Thursday, July 02, 2009

Six months past...

It's already been six months since I started work at JobStreet, and a year since I took over as cell leader. In regards to work, it has been an exciting journey - and I am glad to say that I have progressed much and enjoyed good favor with my manager and top management. It's all by God's grace, really. With the coming months, I can only pray for God's wisdom to be upon me so that I will have the maturity to move up the ranks.

Where my ministry is concerned, I have only recently begun my marketplace ministry at my workplace through the Alpha course. It's been tough, honestly, and I've realized that adults really aren't that much different from young people. It just feels like leading another cell group with members who have differing priorities. As I've learned in cell, we have to meet people where they are, not expect them to come to our level. Of course, sometimes challenges are needed to propel people forward, but most of the time, patience and understanding are the important ingredients.

In regards to cell, it has been an up-and-down journey. The first six months of my leadership (July - December 2008) was full of transitions - with transitions of the cell home several times as well as people transiting in and out of the cell. The next six months (January till June this year) were filled with conflict and transitions (again) - whether it's the cell home, cell/ church model or people slowly dropping out. But we have solved almost all our conflicts and we are at a stage where we are quite comfortable with each other. I believe we are now at the Community-Action stage of the cell lifecycle, where I want to develop new leaders and propel this cell forward to doing greater things for God.

Written at 12:28 AM