Synod Youth Leadership Camp 2008

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Jubilee Church Cell Leaders' Training (Open to All Presbyterians Youth Leaders)

This is the Cell leader training I am opening to all Presbyterian Youth ministry youth leaders. It will be based on a discussion from the book "Making Small Groups Work" by Cloud and Townsend. It will be every 2nd Tues night 8-9.30pm in Jubilee Presbyterian Church.

8 Jan How small groups help people grow
12 Feb What happens in a good group (I)
11 Mar What happens in a good group (II)
8 Apr What happens in a good group (III)
13 May Starting a small group
10 Jun The responsibilities of group facilitators(I)
8 July The responsibilities of group facilitators (II)
12 Aug The responsibilities of group facilitators (III)
9 Sep The responsibilities of group members (I)
14 Oct The responsibilities of group members (II)
11 Nov How to deal with problems in groups (I)
9 Dec How to deal with problems in groups (II)

I will be leading the sharing and discussions.

Rev. Wong Siow Hwee
Jubilee Presbyterian Church
97261553

Equipping Course: Presbyterian Distinctives

"Bringing Significance Back Into Leadership" by Pamela Simpson

Leadership is a common word. We hear it used in business, church, politics, and everywhere else imaginable. So what? What's the big deal? Why is this word so common...and the real question is, how many times is it used with virtually no significance?

It's time to change that. "Leadership is influence...nothing more, nothing less." This phrase, used by many and coined across the globe by Dr. John C. Maxwell, really brings this word into focus. Leadership = Influence. Seems simple, right? And yet so many of us feel like we fail as leaders so often...or, even worse, feel like we've never even gotten to the point of being a leader.

But if this is true--that leadership is influence, then neither of these statements is really truth. No matter if we fail or not, we are still influencing. No matter if we have a leadership position or not, we are still influencing. Therefore, its no longer a question of success or position and this one truth becomes clear--everyone is a leader!

Everyone will influence someone in their lives and chances are that they will influence a whole lot more than that. In fact, some studies have shown that even the shyest of people will influence 10,000 people in their lifetime! Did you hear me? 10,000 PEOPLE! That's a whole lot! So, the question is no longer IF we will influence, but HOW we will influence.

I don't know about you, but I want to influence for good, not evil. I want to influence on the positive side, not the negative one. And even more than this, I want to influence those that will then influence even more...so that my 10,000 becomes not just 20,000 but multiplies into 100,000 and more! And even more than this...I want to influence the next generation of leaders, our youth, so that their influence will go beyond my lifetime. That's leadership. Let's make this word significant. Are you ready?

Pamela Simpson is the Project Coordinator for Equipping Leaders for Asia. She is currently coordinating 3 local events here in Singapore that will being the process of youth leadership training, with author and speaker of leadership, Dr. Tim Elmore. Check out the events! www.equippingleadersasia.org.