The Pain and Pleasure Principle
For human beings to do something, especially where change is involved, we must be motivated to do it. There are several theories and models that explain human motivation. To be effective as a leader, you have to understand and use several key motivational theories as...
How to Choose a Good Bible
Not all Bibles are the same. Each translation has its strengths and weaknesses.  No Bible is good for every purpose. As such, we need to choose carefully. What we use our bibles for will determine what type of Bible best suits our needs. In order for you to...
“IF”
"IF" is the title of a poem by British Nobel laureate Rudyard Kipling, written in 1895. This Poem is my advise to anyone going into the privileged ministry of orphan care as a calling. If you can keep your head when all about you  Are losing theirs and blaming it on...
Great Leaders Started Small, You’re Invited to Join Them!
Called to a tiny messed up church John Maxwell has been voted as the most influential leadership expert in the United States (and the world) today. But how did he start? He started off as a pastor of a tiny church. His first assignment was a community, Â Hillham,...
Leadership is Life
This morning, I talked with my interns on the topic, "Leadership is Life." After the talk, Danielle, one of the interns told me, "You need to write a blog post about that." Here is what I shared with them. Leadership is Life. The essence of life is leadership....
Standing on the Shoulder of Giants
Sir Isaac Newton was an English physicist, mathematician, astronomer, alchemist, inventor, Christian theologian and natural philosopher. He is regarded as the most influential scientist in history and is most famous for discovering the Laws of Gravity. Newton's work...
What is the difference between a Leader and a Manager?
Managers vs. Leaders If you want to be an effective leader, it's important to know the difference between leadership and management. Marketing and Leadership expert, Seth Godin, differentiates management from leadership saying, "There's practical everyday management....
You Can Make Yourself Happy: Synthetic Happiness vs. Natural Happiness
There are two main types of happiness. Synthetic happiness, which is the type we make when we don't get what we wanted, and natural happiness which is the type of happiness that comes when we get what we wanted or worked for. Why should you care about understanding...
Fake it till you BECOME it, not fake it till you MAKE it.
Social psychologist Amy Cuddy, Associate Professor at Harvard Business School, wrote a New York Times bestselling book titled, Presence: Bringing Your Boldest Self to Your Biggest Challenges, in which she presents her research work which supports the age-old truth...
It Costs Less to Provide BETTER Orphan Care OUTSIDE Than INSIDE an Orphanage
Several years ago, we discovered a new method of orphan care that has now become our flagship method. We started this new method of Orphan Care in response to what we believe was a revelation from God. Since then, we have seen that child development research from top...