Leadership 101

I was reading an email from "building church leaders" - well it's an e-newsletter that I subscribe to. The excerpt went like this:

One of our site's advisors recently passed on some leadership advice to our readers: "Be good at the basics," he wrote. "Show up for board meetings fully prepared. Return phone calls and answer email. Be on time for funerals. Smile at weddings." That's Leadership 101. You can't go to 201 without passing the entry-level course.

And that is so true.

And so what is my take on leadership 101 in "simpler" words?

Just, come, be available, be present. Be humble, be diligent, and always serve the people around you and keep the vision clear and alive. That's what I learnt from being in OLPS Youth so far!

While we may still be working on it or far from the ideal state, I believe, each of us who have been serving have been blessed and have grown in our own ways. But it's always a journey right?

God is the gardener. Maybe our part is simply to sow the seed. Or add some water. But the big picture is the same for everyone -- to see the seed grow into a marvellous tree..

Leadership is learnt, leaders are made. YOU can be one.

Common Question on Mary

Question:
How can we pray to Mary when St.Paul tells us that Jesus Christ is the “one mediator between God and men”?

Answer:

Jesus Christ is indeed our principal Mediator. However, there may be secondary mediators. Mary is one of these mediators.

The practice of asking the prayers of others (secondary mediators) is common sense. We have all asked friends to speak on our behalf at some time or other. It may be to obtain an increase in our salary or to find a place in a kindergarten for one of the children or to get a good price on something we are buying…….In praying to Mary, we are asking her to speak to her Son on our behalf. So He is still the Principal Mediator with God.

Further, Mary has the God-given role of mother – Mother of Christ and Mother of all who are united to him. Just as Jesus sought her comfort and care during his life on earth, so we who follow him should also turn to her in our needs, confident of her motherly concern for us.

USED Textbooks Recycling Project!

Exams over? Do not throw your books away!
Someone may just need it!

Donate your used school
textbooks to the poor!

Collection point
Storage containers at the CAGE entrance
(near the drink vending machine)

KINDLY DONATE ONLY SCHOOL TEXT BOOKS!

Duration: 20 - 31 October 2008

For enquiries, contact: youth@olps.org.sg

A recyling project brought to you
by the OLPS Youth Ministry