November 03, 2010
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I had the
privilege of tagging along with Harold Eberle, Mike Rollinger and Rich Blair. Mike and Rich
are businessmen from
Yakima. We shared in a Releasing Kings conference with about 80
business and
government employees from Nyahururu. After the conference we helped
with a
Bible College graduation, shared in a church, and attended a graduation
at the
Heroes Orphanage. Sensory overload… Pictures are here. Cell Phones
- We noticed
most Kenyans have cell phones, people are friendly, and Kenya is a land
of
opportunity. I came home with a desire to package our message in a
10-week
college curriculum and record it as a DVD series that can be downloaded
from
the internet. The first step was to convert our conference presentation
to the
10-session format. You can see the latest version on our conference page. All that just
lays a foundation for the real work of the ministry of Kings: starting
businesses, creating wealth and converting money to ministry to bless
people. Land of
Opportunity - As Kings, we
have an opportunity to bless the nations (like Kenya) and help move the
economy
to a place of creating wealth – self sustaining disciples. This week a
newsletter from Steve
Hill outlined the concept from the life of Hans Nielson. On
April 5 in 1796, as a young man of 25, Hans had an encounter with God
and
immediately began to share with the people in his local community. They responded to his
example and message and
began to meet house to house as living communities of Jesus followers.
For
eight years he walked the length of Norway and multiplied disciples. As he travelled,
Hans would connect
men with ideas with those with some money to invest. His
ability to
connect people, build networks and encourage trust led to the
establishing
of over 1000 businesses. He never kept ownership in any of
them, but
acted as a catalyst to start them providing jobs and income, so that
people
could help themselves and have money to give to others. He
taught his
disciples to be honest, hard working, and to invest in the future. In
fact, the
reason he was finally released from prison was that the authorities
realized
that the nation needed his leadership and wisdom in the economic
difficulties
they were experiencing. Right now
organizations like worldvision.org are putting
billions into starting
micro-businesses that empower people to help themselves and others by
breaking
the cycle of poverty. Who funds them? I met Kim Lorenz on the plane
today. He
works for World Vision and connects Rotary Club members (US business
people
“Kings”) with opportunities to help. The Gospel
- Everywhere I
look, believers are beginning to understand that the Gospel isn’t just
salvation and Heaven. It’s also abundant life, entrepreneurial
creativity, and
a level of power, influence and generosity that blesses national
governments,
economies and societies. What an exciting time to live. PS: November
2-19 are conferences in Poland and Ukraine with David Tinney
and Poul Daalguard. David put our material on a Russian web site - http://www.releasingkingsua.com/. So now
Releasing Kings and Desire to
Destiny and the conference notes are all available in their native
language.
Desire to Destiny is available now at our store along with reviews. Not sure what your dream is? This book will help you pull the curtain back on your future. Newsletter - If your newsletter comes incomplete (filtered), you can always catch the latest version in our archive along with 200 others. 1800+ people from around the world get Kingly encouragement from our weekly newsletter. Invite a friend to subscribe - they will be blessed. How to Start a Small Group - Kings are increasingly getting involved in Bible study or mentoring groups to facilitate their "Release." Here are some helpful suggestions www.Releasing-Kings.com/Starting-a-Group.html. We've also updated our Vision Brochure with graphics to show how to become a King and how you can help Release Kings. Lastly we've created a guideline to help you take your dream to the next level by considering the elements of a business plan. See Write Your Business Plan. French Translation - Releasing Kings is now available in French thanks to the efforts of Cees Bakker and Support Ministries in the Netherlands. In France, copies can be obtained from Editions Menor or Librairie Chretienne CLC. The Title in French is “Libération des Rois pour le ministère dans le monde du travail”. Cees is also the guy who made the Dutch translation possible - available through his website. He can be contacted for Releasing Kings conferences in France and throughout Europe. Facebook - I'm posting more information on Face book at http://www.facebook.com/john.garfield1
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