Tag Archive - leadership

Unemployed? Underemployed? Unhappily employed?

September 27, 2011 in Spiritual Gifts with 2 Comments

Whenever I talk about the will of God… It seems I usually end up with someone asking a question like,” What should I do with my vocation”, or “How do I get a job” and even “How can I find a different job”. Those are great questions; especially if you consider how much of our life we will spend working. Let’s say you work 48 weeks a year (4 weeks off for vacations and holidays), for 43 years (work until age 65- most will work longer) and you average working 50 hours a week. That is 2400 hours a year and 103,200 working hours in a lifetime. With that kind of investment we ought to ask, “God what do you want me to do for a living”?

Right now, the US is in a recession … at best some say depression and it has changed the field of play and work! I talk with a lot of people today that are unemployed, underpaid, underemployed or hate their job. They ask me, “Hal, what do you do? I have had people tell me:

  • “My boss treats me like a dog”
  • “I have a master’s degree yet I am doing an entry level job”
  • Or “I am doing a difficult job yet they pay me nothing”
  • Even,  “I have to have a job where do I look right now?”

Most of these statements are followed by a statement that relates their feeling of helplessness. Often people will ask- what does the bible have to say about my job?

That is where I am headed this weekend in the message I am calling- Free Agent.  I believe I have a word that will not only help your future employment but also help you today with the job you have or do not have. You must be at CATB SUNDAY and bring your friends!

By the way, we are having a lot of people get the FREE Spiritual Gifts test! If you haven’t got yours yet email me at gifts@halmayer.com now! Did I mention it is free? If you are looking for the blog post on Spiritual Gifts it is here.

Lead When? LEAD NOW!!

August 23, 2011 in Leadership with Comments Off

Every 6 months we do an event called Lead Now.  The purpose of Lead Now is to get all of our leaders together to:

  • Cast vision for our future and talk about where we believe God is leading us.
  • Highlight areas where God is working- LIFE CHANGE!
  • Get some hands on leadership training

If you are currently serving in an area at Church at the Bay- please make sure you attend.  If you are considering volunteering – make sure you attend and check out what we are doing.  If you want to be “in the know” about the next 6 months you should come!  If you love your mama – you should come!!!!!!

It sounds like you are coming… So here is the 411:

  • We will all jump on tear down after the second service (about 12:03)
  • By 12:23pm – we will be eating Pizza
  • Please feed your children our gourmet pizza (?) and then let us entertain them.  They will stay on campus and we have secured the use of the gym for the children.  Your children will have a ball!
  • At Approximately 12:38pm we will move into the auditorium (or sooner if its hot) for our Lead Now event.
  • Our event will NOT exceed 1 hour and 29 minutes!!!
  • Please do not miss!!!

Since we are planning for food and childcare, if you haven’t signed up yet.  Email Neal@churchatthebay.com and let him know who will be attending!  I am looking forward to hanging out with a bunch of passionate Christ-Followers at CATB!  See you there.

So what is your NEXT STEP?

May 2, 2011 in Uncategorized with Comments Off

This has been a good week at Church at the Bay.  I am encouraged by the life-change stories I am hearing. If you attended Sunday you saw a Baptism service that was just incredible (we hope to post the video in the future).  The last man we Baptized was 88 years old.  He lives in Jamaica and has been visiting his daughter for several weeks.  Last week I mentioned we were going to Baptise this weekend.  His daughter told me he said to her, “I was Baptized as a baby.  I now believe in Jesus, am I too old to get Baptized?”  She meant to call me last week but life happened (been there?).  When I invited people to get Baptized (who have not since they believed) and explained we have extra shorts, shirts and towels so come on!  His daughter asked him if he was ready- and he was Baptized.  He reminded us: You are never too old to say yes to a NEXT STEP with Jesus!

Our 7 person team just got back from Haiti Monday evening.  The stories are incredible (you will be hearing them I promise).  Many of you know, Church at the Bay sponsors an orphanage in Haiti and our team went in to encourage, hug and care for the children.  It was quite an experience for them I promise.  This trip reminded me: You are never too poor, young or far to take your NEXT STEP with Jesus.

 

How about you- what is keeping you from your NEXT STEP with Jesus?  Let it go and get movin!

Lead Now! Now!

February 21, 2011 in Leadership with Comments Off

This next Sunday, right after church, we will have our 2nd Lead Now!  I have always had a passion for leadership development in myself and in the organizations I lead.  I have had friends say, “Yep, leadership is Hal’s love language”.  I believe that the things that need to be done and get done always have a leader.  Here are some other ideas about leadership:

  • It is the art of motivating a group of people to act towards achieving a common goal. – About.com
  • “A manager takes people where they want to go. A great leader takes people where they don’t necessarily want to go but ought to.” — Rosalyn Carter
  • “If your actions inspire others to dream more, learn more, do more and become more, you are a leader.” — John Quincy Adams
  • “a process of giving purpose (meaningful direction) to collective effort, and causing willing effort to be expended to achieve purpose.” - Jacobs & Jaques,
  • “leadership is influence – nothing more, nothing less.” – John Maxwell

I think everyone would agree it takes more than a sentence to define the art of Leadership.  When I talk about leadership, I am talking about people using their gifts and talents to move others in a certain direction.  We all can name great leaders in history who rose up to right a wrong or turn the tide of public opinion.  Most of us will never lead a national movement, but that does not mean our influence doesn’t matter.  I believe God has given all of us influence that we can either use for good, for bad, or for nothing if we allow it to atrophy.  Here is my question- How are you stewarding or leveraging your influence for God’s purposes?  Whether your platform is in the PTA, the living room, or the board room—what are you doing with your influence?

This Sunday at Lead Now, you will hear stories of life change that happened because people decided to leverage their influence for God’s kingdom.  We will talk about where we are going in 2011 and even give you some tools to be more effective in your leadership.  So here are the basics:

What is Lead Now: It is an event that will focus on leadership development. This will not be ministry specific training; it will have a global leadership focus. During Lead Now we will:

  • Eat lunch (so you must sign up)
  • Provide Childcare (so you must sign up, older children go to Gator Fred’s!)
  • Spend about 1.5 hours together in training and dreaming
  • Cast some CATB vision for the next year!

Who can participate in Lead Now: If you presently volunteer at Church at the Bay or are considering volunteering, we want you there.
How can I attend Lead Now: Email Neal@churchatthebay.com and tell him how many adults and how many children (and their ages).

This is going to be a great weekend!