Yesterday i went to the Victory Outreach Brooklyn Spanish Church grand opening
here are some quick hits about the event

**Pastor Eddie Ramirez is a great leader with a great church
**The church is really beautiful
**Pastor Sonny Arguinzoni Sr. (Victory Outreach International's founder) spoke a dynamic message that inspired you to do great things for God, I was also blessed to spend some time with Pastor Sonny at dinner and I learned alot in just a few moments with him.

One day I pray we can have him visit our church when we have a grand opening of a new building

also yesterday I didn't make it to the morning service (I was sick and several others in church)
and I heard Pete preached a awesome message on 'courageous faith' and service was great and we had some guest that really liked the church and one lady verbalize her desire to become a member and to tell everyone about the church.

gotta go
big new post tomorrow (for real)
here is another article i think might you may like if you are a leader

article from: Rick Warren

As a pastor, you need to be able to put together projects efficiently and effectively. Whether you're starting a new church, planning a new ministry, opening a new building--or just preparing for next weekend's services--you need to mobilize people for a common task. That's leadership in a nutshell.

Nehemiah, a great biblical model of leadership, had a monster project on his hands when he returned to Jerusalem to help rebuild the wall of his ravaged city. And he did it. How he tackled that project can give us insight into how to handle our own ministry projects. When we look at his rebuilding plan, six key principles become clear.

1) The principle of SIMPLIFICATION--Nehemiah kept his plan simple. He didn't randomly assign jobs; he didn't create a whole new organization; and he didn't force any complex charts. He organized around natural groupings of people already associating together, such as the priests, the men of Jericho, and the sons of Hassenaah.

The point is--don't create an organization if you don't need it. If an organization already naturally exists, try to work through it and with it.

2) The principle of PARTICIPATION--Nehemiah got almost everybody involved in the building of the wall. He had the clerics, the goldsmiths, the perfume makers--men and women, city and country folk. Everybody was moving bricks and making mortar. But there was one exception. "Next were the people from Tekoa, though their leaders refused to work" (Nehemiah 3:5 NLT). Nehemiah's response was to ignore the shirkers and focus on those who were willing to work. He didn't lose sleep, get bitter, or waste time trying to enlist their help.

Amazingly, a lot of leaders never learn this principle. They spend all their time trying to corral the lazy and the apathetic, instead of working with those who want to work.

3) The principle of DELEGATION--When you're organizing, make specific assignments. Think about what would have happened if after Nehemiah's pep rally, when he got everyone excited, he then said, "Just go start working wherever you want to." That wouldn't have worked! Instead Nehemiah divided the wall into sections when he did his midnight ride. He kept it simple, and then he delegated.

Always keep in mind that delegating is more than just handing off work. You need to understand each part of the task and what each person is good at--and then bring them together.

4) The principle of MOTIVATION--When you organize any project, help people own it. In Nehemiah, again and again, you see men making repairs near their houses. If you lived in Jerusalem, where would you be most interested in building the wall? Probably by your house!

Allowing for ownership in a project helps increase motivation. I think Nehemiah is also saying, "Make the work as convenient as possible." Nehemiah allowed people to work in their areas of interest. That's a key principle of organization--good organizations allow workers to develop their own areas.

5) The principle of ADMINISTRATION--Even after you delegate, you must supervise the work. Nehemiah walked the line, inspecting the work. Tom Peters, in his book A Passion for Excellence (Warner), calls it MBWA--Management By Walking Around. Nehemiah knew which part each man built because Nehemiah went out, checking up on people to find out what was going on.

Good organizations establish clear lines of authority. People do what you inspect, not what you expect.

6) The principle of APPRECIATION--Good leaders give recognition. For instance, Nehemiah knew the names of those working on the wall, and I think that's a mark of a good leader. He even listed them in his book, and now here we are thousands of years later, and pastors across the world are mispronouncing the names of Nehemiah's helpers. He cared enough to recognize these men and women for their work.

Do you know who's doing a good job in your organization? If you do, are you telling them they're doing a good job?

Nehemiah had a huge task in front of him when he organized people to rebuild the wall around Jerusalem. Yet he did it, using these six principles. What project might you use them on?

Go a ahead and bite(copy) .....see pastor Ed doesn't hog good info
I going to see if I can get the notes from Pastor Sonny's sermon tomorrow as well
(now that would be a hook up and a half)
 
peace