How to get your people to work the way you would like
If you are a key leader in a family, organization, community, sooner or later you will find yourself wanting your team members to function in a more effective way. You will find that there are times when your people are not meeting expectations. This is going to...
How to accept criticism
Part of having healthy relationships with people is that you will from time to time do things that they don't like. That's just the way the ball rolls. When you do that, the right thing for them to do is offer you some feedback. A while ago, I listened to a podcast by...
Why all are welcome into my “start an orphanage” course
There have been some questions about why I don't have any requirements for people taking my "start an orphanage" course. The following is my reason. When Jesus saw potential disciples who were strangers, he would tell them, "come follow me" ( Matt. 4:18-22; Mark...
Priorities in Response to Orphan Need, CAFO
The Christian Alliance for Orphans has an excellent document that I encourage every Orphan Care advocate to read. In case you are wondering what I feel about the content of the document, I fully agree with the spirit and letter of the article and think it would be...
The Campaign to Empty Orphanages in Rwanda
Watch the following videos from the work of Pastor Rick Warren at Saddleback. After doing so, answer the following questions. Question 1: Do you agree with his approach of emptying orphanages in Rwanda? If yes why? If no, why? Question 2: What are the pros and cons...
Let us expose your amazing orphan care work on our blog
One of the reasons why we created Servants University was to promote the great work that God is doing around the world in the area of orphan care. Every month, I would like to talk about a couple of organizations that God is using and how He is using them so that we...
CAFO 2015 Summit
God willing, my team and I will be attending the CAFO 2015 summit. This will take place from April 30 to May 1 in Nashville, TN. I recommend this conference to people in the area of orphan care who can afford to attend. I think meeting together and learning from other...
Why I think it’s Good to Teach People How to “Start an Orphanage”
There is a healthy debate going on now about whether people ought to be taught how to start orphanages or not. On the Orphan Care Movement blog, this discussion was ignited by a post I wrote a few days ago advertising a course in which I teach people how to start an...
Should You Start an Orphanage or Not? – Part 2
This is a continuation of the last video podcast in which I answer the question, "Should you start an orphanage or not?" To view part-1, click here: should you start an orphanage or not? Part-1. Please leave a comment below to share with me your views about this...
Should You Start an Orphanage or Not? – Part 1
There is a lot of wonderful debate going on now about the role of orphanages in orphan care. I recently wrote a post advertising a course that I am teaching at Servants University on how to "Start an Orphanage." The post drew mixed comments on people from people who...