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CategoriesPro Bono like a Pro
Setting clear expectations when offering your services for free is the key to pro bono work that benefits you and contributes to the greater good. Offering your services for free, aka pro bono, is a really good strategy for both new and established professionals to grow a business. Pro bono work gives you an opportunity to connect with new people or work with new organizations you typically wouldn’t work with. It also gives you an opportunity to try-out new products or services. And it gives you a great deal of exposure in the marketplace to increase your client base. The term… Read more »
Negotiation Skills for Kingdom Visionaries
Regardless of your ministry call, business venture, or career path, every experience you face is to prepare you to manifest your purpose and make a difference in the world for the glory of God. It is so important that you learn how to nurture collaborative relationships with everyone put on your path and this will increasingly become natural to you the more your grow in the confidence of God’s design for your life. In the confidence of God’s design for your life, meaning a clear focus on who God is, who you are in Him, and His promises for… Read more »
5 Tips to Network Like a Pro
Learning how to network effectively is one of the most powerful tools an individual can use to advance their personal and professional life. Networking is very important to professionals looking to break into new industries, improve professional connections, land a dream job, or score a promotion. You must come ready to fully engage in the networking activities, bring lots of business cards, and look professionally chic. When someone asks, “What do you do?” your elevator pitch should be short, sweet, but creatively appealing. As we all know, face-to-face networking is far different and more difficult than social networking. To help you… Read more »
Seeing from the Heart
We need lenses to see. Our natural eye is a lens, a telescope is a lens, and a microscope is also a lens. Lenses allow us to see the beauty of the world we live in. Lenses can also enhance our ability to see farther or smaller than is possible with the naked eye. The most important lens to a disciple of Jesus Christ is the heart. Jesus spent a great deal of time talking about the heart and the eye in His sermon on the mount. He talks about the level of darkness of the eye (Matthew 6:22)… Read more »
Ordination Sunday
Minister/Teacher Geralda Larkins at Soul Harvest Creative Praise Ministries, Miami, FL.
Behind Every Good Leader, There’s a Good Administrator
1 Corinthians 12:27-28 is a well-known passage that says the following: ‘Now you are the body of Christ, and each one of you is a part of it. And in the church God has appointed first of all apostles, second prophets, third teachers, then workers of miracles, also those having gifts of healing, those able to help others, those with gifts of administration, and those speaking in different kinds of tongues.’ I have had the pleasure of working as a Human Resources Consultant, a Management & Program Analyst, an Event Coordinator, and a Church Administrator. Do you see the common… Read more »
Top 5 benefits of a good administrator
1. Communication: A good administrator helps articulate the vision so people don’t have to wonder what the ministry, business, or event is all about. Administrators see the bigger picture and can communicate that to other departments, congregations, or the public. Once a clear vision and direction is established, a good administrator will work on guiding the staff and/or resources in that direction. A good administrator identifies who needs to know what and when. It doesn’t mean everyone needs to know everything at the same time, but it asks, “Who is impacted by this decision?” and then communicates the necessary information… Read more »