One Cooking One Blessing: HZ

1) 2 Timothy 2:2

And the things you have heard me say in the presence of many witnesses entrust to reliable people who will also be qualified to teach others.

2) Reason why HZ decided to serve in MCCC for full time

Do I want to choose a routine and comfortable life or something that I would do it from my heart, with full of passion and burning fire? Certainly, if I had not taken the opportunity or decided to go into engineering career my heart will become less passionate and cold down.

3) Addition vs Multiplication

We ought to apply the multiply structure where 1 becomes 2 and 2 multiplies into 4 and so on and so forth. How to find out? Should a leader leave the role, the ministry/movement would not stop there but continue to be led by another leader.

4) Ministry vs Movement

Ministry ceases when the leader leaves but movement keeps progressing because the successor has been trained to take over.

5) How does a president/leader show love and concern for his/her committees?

-          Look after his or her spiritual life as many problems are causing from the misalignment of our relationship with God

-          Suggest good books to read

-          Held a retreat to recharge committees batteries

-          Organize appreciation feast or celebration to appreciate the hard work of committees.

-          Most importantly, the president must always be accountable regardless to himself/herself or other people in cultivating a close relationship with God to know God’s will.

6) Teaching vs discipleship

Teaching	Discipling
A lot of students in one time	A few of disciples in one time
Head knowledge	Heart knowledge
Time saving	Time consuming
Low effectiveness	High effectiveness
One-to-many	Relationship building

7) Leadership/Committee Structure

President is like the bus driver whilst committees are like the parts of the bus such as tyre, steering, seats, windows and etc. On the other hand, members are like the passengers. President ought to take care of the committees and committees would look after the members. President ought to be sensitive to know his bus conditions and call for a stop, go for petrol, decrease the speed or change the direction when it is necessary. The bus driver has to make sure the bus is moving in the right direction.

I am agreeable with this structure because we ought to look after the closest/nearest group of people first. After all, resources and energy are scarce. This reminds me a passage in the Bible.

Acts 1: 8

But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes on you; and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the ends of the earth.”

8) Criteria for selecting discipleship candidate

F              Faithful

A             Available

I               Initiative

T              Teachable

H             Heart of God

9) How to know whether God wants you go for a position/direction?

Do I have the passion/heart/burden in me? Instead of always thinking whether I am capable or not, try to ask this question because if God would like you to go He would prepare for the rest.

 Jeremiah 33:3

‘Call to me and I will answer you and tell you great and unsearchable things you do not know.’

10) Leader is like the head of the body

Internally, a leader needs to know the activities in the ministry. Externally, a leader must be aware of the church as a whole. A leader is to coordinate the body parts.

Source: Dinner on 18^th September, sharing by HZ