weaknesses and START working on our strengths.
- There are people who have specific areas of strengths and are weak in other areas. Eg. WinstonChurchill was WAR HERO and a PEACE ZERO.
- We do not fit in in few positions/strenghts, that means our strength is something else.
- We should first know/identify our strengths and then start growing in the RIGHT STRENGTH -RIGHT TIME.
- Spiritual Formation- SALVATION(By FAITH), HOLINESS(Living by God's Word) & WISDOM
Activity: D05
The observations made in the activity:
- We do not communicate our strengths to others.
- We keep/communicate with self.
- We do not ask questions.
- We are busy with our own work.
- We do not reward others according to what they've done.
- We all have strength in all of us.
Group interaction:
1) List of strengths of Joshua:
- Trust in God
- Confidence
- Courage
- Obedience
- Leadership
- Humble
- Committment towards God
- Planning and executing(Joshua 24)
- Passionate about what he has to do for the Lord
2) How Joshua built on his strengths?
- Joshua has seen Moses -his MENTOR- who was a good Leader.
- Joshua TRUSTed in the Lord Always.
- Joshua displayed FAITH in God.
- Joshua PRAYed to God.
3) Compare your work life with that of Joshua:
- Challenges Joshua faced-Handling
- Delegation and Allocation(Team work)
- Courage to take Tough Decisions
- Time to let go-Farewell
The Presentation :
