High performance with high integrity

I read a book on high performance with high integrity this afternoon.

This is not just a basic concept on business areas but also important in church service and our serving the Lord.

Elements on high performance including 3 things:

1.Strong sustained economic growth
2.Superior products & services.
3.Durable benefits to shareholders & stakeholders concerned

Elements on hight integrity also hinged on 3 things:

1.Adherence to formal rules,both financial and legal
2.Voluntary adoption of global ethical standards.
3.Employee commitment to core values of honesty,candor,fairness,reliability and trustworthiness

In serving the Lord, if from the above listings,can we do better in this age of ambiguity and ambivalence in both our conduct and sensibility ?

Reflections From Jihua and Longzhong

Last week's Timothy training made me think more on the seriousness of God's Logos. Two of our Timothies,one 's surname starts with 嚴another 's name ends with 重. They both made fun with us by saying that when they come together,all would become 嚴重 !!

I then thought about it's implications for us today in terms of what's recorded in the Acts of the Apostles when the Gospel first being preached among the Gentiles in the first century. I remembered and searched for the verses in the book and ask for the followings :

今天的傳道人與信徒委身於道的光景，對待道的「嚴肅程度」到底如何 ?
(How’s Seriousness about the Word ?)

從早期教會反照一覽 --> 道的興旺 (徒十二24) (徒十九20) (徒廿八31)

道的療效
使徒因主名有能力醫治 (徒三6)
非坐擁金銀而無能力

道的勇猛
使徒因主的名大有膽量 (徒四13-14)
非學識滿貫而無勇力

道的迫力
徒徒選立執事具服事以外的恩賜 (徒七-八)
司提反為道殉身腓利把道外傳

道的見證
使徒培育出門徒具基督人稱號 (徒十一26)
信眾於當世既名正且言順

道的熱誠
使徒為神的道心裡著急 (徒十七16-18)
非冷漠不前猶疑不定

道的謹守
使徒見教會為道甘心考查 (徒十七11)
非純趣味活動只稍加點綴

道的責任
使徒交託領袖予神及祂恩惠的道 (徒廿32)
使凡與之有益莫避諱不說

道的爭辯
使徒上訴於該撒為道伸辯 (徒廿五11,廿六32)
把道宣揚達至高的社會層面

道的傳承
使徒傳講神國的道不受禁止 (徒廿八31)
道得勝的見證及傳承的啟迪

Two Quotes on Trust

It takes years to build up trust, and only seconds to destroy it. -Anonymous-
Faith is not belief without proof, but trust without reservation. -D.Elton Trueblood-

We went through peace days

Though the swine flu pervades in past two weeks ,we had peace in our trainings and it went well with most of us present. A few couldn't come because of family needs. I thank God for all these.

After our Sunday meeting,we went up the nearby hilltop after walking up more than 400 steps. We had time and opportunity to share Jesus with the young people around. I talked with two local workers from the north province. We were taken a picture during the conversation. They shew slight interest in my persuasion attempt.

Wanchai Trip on May 1

I went to Wanchai this afternoon. Never have I been to the Bauhinia golden square before though already it exists ever since HK's turnover at 1997. Janet and I walked all the way through the MTR pedestrian highway to Hennessy Road on the way back.WE then took the tramway to Western district and took 905 bus across the harbour back home.