How many Mennonite or Mennonite heritage people do you know? In the Fraser Valley alone, there are at least 24 Mennonite Churches, led by over 100 pastors. Menno Simons has birthed a remarkable Mennonite movement of around 200,000 in Canada and over two million people in at least 86 countries. If you attend a church, like millions of Baptist, Pentecostal, … [Read more...] about Menno Simons, Father of the Mennonites
Leadership
Good leadership encourages us to reach higher to achieve greater things.
Purpose and passion with Larry Law
An interview with Larry Law, Founder and CEO of Living Water Resorts, Collingwood Ontario. As a Christian business leader, if you were asked to share your life’s purpose and passion, could you do so easily, in a sentence or two? That is a challenge Larry Law, founder of Living Waters Resort in Collingwood, Ontario, passed with flying colours. “It’s two-fold”, he … [Read more...] about Purpose and passion with Larry Law
Leading in your work space
Brene Brown defines a leader as “anyone who takes responsibility for finding the potential in people and processes and has the courage to develop that potential.” You may be a leader in ways you haven’t imagined yet. Last month, I shared the four relationship-oriented behaviours of effective leaders identified by Michael Sessions. These included support through friendliness, … [Read more...] about Leading in your work space
Relationship-oriented behaviours of effective leaders
Leadership guru, Michael Sessions, identified four relationship-oriented behaviours of effective leaders. The first behaviour involves support. These individuals offer support through friendliness, careful thought to the well-being of others and concern for the needs and feelings of others. Through this behaviour “they win loyalty, cooperation and support from those being … [Read more...] about Relationship-oriented behaviours of effective leaders
Giving thanks for Dr Neil Yorkston, a prayer warrior with a gracious spirit
Jesus shone through his smile and the twinkle in Dr. Neil Yorkston’s eyes. He loved the Lord and he loved people. When he took your hands, it was like Christ was reaching out to you with His compassion and kindness. Yorkston was a great prayer warrior with a gentle, gracious spirit. He was born in 1928 to China Inland Mission missionary parents in Yunnan-Fu, … [Read more...] about Giving thanks for Dr Neil Yorkston, a prayer warrior with a gracious spirit