Why we try not to call our leaders “Pastor”
We usually call our church leader’s as “pastors”. We attach this title to their name. “Pastor Joe”, “Pastor Bill”, “Pastor Dude”. Lately, it’s much cooler to just call them “Pastor” … then the first letter of their name. ie. “Pastor J”, or “Pastor B”. In the church where I came from, if you...
Read MoreInvest and Invite!
In my blog “LifeChurch Makati’s Bold Vision” which was derived from Arnold and myself’s tandem message about the same topic. Arnold stated our vision as “building a church where people far from God would love to attend!” This is a very challenging vision because you seldom find people far from God go to church…in fact they are most probably if not afraid,...
Read MorePNoy, MILF & LifeChurch Makati Visioning
Murad, MILF leader & PNoy talking for peace for Mindanao (done secretly in Japan) The secret-but-not-secret-anymore talk of PNoy with the MILF leadership in Japan is a big news these days. There are positive and negative reactions to it but one thing is sure…this surprising unconventional step of PNoy’s administration is a try to achieve the very evasive ‘peace vision for...
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Last Sunday Experience we started a new message series entitled BOLD with the message BOLD VISION and if I can remember it right this was the first time that Arnold and I had a tandem message delivery. Let me share the recap of the message specially for those of you who were not able to come last Sunday. Arnold began the message by presenting the vision of LifeChurch Makati which is: TO BUILT A...
Read MoreMisunderstanding my Finances…
I just had a recent conversation with a very good friend about my finances… She said, “Sir Prudy, bakit po pati ang iyong personal finances ay naiibigay mo sa church nyo? Sana po ‘wag naman lahat baka kayo maubusan.” (Sir, why are you giving your personal finances to your church? Don’t give everything, you may have nothing left in the end.) Misunderstood money No...
Read MoreLifeChurch Makati’s Vision
As I review the blogs that LifeChurch Makati leaders have posted I took note that there was no specific blog about our church’s mission & vision. Yet despite of that, I am so appreciative that every time I ask the lifers (LifeChurch Makati volunteers, partners & regular attendees) to recite our mission almost everyone say it from their memory! Let me write here again the Mission of...
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