tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-191840992024-03-18T18:47:08.862-05:00CupOJoewithBill.comGreat God, Great Coffee, Great Mission, with Great Friends...Bill Allisonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00661145960684587861noreply@blogger.comBlogger928125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19184099.post-24210469888016302122024-03-10T09:00:00.001-05:002024-03-10T09:00:00.134-05:00Look at What God is Doing—Spring 2024!<p> <i><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="text-align: center;">[Note: We are disciplemaking missionaries with</span><span style="text-align: center;"> </span><a href="http://www.cadremissionaries.com" rel="nofollow" style="text-align: center;" target="_blank">Cadre Missionaries</a><span style="text-align: center;">. As such, we give a brief ministry update here at</span><span style="text-align: center;"> </span><a href="http://www.CupOJoewithBill.com" rel="nofollow" style="text-align: center;" target="_blank">Cup O' Joe with Bill</a><span style="text-align: center;"> </span><span style="text-align: center;">once every three months—especially for those who love, pray, and support us.]</span></span></i></p><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: x-large;">All Glory to God!</span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="color: #800180;">(Click any image below to enlarge for reading, viewing, and praying.)</span></i> </div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUOWgKvWTHDYifGxqceHjp6iMHyUpzwU97yEnC7KiRW31QsdyH9X79amSWrTMNQQa1cY9Oys7q8vQTPwwnw0T9wJ3cQlldJqOupsdZONyyMQMNT_l_qBI7xW9nuqQH5psqq3E2v6ZKd4JtfBagtxbHrJfFJL2D82rioiNafiBaxRIQhqu8Sp9UwQ/s1556/Screenshot%202024-03-04%20at%208.59.04%E2%80%AFAM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1556" data-original-width="1168" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUOWgKvWTHDYifGxqceHjp6iMHyUpzwU97yEnC7KiRW31QsdyH9X79amSWrTMNQQa1cY9Oys7q8vQTPwwnw0T9wJ3cQlldJqOupsdZONyyMQMNT_l_qBI7xW9nuqQH5psqq3E2v6ZKd4JtfBagtxbHrJfFJL2D82rioiNafiBaxRIQhqu8Sp9UwQ/w480-h640/Screenshot%202024-03-04%20at%208.59.04%E2%80%AFAM.png" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhc1h_cFZtJmZ4sHcOxY05hSr7oN731e46EqdnXR0YvNa926PrqZik34BReXPA4ZlHS7L6uMpta3yoYmA6BlIdavszKrGGU6RJ9XEOjy6BgJctERq-qYJpf8LF1Qysl6kbsp8t5GrOCgOxCA9766B_gl4ORG9TdfO6WuXv3f9DGeLeanI7U5ezX9A/s1534/Screenshot%202024-03-04%20at%208.59.30%E2%80%AFAM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1534" data-original-width="1176" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhc1h_cFZtJmZ4sHcOxY05hSr7oN731e46EqdnXR0YvNa926PrqZik34BReXPA4ZlHS7L6uMpta3yoYmA6BlIdavszKrGGU6RJ9XEOjy6BgJctERq-qYJpf8LF1Qysl6kbsp8t5GrOCgOxCA9766B_gl4ORG9TdfO6WuXv3f9DGeLeanI7U5ezX9A/w488-h640/Screenshot%202024-03-04%20at%208.59.30%E2%80%AFAM.png" width="488" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><span><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: x-large;">Our Spring 2024 Ministry Mailing Team </span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;">These are the peeps that made it happen! Thank you so much.</div></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1JTmQzRi5kHDK5IH9Cr5YsX_e8kzi4S4-AE5x68o86UiPQ8tfiJKqgtiF9DGe7TBHvoSJrWob_MmoqG1rTvi88pL8DyPZUaWRejy8zBEVRKAPLYcYexwCt8AApTWS23NnmxtkSzfvSMyO0NI6cQ_4n9p5OnSOJaF6hlcp001GPYZ3hHT_7m7uzg/s3840/IMG_5264.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2722" data-original-width="3840" height="454" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1JTmQzRi5kHDK5IH9Cr5YsX_e8kzi4S4-AE5x68o86UiPQ8tfiJKqgtiF9DGe7TBHvoSJrWob_MmoqG1rTvi88pL8DyPZUaWRejy8zBEVRKAPLYcYexwCt8AApTWS23NnmxtkSzfvSMyO0NI6cQ_4n9p5OnSOJaF6hlcp001GPYZ3hHT_7m7uzg/w640-h454/IMG_5264.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div>This beautiful group of friends and family helped us get our Spring 2024 ministry mailing put together so we could send it out to <u>you</u>! Thank you God for "framily" (friends and family). Full disclosure: We <i>may</i> have enjoyed pizza, wings, and other goodies. We don't call it a "Ministry Mailing <i><u>Party</u>"</i> for nothing baby!<div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><b><span style="font-size: x-large;">We couldn't be disciplemaking missionaries without friends like YOU!</span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkHlNJVGV8V7y9Ux3aMiHeFF4JS-8h_0qfq3l3XZ7qNJP7PJKwYzqvDGL3mnx8uk0Pm_sdZI32hHuK1vdL1jj00ZwHc_GNF83WAb5khVLjrvSH7QSwY3bCV8Uw86GHoA29QoC6fLIMww79bjrZ74cWM47BZONYNkHkg1IfZ7ym4CgZ8I_1PiTdrA/s1424/IMG_5659.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1424" data-original-width="1416" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkHlNJVGV8V7y9Ux3aMiHeFF4JS-8h_0qfq3l3XZ7qNJP7PJKwYzqvDGL3mnx8uk0Pm_sdZI32hHuK1vdL1jj00ZwHc_GNF83WAb5khVLjrvSH7QSwY3bCV8Uw86GHoA29QoC6fLIMww79bjrZ74cWM47BZONYNkHkg1IfZ7ym4CgZ8I_1PiTdrA/w634-h640/IMG_5659.png" width="634" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="color: red; font-size: x-large;"><b>Can you help u$?</b></span></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><b><i>Every little bit is a huge encouragement to us!</i></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><b><span style="font-size: x-large;"><a href="https://www.paypal.com/donate?hosted_button_id=QFDN92RA8ZMMS" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Go Here</a></span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><i><span style="font-size: medium;">Or send your gift to </span></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><i><span style="font-size: medium;">Cadre Missionaries</span></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><i><span style="font-size: medium;">PO Box 278</span></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><i><span style="font-size: medium;">Sycamore, IL 60178</span></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><i><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjloMG-IOpkxPeqoFNrZBJElYzytKWL7IlXaBisFRz6adRGBTV96_Z7swEoaO2mux0j-UT9jnxe_33NxvoTSVjq3KZU0uw_4LKCSiaZMej17wT7_KpRSS679k6s4YarqrS4-3vGh1rQIfhPwNIa17Pmh3bn4PO1hYi1AOE_m0be3RAVfyaoC0vF7w/s2190/allison%20prayer%20coaster%202.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2190" data-original-width="2190" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjloMG-IOpkxPeqoFNrZBJElYzytKWL7IlXaBisFRz6adRGBTV96_Z7swEoaO2mux0j-UT9jnxe_33NxvoTSVjq3KZU0uw_4LKCSiaZMej17wT7_KpRSS679k6s4YarqrS4-3vGh1rQIfhPwNIa17Pmh3bn4PO1hYi1AOE_m0be3RAVfyaoC0vF7w/w640-h640/allison%20prayer%20coaster%202.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div></i></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: xx-large; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFJ2CZpnK-z5tkcUE_KZHx7fGUtrorwrzfZbAUHdsfTcx96wbcmlNOpXWkfRqFjK5WEasXG_qvumONgPqkpbMeSYPeumiSZbufEGPQ5qlffWlEC6vAqsLTRcvfobI6Eh1rqP6F7Q/" style="margin-center: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="408" data-original-width="1174" height="222" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFJ2CZpnK-z5tkcUE_KZHx7fGUtrorwrzfZbAUHdsfTcx96wbcmlNOpXWkfRqFjK5WEasXG_qvumONgPqkpbMeSYPeumiSZbufEGPQ5qlffWlEC6vAqsLTRcvfobI6Eh1rqP6F7Q/w640-h222/Cup+O%2527+Joe+with+Bill.jpg" width="640" /></a></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: xx-large;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><a href="https://bit.ly/3jYyAeF" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Let me encourage you most Mondays</a>!</span></div></div></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: xx-large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhePU9jssq2caZ_6v45dp_etc6ylpnAbD3z_pwx8onsQKRQ-BGVmPuiuWkEC75fXR5VJ-jRTXOvnzkR-P1Ta35bCohlbTxcwbGam87xcFT3XMYMo2sH0-WVk093kSIfFLbTi5lSwcPNj4eBHmGog6OEG0OJqZKPZmwMtJr9s9Q1IsQOfFPWX_s/s622/Social%20Media%20Icons.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="234" data-original-width="622" height="120" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhePU9jssq2caZ_6v45dp_etc6ylpnAbD3z_pwx8onsQKRQ-BGVmPuiuWkEC75fXR5VJ-jRTXOvnzkR-P1Ta35bCohlbTxcwbGam87xcFT3XMYMo2sH0-WVk093kSIfFLbTi5lSwcPNj4eBHmGog6OEG0OJqZKPZmwMtJr9s9Q1IsQOfFPWX_s/w320-h120/Social%20Media%20Icons.png" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"> <a href="https://www.instagram.com/billc323/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Instagram</a> <a href="https://www.facebook.com/billallison1" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Facebook</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/billc323" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Twitter</a> </div></div></div></div></div>Bill Allisonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00661145960684587861noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19184099.post-69266557653853546352024-03-03T08:00:00.014-06:002024-03-03T20:55:26.682-06:00On casting vision...<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgm_aX5oCt2bgNd6bfO9hld4OsBDVlrWpC2YcVzXG7tZe0GlB3XiW7El66pJDHGuEjICvqnBxZD7_62TrUfTuyLcGyHwIkjiimco33gdiq9vuN-d4UrVS9Akxo3MYPc0Ywe_aRG-RZ4YU4IeqjZLtWo_I4r5jduQzbZhDVeabmZB0CbvdHI_Nzn-Q/s515/Leader%20Boss.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="501" data-original-width="515" height="620" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgm_aX5oCt2bgNd6bfO9hld4OsBDVlrWpC2YcVzXG7tZe0GlB3XiW7El66pJDHGuEjICvqnBxZD7_62TrUfTuyLcGyHwIkjiimco33gdiq9vuN-d4UrVS9Akxo3MYPc0Ywe_aRG-RZ4YU4IeqjZLtWo_I4r5jduQzbZhDVeabmZB0CbvdHI_Nzn-Q/w640-h620/Leader%20Boss.jpg" width="640" /></a></div></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">If you cast vision with your <i>life—</i>rather than just your <i>lips—</i>you'll never have to wonder if people got the message.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: x-large; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDDp70yNSjM559LwM4h7hhJ-CwuQAuf9NkVt96Ix3Q2TilA_QyAkQSSzK2kYgYnPfYMKY2OEJa3QonLqf8vUGK2BJo-Lez-nhI4E9yRooUaA5thKtb0BR-RFTP3JPAcwiVY-FrDPY1nMXnsqI6s4peqkgddVH5QLDu1KmhIl8LJc-ilNpCy_MT4g/s1146/IMG_3855.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="807" data-original-width="1146" height="448" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDDp70yNSjM559LwM4h7hhJ-CwuQAuf9NkVt96Ix3Q2TilA_QyAkQSSzK2kYgYnPfYMKY2OEJa3QonLqf8vUGK2BJo-Lez-nhI4E9yRooUaA5thKtb0BR-RFTP3JPAcwiVY-FrDPY1nMXnsqI6s4peqkgddVH5QLDu1KmhIl8LJc-ilNpCy_MT4g/w640-h448/IMG_3855.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">1 Corinthians 4:20</span></div><div style="font-size: x-large; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">Never underestimate the power of a way of life.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">Never overestimate a good talker.</span></div></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: x-large;"><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Want to think a little deeper about all this? </div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://bit.ly/3ihDDp3" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Then this is for you</a>.</div></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><div style="font-family: -webkit-standard; text-align: center;"><div style="font-size: x-large;"><b><span style="font-size: x-large;">We'd love to connect with you!</span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: x-large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhePU9jssq2caZ_6v45dp_etc6ylpnAbD3z_pwx8onsQKRQ-BGVmPuiuWkEC75fXR5VJ-jRTXOvnzkR-P1Ta35bCohlbTxcwbGam87xcFT3XMYMo2sH0-WVk093kSIfFLbTi5lSwcPNj4eBHmGog6OEG0OJqZKPZmwMtJr9s9Q1IsQOfFPWX_s/s622/Social%20Media%20Icons.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="234" data-original-width="622" height="150" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhePU9jssq2caZ_6v45dp_etc6ylpnAbD3z_pwx8onsQKRQ-BGVmPuiuWkEC75fXR5VJ-jRTXOvnzkR-P1Ta35bCohlbTxcwbGam87xcFT3XMYMo2sH0-WVk093kSIfFLbTi5lSwcPNj4eBHmGog6OEG0OJqZKPZmwMtJr9s9Q1IsQOfFPWX_s/w400-h150/Social%20Media%20Icons.png" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"> <a href="https://www.instagram.com/billc323/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Instagram</a> <a href="https://www.facebook.com/billallison1" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Facebook</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/billc323" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Twitter</a> </span><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></div></div><div style="font-family: -webkit-standard; font-size: x-large; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="font-family: -webkit-standard; font-size: x-large; text-align: center;"><div style="font-family: Helvetica; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFJ2CZpnK-z5tkcUE_KZHx7fGUtrorwrzfZbAUHdsfTcx96wbcmlNOpXWkfRqFjK5WEasXG_qvumONgPqkpbMeSYPeumiSZbufEGPQ5qlffWlEC6vAqsLTRcvfobI6Eh1rqP6F7Q/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img data-original-height="408" data-original-width="1174" height="222" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFJ2CZpnK-z5tkcUE_KZHx7fGUtrorwrzfZbAUHdsfTcx96wbcmlNOpXWkfRqFjK5WEasXG_qvumONgPqkpbMeSYPeumiSZbufEGPQ5qlffWlEC6vAqsLTRcvfobI6Eh1rqP6F7Q/w640-h222/Cup+O%2527+Joe+with+Bill.jpg" width="640" /></a></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: Helvetica;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><a href="https://bit.ly/3jYyAeF" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Subscribe here and we'll have fun most Mondays</a>!</span></div></div></div></span></div>
Bill Allisonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00661145960684587861noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19184099.post-36824826287792011602024-02-26T11:34:00.003-06:002024-02-26T18:25:13.555-06:00Join Us at Ignite Youth Leadership Conference in IA, IL, and CO<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwEYfATnczB3LMjALUCMzrGKcVaYeo5O6TB8MRQ48ffhaoTa8VUQrzooKJ6axlTtEiJGX-H8-7mrHEYi6mTgCkl6rn2O2avbMD9Ca_QEL_I5KG-g8k2JprxL5qZMR5IfLrizVg11LLU_ModncK5pEGTwF6UOVS96UH-4sttI7i-gi4ZsV5nsXYEw/s640/3878A91C-1BEA-4604-9857-45FAFD1208AA_1_201_a.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="640" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwEYfATnczB3LMjALUCMzrGKcVaYeo5O6TB8MRQ48ffhaoTa8VUQrzooKJ6axlTtEiJGX-H8-7mrHEYi6mTgCkl6rn2O2avbMD9Ca_QEL_I5KG-g8k2JprxL5qZMR5IfLrizVg11LLU_ModncK5pEGTwF6UOVS96UH-4sttI7i-gi4ZsV5nsXYEw/w640-h480/3878A91C-1BEA-4604-9857-45FAFD1208AA_1_201_a.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.igniteyouthleadership.org/speakers" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: x-large;">Join us for equipping and encouraging the next generation—coming to Iowa, Illinois, and Colorado!</span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><a href="https://static1.squarespace.com/static/62d6ff0ca73f87345ef2a976/t/65d3beeaf1d009086fbe4158/1708375786600/Breakouts+with+Seminar+descriptions+2024-2.pdf" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Here's a list of breakout sessions</a>!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='321' height='268' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dxBvtUzAxl3PF2HbXRSq3ShxKFGiu4nMlLvNd6H9mgShyDRsj8uUi_VU4HOOjFdnbrSWcttsP6vqwA' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: large;">If video above doesn't appear, <a href="https://bit.ly/3wAcIPa" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">go here</a>.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">What is it like at the <b>Ignite Youth Leadership Conference</b>? </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://bit.ly/38FWnwa" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">This short video</a> will give you a sense of the energy the students bring to this conference! (Make sure your volume is up!) They do this for EVERYONE who enters the church. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">So. Much. Fun.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><a href="https://bit.ly/38FWnwa" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">More here on WHY I totally encourage you and your entire youth ministry to join us at Ignite Youth Leadership Conference.</a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div><div><b><span style="font-size: x-large;">We'd love to connect with you!</span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhePU9jssq2caZ_6v45dp_etc6ylpnAbD3z_pwx8onsQKRQ-BGVmPuiuWkEC75fXR5VJ-jRTXOvnzkR-P1Ta35bCohlbTxcwbGam87xcFT3XMYMo2sH0-WVk093kSIfFLbTi5lSwcPNj4eBHmGog6OEG0OJqZKPZmwMtJr9s9Q1IsQOfFPWX_s/s622/Social%20Media%20Icons.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="234" data-original-width="622" height="150" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhePU9jssq2caZ_6v45dp_etc6ylpnAbD3z_pwx8onsQKRQ-BGVmPuiuWkEC75fXR5VJ-jRTXOvnzkR-P1Ta35bCohlbTxcwbGam87xcFT3XMYMo2sH0-WVk093kSIfFLbTi5lSwcPNj4eBHmGog6OEG0OJqZKPZmwMtJr9s9Q1IsQOfFPWX_s/w400-h150/Social%20Media%20Icons.png" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"> <span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://www.instagram.com/billc323/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Instagram</a> <a href="https://www.facebook.com/billallison1" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Facebook</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/billc323" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Twitter</a> </span> </div></div><div><br /></div><div><div style="font-family: Helvetica; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFJ2CZpnK-z5tkcUE_KZHx7fGUtrorwrzfZbAUHdsfTcx96wbcmlNOpXWkfRqFjK5WEasXG_qvumONgPqkpbMeSYPeumiSZbufEGPQ5qlffWlEC6vAqsLTRcvfobI6Eh1rqP6F7Q/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img data-original-height="408" data-original-width="1174" height="222" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFJ2CZpnK-z5tkcUE_KZHx7fGUtrorwrzfZbAUHdsfTcx96wbcmlNOpXWkfRqFjK5WEasXG_qvumONgPqkpbMeSYPeumiSZbufEGPQ5qlffWlEC6vAqsLTRcvfobI6Eh1rqP6F7Q/w640-h222/Cup+O%2527+Joe+with+Bill.jpg" width="640" /></a></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: Helvetica;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><a href="https://bit.ly/3jYyAeF" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Subscribe here and we'll have fun most Mondays</a>!</span></div></div></div></div></div>Bill Allisonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00661145960684587861noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19184099.post-92101731574925392762024-02-20T09:21:00.008-06:002024-02-26T11:35:59.341-06:00How to help your friends find and follow Jesus...<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigpzV8bo9MdGT_ADUDgLzdEwERsTvrSHv2fks608HX8jCfdW_SGmNyv90Lo4iX9c9YzVmgkMc5A7RejcAOre39UixmuaxVs7sP-vL7xN_0oY_giSy3VZFjyC5Fj2ePg_qdYlBx3FxhQ8OID8zZVtbapL-GbduiT3BfNhSaY3SLDv6860M6xH9EAQ/s1920/GROW%20Conference%20QR.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1920" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigpzV8bo9MdGT_ADUDgLzdEwERsTvrSHv2fks608HX8jCfdW_SGmNyv90Lo4iX9c9YzVmgkMc5A7RejcAOre39UixmuaxVs7sP-vL7xN_0oY_giSy3VZFjyC5Fj2ePg_qdYlBx3FxhQ8OID8zZVtbapL-GbduiT3BfNhSaY3SLDv6860M6xH9EAQ/w640-h360/GROW%20Conference%20QR.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div><span style="font-size: x-large;"><b>Evangelism Is Relationships training experience </b></span></div><div><span style="font-size: x-large;"><b>in Rock Falls, IL</b></span></div><div><span style="font-size: x-large;"><a href="https://bit.ly/3GamARm" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Audio & more here on what we'll explore.</a></span></div><div><span style="font-size: x-large;">Join us!</span></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKhZSAuupdSWtpbmpeewTNPMbQ-jiVIeWRVZ9biIQsPOohf1TMbTuBTZMv7SJb8b6tHr9V61hmQSkKVhn286gNfgrjzFB6QUlmcquoYusMC52G_OM7cHpbeImTOfufbeOhoixF8VDO8lGDNVTnXFP0hXTNajkWy9uPylqSDUgvHthsEVK6VaeKsA/s1496/Ignite%20Youth%20Leadership%20Conference.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1062" data-original-width="1496" height="454" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKhZSAuupdSWtpbmpeewTNPMbQ-jiVIeWRVZ9biIQsPOohf1TMbTuBTZMv7SJb8b6tHr9V61hmQSkKVhn286gNfgrjzFB6QUlmcquoYusMC52G_OM7cHpbeImTOfufbeOhoixF8VDO8lGDNVTnXFP0hXTNajkWy9uPylqSDUgvHthsEVK6VaeKsA/w640-h454/Ignite%20Youth%20Leadership%20Conference.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><span style="font-size: x-large;"><a href="https://www.igniteyouthleadership.org/speakers" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Join us for equipping and encouraging the next generation—coming to Iowa, Illinois, and Colorado!</a></span></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRmWgehyWrMw3SMNVZUAJ1eBF2dKqSeo-n0uZWpcCm29Gap01k6zTw-57fU_oY92yHjZM_2kQ-jS1CX0tLA1RKaVPwKMyz-SzTCX2rLrb6CNjYSXyXJjET5lWhiBfouRKT2LFgyMFznHslLToMACwcF6CyHJrwoaPsUl8PVIO9SZjFqVPlwzAosA/s363/IMG_2052.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="363" data-original-width="279" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRmWgehyWrMw3SMNVZUAJ1eBF2dKqSeo-n0uZWpcCm29Gap01k6zTw-57fU_oY92yHjZM_2kQ-jS1CX0tLA1RKaVPwKMyz-SzTCX2rLrb6CNjYSXyXJjET5lWhiBfouRKT2LFgyMFznHslLToMACwcF6CyHJrwoaPsUl8PVIO9SZjFqVPlwzAosA/w490-h640/IMG_2052.jpeg" width="490" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><a href="https://bit.ly/47qjHGP" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Join us for The Teaching Genius of Jesus training experience in Central IL.</a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><div style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: xx-large;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiC4nl9mGwWIuT7j6WsPUt7pBRW7oagrljw86tvZDQxDrc7teFmfAc5AISSF4v7IMfzDXB9QbxojxETYxFS9AyGChjFD3wuAj3jPhvHmwJ8ohlZ6Trr6XpWgZFjI6wVmIu-eM99BV2eyftr_OQssRmlrqKsYNA0uGqJ3stzqUBITZh2L4sbb0o/s1174/Cup%20O'%20Joe%20with%20Bill.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="408" data-original-width="1174" height="222" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiC4nl9mGwWIuT7j6WsPUt7pBRW7oagrljw86tvZDQxDrc7teFmfAc5AISSF4v7IMfzDXB9QbxojxETYxFS9AyGChjFD3wuAj3jPhvHmwJ8ohlZ6Trr6XpWgZFjI6wVmIu-eM99BV2eyftr_OQssRmlrqKsYNA0uGqJ3stzqUBITZh2L4sbb0o/w640-h222/Cup%20O'%20Joe%20with%20Bill.jpg" width="640" /></a></div></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: xx-large;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><a href="https://bit.ly/3jYyAeF" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Subscribe HERE and let the fun begin!</a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: Helvetica;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: -webkit-standard; font-size: xx-large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhePU9jssq2caZ_6v45dp_etc6ylpnAbD3z_pwx8onsQKRQ-BGVmPuiuWkEC75fXR5VJ-jRTXOvnzkR-P1Ta35bCohlbTxcwbGam87xcFT3XMYMo2sH0-WVk093kSIfFLbTi5lSwcPNj4eBHmGog6OEG0OJqZKPZmwMtJr9s9Q1IsQOfFPWX_s/s622/Social%20Media%20Icons.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="234" data-original-width="622" height="150" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhePU9jssq2caZ_6v45dp_etc6ylpnAbD3z_pwx8onsQKRQ-BGVmPuiuWkEC75fXR5VJ-jRTXOvnzkR-P1Ta35bCohlbTxcwbGam87xcFT3XMYMo2sH0-WVk093kSIfFLbTi5lSwcPNj4eBHmGog6OEG0OJqZKPZmwMtJr9s9Q1IsQOfFPWX_s/w400-h150/Social%20Media%20Icons.png" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: -webkit-standard;"><span><span style="font-size: x-large;"> </span><span style="font-size: large;"> <a href="https://www.instagram.com/billc323/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Instagram</a> <a href="https://www.facebook.com/billallison1" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Facebook</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/billc323" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Twitter</a> </span></span><span style="font-size: large;"> </span><span style="font-size: x-large;"> </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: -webkit-standard;"><b><span style="font-size: x-large;">Let's connect...</span></b></div></div></div></div></div>Bill Allisonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00661145960684587861noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19184099.post-16213059448723477412024-02-11T09:00:00.142-06:002024-02-13T11:22:46.189-06:0010-Day Disciplemaking Ministry Trip! Can YOU Helps us?<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> <i style="text-align: center;"><span>We are disciplemaking missionaries with <a href="http://www.cadremissionaries.com">Cadre Missionaries</a>. From time to time, we give an update here.</span></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtjNQ00WehFWouxnp6w3BZa1ibYTZKyU7DOhErXdNOd9fNdKiU2DxTxtwOOhu0EyPlCpTskUwtbFjTeCwkxBR4U2qSk1MqtCBaFKok5l09phqb4aHTd2Frk75hAvhtO3geu7gN4bMe98ULJ-Wf_cxK88INjrKQxQ6RkUO_9gp8T806pYcL08vnQg/s2486/IMG_2446.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2486" data-original-width="2150" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtjNQ00WehFWouxnp6w3BZa1ibYTZKyU7DOhErXdNOd9fNdKiU2DxTxtwOOhu0EyPlCpTskUwtbFjTeCwkxBR4U2qSk1MqtCBaFKok5l09phqb4aHTd2Frk75hAvhtO3geu7gN4bMe98ULJ-Wf_cxK88INjrKQxQ6RkUO_9gp8T806pYcL08vnQg/w552-h640/IMG_2446.jpeg" width="552" /></a></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>As you read this, we are on our way to a ten-day disciplemaking ministry trip in Arizona!</b> I'll be preaching, teaching, and doing disciplemaking training. We'll also be <i>missionaries of encouragement</i> to many of our disciplemaking friends along the way in the Arizona.</span></div><div><br /></div><div><span style="font-size: x-large;"><b>Can <u>you</u> help us?</b></span><br /><div><br /></div><div><b><span style="font-size: medium;">1. Will you please pray for us?</span></b></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"> <i>* Please pray for us as we travel and encourage and equip God's people all over Arizona.</i></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><b><span style="font-size: medium;">2. Can you help us financially? </span></b></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"> <i>* We're praying for at least $2,000 for travel expenses and training materials.</i> </span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"> * <a href="http://bit.ly/2w9HRcA" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Donate here</a>. </span></div><div><span> </span><br /></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;">Any little bit you can help us with is a HUGE encouragement to us. <u><b>Thank you so much for your prayers and support.</b></u> You really are God's wind into our disciplemaking sails with Cadre Missionaries. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBwI6kkQ61WdWGVWxVCLsRP808aGm8VK3mtNCJdvDVKVxvZ-S9VALesq0Eh6yCCqUebBeOuxBOEXM7tSuzL8I1C5Nn7qVESP_7hXfvgXAfoKo24gQBaGv7K_pZL6n4EIfVHkuKeQR1-ciNI742tiLOrem1iflI6EwU3kxI-buXRzLt_oDOWsY6CA/s1800/allisons%204x6%202022d.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1800" height="424" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBwI6kkQ61WdWGVWxVCLsRP808aGm8VK3mtNCJdvDVKVxvZ-S9VALesq0Eh6yCCqUebBeOuxBOEXM7tSuzL8I1C5Nn7qVESP_7hXfvgXAfoKo24gQBaGv7K_pZL6n4EIfVHkuKeQR1-ciNI742tiLOrem1iflI6EwU3kxI-buXRzLt_oDOWsY6CA/w640-h424/allisons%204x6%202022d.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><i><span style="font-size: medium;"><span class="text 3John-1-5" face="system-ui, -apple-system, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Ubuntu, Cantarell, "Noto Sans", sans-serif, Arial">"Dear friend, you are being faithful to God when you care for the traveling teachers who pass through, even though they are strangers to you.<span style="background-color: white;"> </span></span><span class="text 3John-1-6" face="system-ui, -apple-system, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Ubuntu, Cantarell, "Noto Sans", sans-serif, Arial" id="en-NLT-30625">They have told the church here of your loving friendship. Please continue providing for such teachers in a manner that pleases God.</span><span face="system-ui, -apple-system, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Ubuntu, Cantarell, "Noto Sans", sans-serif, Arial" style="background-color: white;"> </span><span class="text 3John-1-7" face="system-ui, -apple-system, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Ubuntu, Cantarell, "Noto Sans", sans-serif, Arial" id="en-NLT-30626">For they are traveling for the Lord,</span><span class="text 3John-1-7" face="system-ui, -apple-system, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Ubuntu, Cantarell, "Noto Sans", sans-serif, Arial"><span> </span>and they accept nothing from people who are not believers.</span><span class="text 3John-1-7" face="system-ui, -apple-system, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Ubuntu, Cantarell, "Noto Sans", sans-serif, Arial"><span> </span></span><span class="text 3John-1-8" face="system-ui, -apple-system, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Ubuntu, Cantarell, "Noto Sans", sans-serif, Arial" id="en-NLT-30627">So we ourselves should support them so that we can be their partners as they teach the truth." </span></span></i></div><div><span face="system-ui, -apple-system, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Ubuntu, Cantarell, "Noto Sans", sans-serif, Arial" style="font-size: medium;">—3rd John verses 5-8</span></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Some of our disciplemaking friends in AZ we're planning to see...</b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzrq5j1_XWsea1hu21_FWpxVS07EdOeb8P_UOf1ID1LxadUxaev87PmiVYSPGruYz9ayAUrdhURy6TrDFamYzUmnFhIXrR1s-TWFV7bsJZw-SByc3A8sGnwTlLzQXd-J54yir2HkXQC29UQFEZXKcCb7gmCtPF1pEK2qwev623LUWZ7Wj2Ub1H6Q/s3372/IMG_2427.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3372" data-original-width="2785" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzrq5j1_XWsea1hu21_FWpxVS07EdOeb8P_UOf1ID1LxadUxaev87PmiVYSPGruYz9ayAUrdhURy6TrDFamYzUmnFhIXrR1s-TWFV7bsJZw-SByc3A8sGnwTlLzQXd-J54yir2HkXQC29UQFEZXKcCb7gmCtPF1pEK2qwev623LUWZ7Wj2Ub1H6Q/w526-h640/IMG_2427.jpeg" width="526" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">We'll be doing <a href="https://bit.ly/3dgOCvg" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Disciplemaking Genius of Jesus training experience</a> and I'll be preaching two services at <a href="https://bouldermountaincc.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Boulder Mountain Church in AZ</a>.</span></div><div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjO83nPIsN31OZasUoFBdS5EFjIprKfSSp37alB2OiV_o7dCpEGC4Xh0x73e1fZ-8HH4c791b5WGrEuYACpxMacCQfz3RgyoLQIejQUYv0im5chUJiWxCnXHV3slgonAIElEVeDbnsb-FwjWNmVYJsMG_WrOtW_jAAJvIQ0JRsOcVB1VamE9WjtrA/s2252/AE36CD35-81CF-4960-AA55-FCA78835739F.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2252" data-original-width="1802" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjO83nPIsN31OZasUoFBdS5EFjIprKfSSp37alB2OiV_o7dCpEGC4Xh0x73e1fZ-8HH4c791b5WGrEuYACpxMacCQfz3RgyoLQIejQUYv0im5chUJiWxCnXHV3slgonAIElEVeDbnsb-FwjWNmVYJsMG_WrOtW_jAAJvIQ0JRsOcVB1VamE9WjtrA/w512-h640/AE36CD35-81CF-4960-AA55-FCA78835739F.jpg" width="512" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">We'll be getting time with our friends, Bill and Megan White, <a href="https://maderachurch.org/ourteam/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Medera Church, Green Valley, AZ.</a></span></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvUlHQQQ9qcWinFIB4-Q_lBqcSgfqGdE_xwj1uASbGwssBkEdZhC2bKG0kfRAA3K-ICmrLN2J7ROZN1ZYVf5lmhTsrVKY_fO9AL9IV2hzZkJdyx-Kys4UTs2HD7QMFVhSoI5APm1AVyQ72yuJu0mdKwTFyfT_G4fVcg8qEf7RV18uBBi7azkvdAw/s3594/IMG_2453.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3594" height="538" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvUlHQQQ9qcWinFIB4-Q_lBqcSgfqGdE_xwj1uASbGwssBkEdZhC2bKG0kfRAA3K-ICmrLN2J7ROZN1ZYVf5lmhTsrVKY_fO9AL9IV2hzZkJdyx-Kys4UTs2HD7QMFVhSoI5APm1AVyQ72yuJu0mdKwTFyfT_G4fVcg8qEf7RV18uBBi7azkvdAw/w640-h538/IMG_2453.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">We've been disciplemaking friends with these folks for many years—and in so many ways! Talk about people who live a Jesus-like way of life in every part of life—it's these beautiful folks!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><b>Some of our disciplemaking friends in AZ we're hoping to see...</b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzjuk_Ny8vPEVX0lBL5w3LcXeIkqyydCPPrzJKIh0rJmuwvHAa1HnXHWBJnonbUU158xPPMAFgIrZs4wwNFkJIHxM41NlUHiK6z8T8IZp4J4GnxOkkQlBSPnYFgc3Bx9dn_Nwgf26qZiSjZVjkihVwoMZbvR_QrCf0P6jgm7IxQMDHBj5fWL_taA/s2450/IMG_2338.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2037" data-original-width="2450" height="530" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzjuk_Ny8vPEVX0lBL5w3LcXeIkqyydCPPrzJKIh0rJmuwvHAa1HnXHWBJnonbUU158xPPMAFgIrZs4wwNFkJIHxM41NlUHiK6z8T8IZp4J4GnxOkkQlBSPnYFgc3Bx9dn_Nwgf26qZiSjZVjkihVwoMZbvR_QrCf0P6jgm7IxQMDHBj5fWL_taA/w640-h530/IMG_2338.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://www.ambassadorschurch.org/about-us" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Pastor Dave Collins</a> of Ambassador Church in Oro Valley, AZ</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYoqqa5IrqJXT4e3ULvyx8fXqWtp3IEzSW_nORUwXHmSKYxvGDoe5qD7CqoCuwjni3aKd2MIZvX6YW-noY_XeYqct7HAbClFjK0r9JMd36DkxVfymFIxFc7BrfTs1Q49XkHepCsyWEb-5NcSkZ6k7ZChI7WANfbphRbTlYrEm2GCKTpfT12CYQXA/s4032/IMG_2364.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYoqqa5IrqJXT4e3ULvyx8fXqWtp3IEzSW_nORUwXHmSKYxvGDoe5qD7CqoCuwjni3aKd2MIZvX6YW-noY_XeYqct7HAbClFjK0r9JMd36DkxVfymFIxFc7BrfTs1Q49XkHepCsyWEb-5NcSkZ6k7ZChI7WANfbphRbTlYrEm2GCKTpfT12CYQXA/w640-h480/IMG_2364.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">We've been disciplemaking friends with these folks above for almost 40 years!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><div><b><span style="font-size: x-large;">We'd love to connect with you!</span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhePU9jssq2caZ_6v45dp_etc6ylpnAbD3z_pwx8onsQKRQ-BGVmPuiuWkEC75fXR5VJ-jRTXOvnzkR-P1Ta35bCohlbTxcwbGam87xcFT3XMYMo2sH0-WVk093kSIfFLbTi5lSwcPNj4eBHmGog6OEG0OJqZKPZmwMtJr9s9Q1IsQOfFPWX_s/s622/Social%20Media%20Icons.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="234" data-original-width="622" height="120" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhePU9jssq2caZ_6v45dp_etc6ylpnAbD3z_pwx8onsQKRQ-BGVmPuiuWkEC75fXR5VJ-jRTXOvnzkR-P1Ta35bCohlbTxcwbGam87xcFT3XMYMo2sH0-WVk093kSIfFLbTi5lSwcPNj4eBHmGog6OEG0OJqZKPZmwMtJr9s9Q1IsQOfFPWX_s/s320/Social%20Media%20Icons.png" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://www.instagram.com/billc323/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Instagram</a> <a href="https://www.facebook.com/billallison1" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Facebook</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/billc323" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Twitter</a> </div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="font-family: Helvetica; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFJ2CZpnK-z5tkcUE_KZHx7fGUtrorwrzfZbAUHdsfTcx96wbcmlNOpXWkfRqFjK5WEasXG_qvumONgPqkpbMeSYPeumiSZbufEGPQ5qlffWlEC6vAqsLTRcvfobI6Eh1rqP6F7Q/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img data-original-height="408" data-original-width="1174" height="222" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFJ2CZpnK-z5tkcUE_KZHx7fGUtrorwrzfZbAUHdsfTcx96wbcmlNOpXWkfRqFjK5WEasXG_qvumONgPqkpbMeSYPeumiSZbufEGPQ5qlffWlEC6vAqsLTRcvfobI6Eh1rqP6F7Q/w640-h222/Cup+O%2527+Joe+with+Bill.jpg" width="640" /></a></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: Helvetica;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><a href="https://bit.ly/3jYyAeF" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Subscribe here and we'll have fun most Mondays</a>!</span></div></div></div></div>Bill Allisonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00661145960684587861noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19184099.post-40490653938349914932024-02-04T09:00:00.049-06:002024-02-20T09:06:27.291-06:00What happens AFTER Cadre's disciplemaking training?<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXu8FrikGT7Xmdcq7ayN_jlN52lUZqjy5RSfQ4gK1_ikQ0A-0ZW1YpnhJkbN9X0Kvq2HCB6xjL01hWpf7Wn3YcnoQnvL29b9lzjWpGLg0shrB8h8GHjeRJZuK_8yzPUUa83GAGOSlOfIuu7NOjqlYfCZjCfCylVon8wgvY0DdFTbxgQQdR0iSBnA/s3432/Fisher%20IL.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3023" data-original-width="3432" height="564" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXu8FrikGT7Xmdcq7ayN_jlN52lUZqjy5RSfQ4gK1_ikQ0A-0ZW1YpnhJkbN9X0Kvq2HCB6xjL01hWpf7Wn3YcnoQnvL29b9lzjWpGLg0shrB8h8GHjeRJZuK_8yzPUUa83GAGOSlOfIuu7NOjqlYfCZjCfCylVon8wgvY0DdFTbxgQQdR0iSBnA/w640-h564/Fisher%20IL.heic" width="640" /></a></div><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Above left to right: Me, <a href="https://bit.ly/2H2I81f" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Crazy Pastor Steve</a>, Pastor Fred, and Jack</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://bit.ly/3dgOCvg" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Disciplemaking Genius of Jesus Training</a></span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">in Fisher, IL.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><b>Here's what happened after our disciplemaking training experience.</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div></span><p style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;"><i>Hi Bill,</i></span></p><p style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span>Jack and I have been watching with wonder </span><a href="https://bit.ly/3YpneRZ" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><span>as the Lord causes growth in our little group that started out so small</span></a><span> a little over a year ago. We have 18 folks involved and we </span></span><span style="font-family: Helvetica;">appear to have</span><span style="font-family: Helvetica;"> <a href="https://bit.ly/1aIXl3w" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">D1-D3 multiplication</a> </span><span><span style="font-family: Helvetica;">working. </span><span style="font-family: Helvetica;">I was just marveling this morning how</span></span><span style="font-family: Helvetica;"> <a href="https://bit.ly/3rzfWwN" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">none of this has really been my doing</a> </span><span style="font-family: Helvetica;">at all.</span><span style="font-family: Helvetica;"> <a href="https://bit.ly/2Hl8MTQ" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">It's all been Jesus</a>. </span><span style="font-family: Helvetica;"><span>Also, we had a Thanksgiving </span><a href="https://bit.ly/3alcfSR" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">meal at our house</a><span> </span><span>as part of our outreach. </span></span><span style="font-family: Helvetica;">Thirteen people came and it was such a hoot to serve alongside some of the discipleship members who put it on. The next day we invited them back for a tree trimming party and several returned. </span></span></i></p><p style="font-family: Helvetica; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>Trust all is well on your end,</i></span></p><p style="font-family: Helvetica; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: large;">Pastor Fred Douglas</span></p><p style="font-family: Helvetica; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: large;">Grace Church, Lafayette, IN</span></p><div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><div style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: xx-large;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiC4nl9mGwWIuT7j6WsPUt7pBRW7oagrljw86tvZDQxDrc7teFmfAc5AISSF4v7IMfzDXB9QbxojxETYxFS9AyGChjFD3wuAj3jPhvHmwJ8ohlZ6Trr6XpWgZFjI6wVmIu-eM99BV2eyftr_OQssRmlrqKsYNA0uGqJ3stzqUBITZh2L4sbb0o/s1174/Cup%20O'%20Joe%20with%20Bill.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="408" data-original-width="1174" height="222" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiC4nl9mGwWIuT7j6WsPUt7pBRW7oagrljw86tvZDQxDrc7teFmfAc5AISSF4v7IMfzDXB9QbxojxETYxFS9AyGChjFD3wuAj3jPhvHmwJ8ohlZ6Trr6XpWgZFjI6wVmIu-eM99BV2eyftr_OQssRmlrqKsYNA0uGqJ3stzqUBITZh2L4sbb0o/w640-h222/Cup%20O'%20Joe%20with%20Bill.jpg" width="640" /></a></div></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: xx-large;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><a href="https://bit.ly/3jYyAeF" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Subscribe HERE and let the fun begin!</a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: Helvetica;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: -webkit-standard; font-size: xx-large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhePU9jssq2caZ_6v45dp_etc6ylpnAbD3z_pwx8onsQKRQ-BGVmPuiuWkEC75fXR5VJ-jRTXOvnzkR-P1Ta35bCohlbTxcwbGam87xcFT3XMYMo2sH0-WVk093kSIfFLbTi5lSwcPNj4eBHmGog6OEG0OJqZKPZmwMtJr9s9Q1IsQOfFPWX_s/s622/Social%20Media%20Icons.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="234" data-original-width="622" height="120" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhePU9jssq2caZ_6v45dp_etc6ylpnAbD3z_pwx8onsQKRQ-BGVmPuiuWkEC75fXR5VJ-jRTXOvnzkR-P1Ta35bCohlbTxcwbGam87xcFT3XMYMo2sH0-WVk093kSIfFLbTi5lSwcPNj4eBHmGog6OEG0OJqZKPZmwMtJr9s9Q1IsQOfFPWX_s/s320/Social%20Media%20Icons.png" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: -webkit-standard; font-size: xx-large;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> <a href="https://www.instagram.com/billc323/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Instagram</a> <a href="https://www.facebook.com/billallison1" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Facebook</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/billc323" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Twitter</a> </span> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: -webkit-standard; font-size: xx-large;"><b>Let's connect...</b></div></div></div></div></div></div>Bill Allisonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00661145960684587861noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19184099.post-12466820544523458192024-01-28T09:00:00.003-06:002024-01-29T06:05:48.189-06:00A True Story: Bobby and the Bible<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWeLODuW7UgR0NCZDss8P672HQvXuLMT4yEbJqX8oCkc0lnjnX2FvsdPY223SIQLhbxrt1Mpkord81SAZqPNEkpkF49-0_GqqPWprPbXG_n5HiffjAI6AfmxxIysWj9gEuOUwYpITLCAkBSvXfLMUT3ySnmhWoS5t_WfCquhpmFwZW0OUVqxd3xg/s2800/Men%20boy%20Bible.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1867" data-original-width="2800" height="424" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWeLODuW7UgR0NCZDss8P672HQvXuLMT4yEbJqX8oCkc0lnjnX2FvsdPY223SIQLhbxrt1Mpkord81SAZqPNEkpkF49-0_GqqPWprPbXG_n5HiffjAI6AfmxxIysWj9gEuOUwYpITLCAkBSvXfLMUT3ySnmhWoS5t_WfCquhpmFwZW0OUVqxd3xg/w640-h424/Men%20boy%20Bible.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><span style="font-size: medium;">With six daughters, I knew that at some point, young men would start making their way to our house.</span><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;">In case you're wondering, I welcomed all the guys to my home. </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;">A few never got a second invitation. (<a href="https://bit.ly/PvXYkC" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">That's called "Fathering."</a>)</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Most did.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Bobby was one of my favorites. We knew and loved his parents too. Sweet people who love and follow Jesus.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;">When Bobby started to take a shine to one of my daughters, I welcomed him to our home and lunch. It was over lunch when I asked him, "How's your walk with Jesus, Bobby?"</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;">He smiled a winsome smile and said with a certain amount of confidence, "My walk with Jesus is great."</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;">I said, "That's great. What are you reading in the Bible these days?"</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Bobby, still smiling said, "I don't read the Bible."</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;">I smiled and kindly said, "Bobby, your walk with God stinks. You can't a have a great walk with God if you're not reading and studying Scripture to know and love God. I'll tell you what, whenever you want to come over to my house to see my daughter, let's you and me plan on getting into the Bible together for at least a few minutes. Cool?" </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;">"Okay, Mr. Allison," he said, still smiling.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;">But I wondered if that would be the end of Bobby's desire to eat another lunch with me and my family. I doubted we'd see him again in our home.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;">The next day, I was busy working on a sermon and the doorbell rang. You'd think with eight people in the house someone would answer the door. Nope. The door bell just kept ringing. Frustrated, I walked to the door—and before I opened the door I looked out the side window. There was Bobby at the door. Hmmm. Well, I <i>did</i> say he was welcome to come over again. I just didn't think it would be the next day.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;">I opened the door and said, "Come on in Bobby" and I turned around and I yelled up the stairs to my daughter, "Bobby's here!" That's when I felt a little tap on my shoulder. I turned around and Bobby looked straight into my eyes and said, "I'm not here for her." Then he showed me his Bible in hand, and he said, "I'm here to read and study the Bible with you."</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;">That's the day Bobby won my heart. </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;">However, he never really did win my daughter's heart. </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;">He still has mine—in a manly, biblical way.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span><b><i><span style="font-size: large;">Are you a Bobby?</span></i></b><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></span><span style="font-size: large;">(Meaning, someone who thinks they can have a great relation with God without cracking open a Bible?) </span><span style="font-size: x-large;">If so...</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><a href="https://bit.ly/41zMGH8" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">This is for you</a>. </span><span style="font-size: xx-large; text-align: center;"> </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: x-large; text-align: center;"><a href="https://bit.ly/3wuCvV5" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">And this</a>.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: x-large; text-align: center;"><a href="https://bit.ly/3EM3NMf" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">And this too</a>.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: Helvetica; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: -webkit-standard;"><br /></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: Helvetica; text-align: center;"><div style="font-size: xx-large; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiC4nl9mGwWIuT7j6WsPUt7pBRW7oagrljw86tvZDQxDrc7teFmfAc5AISSF4v7IMfzDXB9QbxojxETYxFS9AyGChjFD3wuAj3jPhvHmwJ8ohlZ6Trr6XpWgZFjI6wVmIu-eM99BV2eyftr_OQssRmlrqKsYNA0uGqJ3stzqUBITZh2L4sbb0o/s1174/Cup%20O'%20Joe%20with%20Bill.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="408" data-original-width="1174" height="222" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiC4nl9mGwWIuT7j6WsPUt7pBRW7oagrljw86tvZDQxDrc7teFmfAc5AISSF4v7IMfzDXB9QbxojxETYxFS9AyGChjFD3wuAj3jPhvHmwJ8ohlZ6Trr6XpWgZFjI6wVmIu-eM99BV2eyftr_OQssRmlrqKsYNA0uGqJ3stzqUBITZh2L4sbb0o/w640-h222/Cup%20O'%20Joe%20with%20Bill.jpg" width="640" /></a></div></div><div style="font-family: -webkit-standard; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: xx-large;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><a href="https://bit.ly/3jYyAeF" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Subscribe HERE and let the fun begin!</a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: Helvetica;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: xx-large;"><div style="font-family: -webkit-standard;"><b>Let's connect...</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: -webkit-standard;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhePU9jssq2caZ_6v45dp_etc6ylpnAbD3z_pwx8onsQKRQ-BGVmPuiuWkEC75fXR5VJ-jRTXOvnzkR-P1Ta35bCohlbTxcwbGam87xcFT3XMYMo2sH0-WVk093kSIfFLbTi5lSwcPNj4eBHmGog6OEG0OJqZKPZmwMtJr9s9Q1IsQOfFPWX_s/s622/Social%20Media%20Icons.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="234" data-original-width="622" height="120" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhePU9jssq2caZ_6v45dp_etc6ylpnAbD3z_pwx8onsQKRQ-BGVmPuiuWkEC75fXR5VJ-jRTXOvnzkR-P1Ta35bCohlbTxcwbGam87xcFT3XMYMo2sH0-WVk093kSIfFLbTi5lSwcPNj4eBHmGog6OEG0OJqZKPZmwMtJr9s9Q1IsQOfFPWX_s/s320/Social%20Media%20Icons.png" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: -webkit-standard;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> <a href="https://www.instagram.com/billc323/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Instagram</a> <a href="https://www.facebook.com/billallison1" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Facebook</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/billc323" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Twitter</a> </span> </div></div></div></div></div></span></div>Bill Allisonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00661145960684587861noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19184099.post-65934851869910740662024-01-21T09:00:00.036-06:002024-01-22T08:26:26.464-06:00Making Disciples through Sports?<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.cantonefree.com/disciplemaking" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: x-large;">Join us for disciplemaking training in Canton, IL, this Saturday morning, January 27, 2024.</span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgESTW3Jzq6yqINwSdjXLtOmhDeRDqcINfat2raMI6kBKE3_cTc1FKATArBTrEmrVymPleax2sghox-7j4nc3KBPfmUOVkjrm5GBH2aPoRMvRVVpF03U07hyloxkRVp0W8yUrnUjC5dCSsCNTM8JCD1IHE1s6ozUcvBZAk-2k-LeWGWde2z2H0npA/s2158/Doing%20Sports%20God's%20Way.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="976" data-original-width="2158" height="288" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgESTW3Jzq6yqINwSdjXLtOmhDeRDqcINfat2raMI6kBKE3_cTc1FKATArBTrEmrVymPleax2sghox-7j4nc3KBPfmUOVkjrm5GBH2aPoRMvRVVpF03U07hyloxkRVp0W8yUrnUjC5dCSsCNTM8JCD1IHE1s6ozUcvBZAk-2k-LeWGWde2z2H0npA/w640-h288/Doing%20Sports%20God's%20Way.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><i><b>Sports <u>AND</u> Disciplemaking?</b></i> </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">You bet!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><i>But how?</i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><a href="https://www.peoriamagazine.com/article/doing-sports-gods-way/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Check it out this true, brief, and powerful story</a>!</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVZXa9A0BXZ-weWyql36z_A8MkuxDPLNZ8o0GApTFTpFT-4kktJWGZaMZ4MThkzCrq4Eqo5AirB-d7sh9i9nSQQW-kkTJOqNHM7Voa2epONV26BH4_-1g8IgJBCEbfhyphenhyphenw3aOtx-1NKdnQX6KvG_rapvFMWgR-vzWIhexWQB-XRPROag97bawiHDA/s4032/IMG_6997.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVZXa9A0BXZ-weWyql36z_A8MkuxDPLNZ8o0GApTFTpFT-4kktJWGZaMZ4MThkzCrq4Eqo5AirB-d7sh9i9nSQQW-kkTJOqNHM7Voa2epONV26BH4_-1g8IgJBCEbfhyphenhyphenw3aOtx-1NKdnQX6KvG_rapvFMWgR-vzWIhexWQB-XRPROag97bawiHDA/w640-h480/IMG_6997.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><span style="font-size: x-large;"><div style="text-align: center;"><b><i>Interested in sports <u>AND</u> disciplemaking?</i></b> </div></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">Then I encourage you to reach out to any of these disciplemaking coaches...</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">* <a href="https://bit.ly/36QUCFG" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Cole Espensheid, Kingdom Sports</a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">* <a href="mailto:cole@kingdomsports.online" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Contact Cole.</a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">* <a href="https://www.thechristiancenter.cc/about-us/coaching-and-program-development/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Joe Monahan, The Christian Center</a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">* <a href="mailto:jmonahan@thechristiancenter.cc" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Contact Joe.</a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">* <a href="https://raiseupandrelease.org/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Steve Waggoner, Raise Up & Release</a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="mailto:steve@raiseupandrelease.org" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Contact Steve.</a></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div><b><span style="font-size: x-large;">We'd love to connect with you.</span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhePU9jssq2caZ_6v45dp_etc6ylpnAbD3z_pwx8onsQKRQ-BGVmPuiuWkEC75fXR5VJ-jRTXOvnzkR-P1Ta35bCohlbTxcwbGam87xcFT3XMYMo2sH0-WVk093kSIfFLbTi5lSwcPNj4eBHmGog6OEG0OJqZKPZmwMtJr9s9Q1IsQOfFPWX_s/s622/Social%20Media%20Icons.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="234" data-original-width="622" height="150" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhePU9jssq2caZ_6v45dp_etc6ylpnAbD3z_pwx8onsQKRQ-BGVmPuiuWkEC75fXR5VJ-jRTXOvnzkR-P1Ta35bCohlbTxcwbGam87xcFT3XMYMo2sH0-WVk093kSIfFLbTi5lSwcPNj4eBHmGog6OEG0OJqZKPZmwMtJr9s9Q1IsQOfFPWX_s/w400-h150/Social%20Media%20Icons.png" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span><span style="font-size: large;"> <a href="https://www.instagram.com/billc323/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Instagram</a> <a href="https://www.facebook.com/billallison1" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Facebook</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/billc323" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Twitter</a> </span></span> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: Helvetica; text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiC4nl9mGwWIuT7j6WsPUt7pBRW7oagrljw86tvZDQxDrc7teFmfAc5AISSF4v7IMfzDXB9QbxojxETYxFS9AyGChjFD3wuAj3jPhvHmwJ8ohlZ6Trr6XpWgZFjI6wVmIu-eM99BV2eyftr_OQssRmlrqKsYNA0uGqJ3stzqUBITZh2L4sbb0o/s1174/Cup%20O'%20Joe%20with%20Bill.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="408" data-original-width="1174" height="222" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiC4nl9mGwWIuT7j6WsPUt7pBRW7oagrljw86tvZDQxDrc7teFmfAc5AISSF4v7IMfzDXB9QbxojxETYxFS9AyGChjFD3wuAj3jPhvHmwJ8ohlZ6Trr6XpWgZFjI6wVmIu-eM99BV2eyftr_OQssRmlrqKsYNA0uGqJ3stzqUBITZh2L4sbb0o/w640-h222/Cup%20O'%20Joe%20with%20Bill.jpg" width="640" /></a></div></div><div style="font-family: -webkit-standard; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: Helvetica;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><a href="https://bit.ly/3jYyAeF" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Subscribe HERE and let the fun begin!</a></span></div></div></div></div></div>Bill Allisonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00661145960684587861noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19184099.post-88097066351762770952024-01-14T09:00:00.060-06:002024-01-14T13:47:59.425-06:00A child shall lead them...<div style="text-align: left;"><span><div style="font-size: large;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjcDZp2FX0vGMVM_q87sIVfoIxqkir_3z_rgzCgoHifLW7UdE_TA4mue6WOOnD1a43QlyioLaK8p_dTVPA2O5XQGjRt5sypDWNaWEPECm9jmdrYov6rGg4_HpC1inxlHJ266OcwayOYbdXVhXnJd_i10xg_AN4O7U8cM_GAll0kHb0CDs_1jHViw/s2800/Leadership%20initiating.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1867" data-original-width="2800" height="424" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjcDZp2FX0vGMVM_q87sIVfoIxqkir_3z_rgzCgoHifLW7UdE_TA4mue6WOOnD1a43QlyioLaK8p_dTVPA2O5XQGjRt5sypDWNaWEPECm9jmdrYov6rGg4_HpC1inxlHJ266OcwayOYbdXVhXnJd_i10xg_AN4O7U8cM_GAll0kHb0CDs_1jHViw/w640-h424/Leadership%20initiating.jpg" width="640" /></a></div></div><div style="font-size: large;"><span>We were sitting around our dinner table after a meal. It was December—that time of year when everything starts getting dark around 4 pm where we live. It's not my favorite time of the year. </span></div><div style="font-size: large;"><span><br /></span></div><div style="font-size: large;"><span>My 12-year-old daughter said, "I need to read a chapter from the Bible today."</span></div><div style="font-size: large;"><br /></div><div style="font-size: large;"><span>I said, "All good." And as she walked away from the kitchen toward our living room, she said to me and my wife, </span></div><div><span style="font-size: x-large;"><i>"Will you join me tonight?"</i></span></div><div style="font-size: large;"><span><br /></span></div><div style="font-size: large;"><span>How could we resist?</span></div><div style="font-size: large;"><span><br /></span></div><div style="font-size: large;"><span>I said, "Sure, we'd love to join you." And we did.</span></div><div style="font-size: large;"><span><br /></span></div><div style="font-size: large;"><span>The next day, I thought about how our daughter initiated reading the Bible together with a simple but compelling question: </span><span><b>"Will you join me tonight?"</b></span><span> </span></div><div style="font-size: large;"><span><br /></span></div><div style="font-size: large;"><span>The more I thought about how all this happened, I began to see what a beautiful moment it was for all of us. </span></div><div style="font-size: large;"><span><br /></span></div><div style="font-size: large;"><span>Think with me here for a moment.</span></div><div style="font-size: large;"><span><br /></span></div><div style="font-size: large;">What if<b> real spiritual leadership</b> is <i>initiating? </i>In this case, my 12-year-old daughter<i> initiated</i> reading the Bible together with her mom and dad. </div><div style="font-size: large;"><br /></div><div style="font-size: large;">Could it be this simple? </div><div><b><i><span style="font-size: x-large;">Whoever initiates is the real leader.</span></i></b></div><div style="font-size: large;"><br /></div><div style="font-size: large;">Lots of people have leadership roles and titles. Many have attended leadership conferences and can talk a good leadership game—complete with the latest leadership lingo. However, they may <u>not</u> be real leaders. Why? Real leadership is initiating—and whoever initiates in any given situation is the real leader. In this case, my wife and I were lead beautifully by a 12-year-old girl who asked a simple but very inviting question.</div><div style="font-size: large;"><br /></div><div style="font-size: large;">Did you get that? She led with a <i>question</i>. Not a statement. </div></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span><span style="font-size: x-large;"><b><i>Breaking news:</i></b> </span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span><span style="font-size: x-large;">The person who talks the most or loudest isn't necessarily the leader.</span><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span><span>Why? Because l</span></span><span>eadership isn't essentially about...</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;">* talking</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;">* big ideas</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;">* making statements</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;">* casting vision</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;">* organizing teams</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;">* leadership language</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;">* or the next cool leadership thing.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Whoever initiates IS the leader.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;">There. I said it again.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Perhaps great leadership happens in small but powerful moments—spontaneously by the Holy Spirit—from just about anyone who dares to initiate.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><i>The next time you see someone initiate with others in a positive way, I encourage you to let that person know what you saw—and how beautiful it was.</i></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Why?</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Here's why: What gets celebrated gets replicated. </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;">And we could sure use some more real spiritual leadership.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Can you finish this sentence: Whoever initiates....</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>I dare you to think a little deeper about leadership...</b></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;">* <a href="https://bit.ly/3alcfSR" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">How did Jesus lead?</a></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;">* <a href="https://bit.ly/43TgRbD" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">What is the work of a spiritual leader?</a></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;">* <a href="https://bit.ly/3ihDDp3" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Why so much talk about leadership and so little impact?</a></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;">* <a href="https://bit.ly/2DTmM7Z" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">What if THIS is real leadership?</a></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div><b><span style="font-size: x-large;">We'd love to connect with you.</span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: -webkit-standard;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhePU9jssq2caZ_6v45dp_etc6ylpnAbD3z_pwx8onsQKRQ-BGVmPuiuWkEC75fXR5VJ-jRTXOvnzkR-P1Ta35bCohlbTxcwbGam87xcFT3XMYMo2sH0-WVk093kSIfFLbTi5lSwcPNj4eBHmGog6OEG0OJqZKPZmwMtJr9s9Q1IsQOfFPWX_s/s622/Social%20Media%20Icons.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="234" data-original-width="622" height="150" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhePU9jssq2caZ_6v45dp_etc6ylpnAbD3z_pwx8onsQKRQ-BGVmPuiuWkEC75fXR5VJ-jRTXOvnzkR-P1Ta35bCohlbTxcwbGam87xcFT3XMYMo2sH0-WVk093kSIfFLbTi5lSwcPNj4eBHmGog6OEG0OJqZKPZmwMtJr9s9Q1IsQOfFPWX_s/w400-h150/Social%20Media%20Icons.png" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: -webkit-standard;"><span><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span><span style="font-size: large;"> <a href="https://www.instagram.com/billc323/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Instagram</a> <a href="https://www.facebook.com/billallison1" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Facebook</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/billc323" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Twitter</a> </span></span> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: -webkit-standard;"><br /></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: Helvetica; text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiC4nl9mGwWIuT7j6WsPUt7pBRW7oagrljw86tvZDQxDrc7teFmfAc5AISSF4v7IMfzDXB9QbxojxETYxFS9AyGChjFD3wuAj3jPhvHmwJ8ohlZ6Trr6XpWgZFjI6wVmIu-eM99BV2eyftr_OQssRmlrqKsYNA0uGqJ3stzqUBITZh2L4sbb0o/s1174/Cup%20O'%20Joe%20with%20Bill.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="408" data-original-width="1174" height="222" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiC4nl9mGwWIuT7j6WsPUt7pBRW7oagrljw86tvZDQxDrc7teFmfAc5AISSF4v7IMfzDXB9QbxojxETYxFS9AyGChjFD3wuAj3jPhvHmwJ8ohlZ6Trr6XpWgZFjI6wVmIu-eM99BV2eyftr_OQssRmlrqKsYNA0uGqJ3stzqUBITZh2L4sbb0o/w640-h222/Cup%20O'%20Joe%20with%20Bill.jpg" width="640" /></a></div></div><div style="font-family: -webkit-standard; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: Helvetica;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><a href="https://bit.ly/3jYyAeF" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Subscribe HERE and let the fun begin!</a></span></div></div></div></div></div>Bill Allisonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00661145960684587861noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19184099.post-61930871025022887402024-01-07T09:00:00.063-06:002024-03-14T16:27:55.711-05:00You are invited to a community of encouragement and equipping...<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><b><i>"Always valuable spending time with you."</i> </b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">—Pastor Tracey Pfeiffer</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Encounter Church, East Peoria, IL</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGQ5WzzqJfaEw-ERJgysqmpDzxNrwxPj5rc5CXIDe69txg1S_EDPplk7nszsdDJT0pvUH0GdiGvpxmk-vV3HchtKjflFZ7sDGbfCrDb_hG5Zl38qi69Ruus3QlxUOkU_BMJqwwiV8-upZPR1oDV2oVgwiuSxeG8KEM7d-0Jf1NhLmakfHRUHf_7Q/s4032/Rantoul.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGQ5WzzqJfaEw-ERJgysqmpDzxNrwxPj5rc5CXIDe69txg1S_EDPplk7nszsdDJT0pvUH0GdiGvpxmk-vV3HchtKjflFZ7sDGbfCrDb_hG5Zl38qi69Ruus3QlxUOkU_BMJqwwiV8-upZPR1oDV2oVgwiuSxeG8KEM7d-0Jf1NhLmakfHRUHf_7Q/w640-h480/Rantoul.heic" width="640" /></a><span style="font-size: large; text-align: left;"> </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><div><span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: left;"><span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: helvetica;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: -webkit-standard; text-align: left;"><div style="font-family: helvetica;"><div><div style="font-family: -webkit-standard;"><span style="color: red; font-size: x-large;"><b>Opportunity #1 of 2</b></span></div></div><div><span face="-webkit-standard"><div style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px;"><div style="font-family: helvetica;"><div><div><span face="-webkit-standard"><div style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;">The Rantoul Area Disciplemaking Leadership Community </span></b><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>i</b><b>nvites <u>you</u> to invest </b><b>a morning together...</b></span></div><div style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: large;"><div>* <i>Encouraging</i> each other in the spirit of Romans 1:12</div><div>* <i>Exploring</i> <a href="https://bit.ly/2dp3Huy" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">the teaching genius of Jesus</a></div><div>* <i>Equipping</i> pastors, volunteer teachers, and small group leaders</div></div></span></div><div style="font-size: large;"><br /></div><div style="font-size: large;"><b>Save the Date... </b>(every 4th Thursday, Jan-April 2024)</div><div style="font-size: large;">* Thursday, March 28th, 2024</div><div style="font-size: large;">* 8:30 AM to 12 Noon</div><div style="font-size: large;"><i>* All invited. Men and women. Volunteers and paid ministry leaders.</i></div></div><div style="font-size: large;"><br /></div><div style="font-size: large;"><b>Where?</b></div><div style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://www.facebook.com/people/Jesus-is-the-Way-Ministries/100076400585289/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Jesus Is the Way Ministries</a></div><div style="font-size: large;"><div style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none; orphans: 2; widows: 2;">602 Liberty Ave</div><div style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none; orphans: 2; widows: 2;">Rantoul, IL 61866</div></div></div></div></span></div></div><div style="font-family: helvetica;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLk0K9DVuIDYcbXZ2afEPH3rCMbGYnFvZ6LuQr-F4zsvJTMpOvavzKmAK7rhUodJJu0SaDTz2wqmkgdv5dx48SEECy_c7dQBcRd3QL7yX9fj69GTPkAXvj2vy9MIsDkGQ9K2r76fKSflb4KEPS6z21QK-Nwi_MjJ6oZsYTyA0zqWox7fhf3nUzPQ/s363/Teaching%20Genius%20of%20Jesus.jpeg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="363" data-original-width="279" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLk0K9DVuIDYcbXZ2afEPH3rCMbGYnFvZ6LuQr-F4zsvJTMpOvavzKmAK7rhUodJJu0SaDTz2wqmkgdv5dx48SEECy_c7dQBcRd3QL7yX9fj69GTPkAXvj2vy9MIsDkGQ9K2r76fKSflb4KEPS6z21QK-Nwi_MjJ6oZsYTyA0zqWox7fhf3nUzPQ/s320/Teaching%20Genius%20of%20Jesus.jpeg" width="246" /></a></div><div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div><b>Tuition</b></div><div>* $15 for <i>The Teaching Genius of Jesus</i> book</div><div>* If you, your church/ministry, or anyone you bring can’t afford the tuition, no problem. Join us! Just let me know ahead of time.</div></div></div><div style="font-family: helvetica;">* <a href="mailto:billc323@hotmail.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">RSVP</a></div><div style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></div><div style="font-family: helvetica;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://bit.ly/1jFfKV2" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">For more info on the content of the book, go here</a>.</span></div></div></div></div></span></div></div></span></div><div><div style="font-family: Helvetica; text-align: center;"><br /></div></div></span></div></div><div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div style="font-size: xx-large;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dzkHUSVCjPcKjmaH1MWkFB9zKPBQgRT8zRGBH-KxE9x2ny3ocJoYPQGStVqnrtCteO3AkmP6g2ltNg' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Video Above: This is <i>how</i> we do training!</span></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggg066kKg9gYGsXa5kPImHH7zTLaI57Uq4bBpTU6xsUkhJGs9FxW4QYUywc0CRLOlPHKGVNJyCvSz69KvvYmlOSJJLLumKyCtiaZOWhUPvz4UQ5u6mjIgKQinFuyCj2gsFWpfhT4lrmyb-KNG7v2nCXD_N31bX7_3LFQVaHD_NqldqgOynLfQOtA/s3492/IMG_4724.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2830" data-original-width="3492" height="516" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggg066kKg9gYGsXa5kPImHH7zTLaI57Uq4bBpTU6xsUkhJGs9FxW4QYUywc0CRLOlPHKGVNJyCvSz69KvvYmlOSJJLLumKyCtiaZOWhUPvz4UQ5u6mjIgKQinFuyCj2gsFWpfhT4lrmyb-KNG7v2nCXD_N31bX7_3LFQVaHD_NqldqgOynLfQOtA/w640-h516/IMG_4724.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: xx-large;"><div style="font-family: -webkit-standard;"><span style="color: red; font-size: x-large;"><b>Opportunity #2 of 2</b></span></div></div><div><div><div><span face="-webkit-standard"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><div style="font-size: 12.000001px;"><span face="-webkit-standard"><div style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;">The Peoria Area Disciplemaking Leadership Community </span></b><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>i</b><b>nvites <u>you</u> to invest </b><b>a morning together...</b></span></div><div style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: large;"><div>* <i>Encouraging</i> each other in the spirit of Romans 1:12</div><div>* <i>Exploring</i> <a href="https://bit.ly/2dp3Huy" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">the teaching genius of Jesus</a></div><div>* <i>Equipping</i> pastors, volunteer teachers, and small group leaders</div></div></span></div></span></span></div></div><span><br /><span face="-webkit-standard"><b style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;">Save the Date... (every 2nd Thursday, Jan-April 2024)<br /></b><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;">* Thursday, April 11, 2024</span><br /><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;">* 8:30 AM to 12 Noon</span><br /><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;">* All invited. Men and women. Volunteers and paid ministry leaders.</span><br /><br /><b><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;">Where?</span></b></span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Northwoods Community Church</span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span style="font-size: medium;">10700 N. Allen Rd</span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;">Peoria IL, 61615</span></div><div><span face="-webkit-standard"><div style="font-size: xx-large;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><div><span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: left;"><span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJdGeUdyliN0RGArqE7_kYAKUzpYoId73HU_quFA0CTbEL-pd3aEZGJ6zvSPeEBDwRDojXi5-Z9nD6pkwMFQTazFdHHvMP6KpXCRSIdUA5p0HX5G53H7LhqT1nM8pI4mAtfVSHxm41nbns6hsjG9JKP8gHyybkVAsOTSlM8CebLMV_3rwf011mcw/s363/Teaching%20Genius%20of%20Jesus.jpeg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="363" data-original-width="279" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJdGeUdyliN0RGArqE7_kYAKUzpYoId73HU_quFA0CTbEL-pd3aEZGJ6zvSPeEBDwRDojXi5-Z9nD6pkwMFQTazFdHHvMP6KpXCRSIdUA5p0HX5G53H7LhqT1nM8pI4mAtfVSHxm41nbns6hsjG9JKP8gHyybkVAsOTSlM8CebLMV_3rwf011mcw/s320/Teaching%20Genius%20of%20Jesus.jpeg" width="246" /></a></div><br /><div style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></div><div style="font-family: helvetica;"><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div><b>Tuition</b></div><div>* $15 for <i>The Teaching Genius of Jesus</i> book</div><div>* If you, your church/ministry, or anyone you bring can’t afford the tuition, no problem. Join us! Just let me know ahead of time.</div></div></div><div style="font-family: helvetica; text-align: left;">* <a href="mailto:billc323@hotmail.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">RSVP</a></div><div style="font-family: helvetica; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="font-family: helvetica; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://bit.ly/1jFfKV2" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">For more info on the content of the book, go here</a>.</span></div></div></span></div></div></span></div><div style="font-family: helvetica;"><div style="font-family: Helvetica; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="font-family: Helvetica; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="font-family: Helvetica; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="font-family: Helvetica; text-align: center;"><br /></div></div></span></div></span></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div style="font-family: -webkit-standard;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: xx-large;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiC4nl9mGwWIuT7j6WsPUt7pBRW7oagrljw86tvZDQxDrc7teFmfAc5AISSF4v7IMfzDXB9QbxojxETYxFS9AyGChjFD3wuAj3jPhvHmwJ8ohlZ6Trr6XpWgZFjI6wVmIu-eM99BV2eyftr_OQssRmlrqKsYNA0uGqJ3stzqUBITZh2L4sbb0o/s1174/Cup%20O'%20Joe%20with%20Bill.jpg" style="font-family: Helvetica; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="408" data-original-width="1174" height="222" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiC4nl9mGwWIuT7j6WsPUt7pBRW7oagrljw86tvZDQxDrc7teFmfAc5AISSF4v7IMfzDXB9QbxojxETYxFS9AyGChjFD3wuAj3jPhvHmwJ8ohlZ6Trr6XpWgZFjI6wVmIu-eM99BV2eyftr_OQssRmlrqKsYNA0uGqJ3stzqUBITZh2L4sbb0o/w640-h222/Cup%20O'%20Joe%20with%20Bill.jpg" width="640" /></a></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: Helvetica;"><div style="font-family: -webkit-standard; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: xx-large;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><a href="https://bit.ly/3jYyAeF" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Subscribe HERE and let the fun begin!</a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: Helvetica;"><br /></div></div></div></div></div><div style="font-family: -webkit-standard; font-size: xx-large;"><b>I follow back on social media.</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: -webkit-standard; font-size: xx-large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhePU9jssq2caZ_6v45dp_etc6ylpnAbD3z_pwx8onsQKRQ-BGVmPuiuWkEC75fXR5VJ-jRTXOvnzkR-P1Ta35bCohlbTxcwbGam87xcFT3XMYMo2sH0-WVk093kSIfFLbTi5lSwcPNj4eBHmGog6OEG0OJqZKPZmwMtJr9s9Q1IsQOfFPWX_s/s622/Social%20Media%20Icons.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="234" data-original-width="622" height="120" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhePU9jssq2caZ_6v45dp_etc6ylpnAbD3z_pwx8onsQKRQ-BGVmPuiuWkEC75fXR5VJ-jRTXOvnzkR-P1Ta35bCohlbTxcwbGam87xcFT3XMYMo2sH0-WVk093kSIfFLbTi5lSwcPNj4eBHmGog6OEG0OJqZKPZmwMtJr9s9Q1IsQOfFPWX_s/s320/Social%20Media%20Icons.png" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: -webkit-standard; font-size: xx-large;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> <a href="https://www.instagram.com/billc323/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Instagram</a> <a href="https://www.facebook.com/billallison1" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Facebook</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/billc323" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Twitter</a> </span> </div></div></div></div></div>Bill Allisonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00661145960684587861noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19184099.post-87222977718185001822023-12-31T09:00:00.080-06:002023-12-31T17:12:14.904-06:007-Day Disciplemaking Ministry Trip! Can you help us?<div style="text-align: center;"><i>We are disciplemaking missionaries with <a href="http://www.cadremissionaries.com">Cadre Missionaries</a>. From time to time, we give an update here.</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEomknlHiUa9oW_LlRTADhJhdSg9QuxlbulXIiR7EWNXbdNurEJ2ZgEDGh_yuVjgosp-iWUKaPb3AjuLCbBOdmNLd5GzuqSNJ0wKe80VBTRkMM0ECogrLYOZxmoDwZWuI-TmK8Joquyh4Ft57_OlUn14MlT6DdYI0KVmnxToQixfoad8goO-k/s1175/Cadre%20Missionaries%20Bill%20Allison.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1041" data-original-width="1175" height="568" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEomknlHiUa9oW_LlRTADhJhdSg9QuxlbulXIiR7EWNXbdNurEJ2ZgEDGh_yuVjgosp-iWUKaPb3AjuLCbBOdmNLd5GzuqSNJ0wKe80VBTRkMM0ECogrLYOZxmoDwZWuI-TmK8Joquyh4Ft57_OlUn14MlT6DdYI0KVmnxToQixfoad8goO-k/w640-h568/Cadre%20Missionaries%20Bill%20Allison.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>As you read this, we are on our way to a 7-day disciplemaking ministry trip in Texas!</b> I'll be preaching, teaching, and doing disciplemaking training. We'll also be<i> missionaries of encouragement</i> to our friends along the way.</span><div><br /></div><div><span style="font-size: x-large;"><b>Can <u>you</u> help us?</b></span><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;">1. Will you please pray for us?</span></b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> <i>* Please pray for us as we travel and encourage and equip God's people in Texas.</i></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><i> </i> * <a href="mailto:billc323@hotmail.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Email me if you'd like to be a part of our prayer team</a><i>.</i></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;">2. Can you help us financially? </span></b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> <i>* We're praying for $2,000 for travel expenses.</i> </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> * <a href="http://bit.ly/2w9HRcA" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Donate here</a>. </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;">A $ gift of any size is a huge encouragement to us. <u><b>Thank you so much for your prayers and support.</b></u> You really are God's wind into our disciplemaking sails with Cadre Missionaries. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlsYWII0F1YsctKPMqIUjknWZqxpCY2RK_cyBJdAjRLg0ch9ssqGI3w1DpK3EZlXgxJXBf0vnjamZydB8tNzl7OvZadTpHL1RZTX3wUjb8gZ-zdsKIdtuZkBY2udkjKMiJetBsXLKDS5ExSOn9MngziZdIhF5iVi2Z9RNTXIJIk2Cn_taVtC8/s1800/allisons%202022c%204x6.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1800" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlsYWII0F1YsctKPMqIUjknWZqxpCY2RK_cyBJdAjRLg0ch9ssqGI3w1DpK3EZlXgxJXBf0vnjamZydB8tNzl7OvZadTpHL1RZTX3wUjb8gZ-zdsKIdtuZkBY2udkjKMiJetBsXLKDS5ExSOn9MngziZdIhF5iVi2Z9RNTXIJIk2Cn_taVtC8/w640-h426/allisons%202022c%204x6.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><i><span style="font-size: medium;"><span class="text 3John-1-5" face="system-ui, -apple-system, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Ubuntu, Cantarell, "Noto Sans", sans-serif, Arial">"Dear friend, you are being faithful to God when you care for the traveling teachers who pass through, even though they are strangers to you.<span style="background-color: white;"> </span></span><span class="text 3John-1-6" face="system-ui, -apple-system, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Ubuntu, Cantarell, "Noto Sans", sans-serif, Arial" id="en-NLT-30625">They have told the church here of your loving friendship. Please continue providing for such teachers in a manner that pleases God.</span><span face="system-ui, -apple-system, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Ubuntu, Cantarell, "Noto Sans", sans-serif, Arial" style="background-color: white;"> </span><span class="text 3John-1-7" face="system-ui, -apple-system, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Ubuntu, Cantarell, "Noto Sans", sans-serif, Arial" id="en-NLT-30626">For they are traveling for the Lord,</span><span class="text 3John-1-7" face="system-ui, -apple-system, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Ubuntu, Cantarell, "Noto Sans", sans-serif, Arial"><span> </span>and they accept nothing from people who are not believers.</span><span class="text 3John-1-7" face="system-ui, -apple-system, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Ubuntu, Cantarell, "Noto Sans", sans-serif, Arial"><span> </span></span><span class="text 3John-1-8" face="system-ui, -apple-system, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Ubuntu, Cantarell, "Noto Sans", sans-serif, Arial" id="en-NLT-30627">So we ourselves should support them so that we can be their partners as they teach the truth." </span></span></i></div><div><span face="system-ui, -apple-system, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Ubuntu, Cantarell, "Noto Sans", sans-serif, Arial" style="font-size: medium;">—3rd John verses 5-8</span><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><a href="https://bit.ly/41zMGH8" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Today, January 1, 2024, is the last day to join us for a read through the Bible in 2024</a>!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">Check out some of people we'll be working with in Texas!</span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgacE7BafXhLb9V2k9J5gMeZfbtgAUKQmuKD-MmafLJR4GzTEoT54btkPrxHm5V4XvZnGNfWsXA9G6cTAGQchWzjgky6gwLhyYWhVOtBihL6z2e19rtO5rgE9j1HT5vnfkjUfaJlnDMBwZR5xT2mx1itKMFIfQlZtFwLOtDAB5z701v0S2R6bVWEA/s2929/IMG_1907.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2544" data-original-width="2929" height="554" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgacE7BafXhLb9V2k9J5gMeZfbtgAUKQmuKD-MmafLJR4GzTEoT54btkPrxHm5V4XvZnGNfWsXA9G6cTAGQchWzjgky6gwLhyYWhVOtBihL6z2e19rtO5rgE9j1HT5vnfkjUfaJlnDMBwZR5xT2mx1itKMFIfQlZtFwLOtDAB5z701v0S2R6bVWEA/w640-h554/IMG_1907.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">We'll be doing <a href="https://bit.ly/3rzfWwN" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Disciplemaking Genius of Jesus training experience</a> at <a href="https://clifec.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Community Life Church Sunnyvale, TX</a> with <a href="https://clifec.com/staff/joe-paris/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Pastor Joe Paris</a>.</span></div><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjL-93Kbml9SB8S7YZVo-x38HuIHKkjFrZTUzQGWN655riqvE3jKxTh2Nl0ww1bj5IOme_Fm6pfmyslxwhORJrgGDT-ozlTsb6IM2dXGM2vFJDj-KZ65fND6fxvAdg6W7o4vKQHlTLFz9mrGnVwqtmrxPqJEg8Pybxa7LSfRD50JbAQIVyxSwICDw/s4032/3BF01982-21B6-4097-B897-6D7999DA6534.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjL-93Kbml9SB8S7YZVo-x38HuIHKkjFrZTUzQGWN655riqvE3jKxTh2Nl0ww1bj5IOme_Fm6pfmyslxwhORJrgGDT-ozlTsb6IM2dXGM2vFJDj-KZ65fND6fxvAdg6W7o4vKQHlTLFz9mrGnVwqtmrxPqJEg8Pybxa7LSfRD50JbAQIVyxSwICDw/w640-h480/3BF01982-21B6-4097-B897-6D7999DA6534.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span>We'll be doing </span><a href="https://bit.ly/3rzfWwN" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Disciplemaking Genius of Jesus training experience</a><span> and preaching on Sunday at Trinity Baptist Church in Royce City, TX. I've known Pastor Joshua Wilken since he was born!</span></span><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZ2rklv-f8pCzCmijipUBJTPH7T1VeaENCiYpkNGFBTHx50VraLMJq9zK4HWsqB8D6N_GRUKwE1Ld_AZw28JnC7IgUYJ-YpgbkUfOFIPa8UQNFvayXDXySaMYMN0c5uc4pqVreNRUOUqXXDPAoUdEeREMUMwiMGkMlQPUDMVc3ihkA8vWOmKQ4WQ/s2532/IMG_3691.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1170" data-original-width="2532" height="296" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZ2rklv-f8pCzCmijipUBJTPH7T1VeaENCiYpkNGFBTHx50VraLMJq9zK4HWsqB8D6N_GRUKwE1Ld_AZw28JnC7IgUYJ-YpgbkUfOFIPa8UQNFvayXDXySaMYMN0c5uc4pqVreNRUOUqXXDPAoUdEeREMUMwiMGkMlQPUDMVc3ihkA8vWOmKQ4WQ/w640-h296/IMG_3691.png" width="640" /></a></div><span style="font-size: medium;">In Texas, we'll be missionaries of encouragement to our dear and longtime friends, the Prescotts.</span><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: Helvetica;"><div style="font-family: -webkit-standard;"><b><span style="font-size: x-large;">I follow back on social media.</span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: -webkit-standard;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhePU9jssq2caZ_6v45dp_etc6ylpnAbD3z_pwx8onsQKRQ-BGVmPuiuWkEC75fXR5VJ-jRTXOvnzkR-P1Ta35bCohlbTxcwbGam87xcFT3XMYMo2sH0-WVk093kSIfFLbTi5lSwcPNj4eBHmGog6OEG0OJqZKPZmwMtJr9s9Q1IsQOfFPWX_s/s622/Social%20Media%20Icons.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="234" data-original-width="622" height="120" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhePU9jssq2caZ_6v45dp_etc6ylpnAbD3z_pwx8onsQKRQ-BGVmPuiuWkEC75fXR5VJ-jRTXOvnzkR-P1Ta35bCohlbTxcwbGam87xcFT3XMYMo2sH0-WVk093kSIfFLbTi5lSwcPNj4eBHmGog6OEG0OJqZKPZmwMtJr9s9Q1IsQOfFPWX_s/s320/Social%20Media%20Icons.png" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: -webkit-standard;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> <a href="https://www.instagram.com/billc323/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Instagram</a> <a href="https://www.facebook.com/billallison1" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Facebook</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/billc323" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Twitter</a> </span> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: -webkit-standard;"><br /></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: Helvetica;"><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiC4nl9mGwWIuT7j6WsPUt7pBRW7oagrljw86tvZDQxDrc7teFmfAc5AISSF4v7IMfzDXB9QbxojxETYxFS9AyGChjFD3wuAj3jPhvHmwJ8ohlZ6Trr6XpWgZFjI6wVmIu-eM99BV2eyftr_OQssRmlrqKsYNA0uGqJ3stzqUBITZh2L4sbb0o/s1174/Cup%20O'%20Joe%20with%20Bill.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="408" data-original-width="1174" height="222" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiC4nl9mGwWIuT7j6WsPUt7pBRW7oagrljw86tvZDQxDrc7teFmfAc5AISSF4v7IMfzDXB9QbxojxETYxFS9AyGChjFD3wuAj3jPhvHmwJ8ohlZ6Trr6XpWgZFjI6wVmIu-eM99BV2eyftr_OQssRmlrqKsYNA0uGqJ3stzqUBITZh2L4sbb0o/w640-h222/Cup%20O'%20Joe%20with%20Bill.jpg" width="640" /></a></div></div><div style="font-family: -webkit-standard; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: Helvetica;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><a href="https://bit.ly/3jYyAeF" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Subscribe HERE and let the fun begin!</a></span></div></div></div></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: Helvetica;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"></span></div></div></div></div>Bill Allisonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00661145960684587861noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19184099.post-2705779783289994662023-12-25T09:00:00.061-06:002023-12-26T11:31:14.664-06:00Would YOU like a better, stronger relationship with God in 2024?<p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNgtllidEgF3MVvZTR1gTZKUm6MvpUgZnnCz1Y5whkmZjZCYDH-Ac7gs9eN_TOPHBtvWbXPn41gU3GF0mWaOFaVwmHZs6R_OlwW9gjq-CPOikPz5qFw3sn1fTRdSIaWHZWrwAzEGmE_ZyCnhuQbqEHn5_uQPg8YQwNLPJg9i-MzvMf8ZbDBN0/s477/Bible.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="334" data-original-width="477" height="448" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNgtllidEgF3MVvZTR1gTZKUm6MvpUgZnnCz1Y5whkmZjZCYDH-Ac7gs9eN_TOPHBtvWbXPn41gU3GF0mWaOFaVwmHZs6R_OlwW9gjq-CPOikPz5qFw3sn1fTRdSIaWHZWrwAzEGmE_ZyCnhuQbqEHn5_uQPg8YQwNLPJg9i-MzvMf8ZbDBN0/w640-h448/Bible.jpeg" width="640" /></a></p><p></p><span style="font-size: medium;">By far the single most important thing I've done that has helped my relationship with God over the years is <b>reading through the Bible<i>—<u>with some friends</u></i>.</b></span><br /><br /><b><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="color: red;">Why?</span> </span></b><br /><b><span style="font-size: x-large;"><i>Here's why: A better, stronger relationship with God and others will not happen <u>accidentally</u>.</i></span></b><div><div><br /><div><span style="font-size: medium;">So this is your invitation to invite your friends and family to take a life-changing AND <i>guilt-free</i> Bible reading adventure <i>together.</i></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><span><b><i>But wait. I know what you're thinking.</i></b></span></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><span><br /></span></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><span>You've tried to read the Bible in a year before, </span><b><u>BUT</u></b><span> about the time you got to Leviticus you ran out of gas. (Pun intended.) Then you felt guilty about it. (I feel your pain.) You felt like such loser! As a result, you now have a big </span><b><u>BUT</u></b><span>. Well, let me help you get over your big </span><u style="font-weight: bold;">BUT</u><span> by introducing you to…</span></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnVu0aRpTdxDkOFF2IaxeM65HauyEzFchAuBATvsm3KCoO96bLhfo_MQ1S2tvB6GcTVNTCjmEDt-ioZMuZlWCRk4lIIGO52A4FLcxK7NGoKDCpmyB6CQs2yEgExK6M90ujK6Py/w640-h480/Read+Bible+2014.png" width="640" /></div></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;">Did you get that? This year is the <b>guilt-free</b>—not the <b>guil-ty</b>—read through the Bible.</span></div></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;">What in the world are you talking about Bill Allison? Let me be clear: If you dare to read the Bible with us this year (and I hope you will), you most certainly are going to miss a day—or more—from time to time. It happens to me every year we do this.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><i><b>So what happens when you miss a day? A few days? A week? A month? Three months? Six months? A year?</b></i> If you miss a day, week, or month or whatever, I invite you to simply start reading the Bible—not where you left off—but on whatever day it is that day. No Bible-reading mafia types will show up at your house to confiscate your Bible and break your legs. Seriously. No guilt. </span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div><span style="font-size: x-large;"><i>Say those words slowly right now out loud: "No. Guilt."</i></span></div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>Why this approach?</b> I suspect if you take this no guilt approach, you will actually read the Bible more this year than any other year in your life. Next year, we can work on reading the WHOLEly Bible : )</span></div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>Here's the kicker:</b> <i>Reading through the Bible in a year takes only about 15 minutes a day, but it's 15 minutes a day that will change your life forever.</i></span></div></div><div><br /></div><div><b><span style="font-size: x-large;">Still not convinced? This is for you...</span></b></div><div><i><span style="font-size: medium;">"For three years now I've been reading through the Bible each year with my friends. It's challenging but so fulfilling. The first year, Bill encouraged me to look for Jesus in the Old Testament. I discovered that Jesus is everywhere in the OT! The most rewarding part of reading the Bible was wrestling what I read each day with my friends/neighbors Bill and Jamie. Whether it was in person on our walks in the neighborhood or through group text, we constantly prodded and encouraged each other as we read the Bible together. I highly recommend reading the Bible with a few friends. They keep you encouraged and accountable in a good way. It has changed my life. Best investment of time I’ve ever spent."</span> </i><span style="font-size: medium;">—Brady Miller, Chillicothe, IL.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><b><i>I dirty-double-dog-dare-you to <u>try</u> to read the Bible for 15 minutes day… and regularly share with family and friends how God is changing your lives</i></b>.</span></div><div><br /></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;">There. I said it.</span></div><br /><div><b><span style="font-size: x-large;">So, are you in? </span></b></div><span style="color: red; font-size: large;"><div>If yes, then here's the plan we're starting together on January 1, 2024!</div></span><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVeMHZka_y6MIxIKXpv45lpgv7ToLdgyWi7zsKyjAp3yPmBSNXuoh-3_5wQJ8wFz-2q9XkOVoAHXE0S5EFRjBm5mmtlj5mCFKdx69Sox72VVtJhCcTrzRg45mnA9-WvI0aMhNnP2I1-v6N-GW0Hqr2P4U9-KuhAuVhvecJWwxTolAhpDiZ1itwIA/s750/1280x720.webp" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="422" data-original-width="750" height="358" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVeMHZka_y6MIxIKXpv45lpgv7ToLdgyWi7zsKyjAp3yPmBSNXuoh-3_5wQJ8wFz-2q9XkOVoAHXE0S5EFRjBm5mmtlj5mCFKdx69Sox72VVtJhCcTrzRg45mnA9-WvI0aMhNnP2I1-v6N-GW0Hqr2P4U9-KuhAuVhvecJWwxTolAhpDiZ1itwIA/w640-h358/1280x720.webp" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span><span style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 255); color: #2b00fe;"><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><a href="https://bible.com/p/62708964/9c1b81356d099437c456e21bfa9158ad" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Join our 2024 Group Bible Reading Plan</a></span></span></span><span style="color: #2b00fe;">!</span></span></div></div><div><br /></div><div>If you've never been in a Bible reading group before, you are invited to join Cadre this year starting January 1, 2024—see below for details. However, we've been doing this with folks for many years now—and if you've never started a read-through-the-Bible group of your own, I encourage you to prayerfully pick a Bible reading plan and invite <i>your friends and family</i> to join <u>you</u>! How? Start with this prayer: "<a href="https://bit.ly/3fiE2VG" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Lord, show me who to pull close for disciplemaking friendships</a>."</div><div><br /></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><b>This begs the question:</b></span><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><u>WHO</u> needs to do this <i>with</i> you this year?</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">(Hint: Start with some family and friends!)</span></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="color: red; font-size: x-large;">Why not share this post with them <i>right now?</i></span></b></div><div><b><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></b></div></div></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="font-family: Helvetica;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div style="font-family: -webkit-standard;"><b><span style="font-size: x-large;">I follow back on social media.</span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: -webkit-standard;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhePU9jssq2caZ_6v45dp_etc6ylpnAbD3z_pwx8onsQKRQ-BGVmPuiuWkEC75fXR5VJ-jRTXOvnzkR-P1Ta35bCohlbTxcwbGam87xcFT3XMYMo2sH0-WVk093kSIfFLbTi5lSwcPNj4eBHmGog6OEG0OJqZKPZmwMtJr9s9Q1IsQOfFPWX_s/s622/Social%20Media%20Icons.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="234" data-original-width="622" height="120" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhePU9jssq2caZ_6v45dp_etc6ylpnAbD3z_pwx8onsQKRQ-BGVmPuiuWkEC75fXR5VJ-jRTXOvnzkR-P1Ta35bCohlbTxcwbGam87xcFT3XMYMo2sH0-WVk093kSIfFLbTi5lSwcPNj4eBHmGog6OEG0OJqZKPZmwMtJr9s9Q1IsQOfFPWX_s/s320/Social%20Media%20Icons.png" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: -webkit-standard;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> <a href="https://www.instagram.com/billc323/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Instagram</a> <a href="https://www.facebook.com/billallison1" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Facebook</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/billc323" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Twitter</a> </span> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: -webkit-standard;"><br /></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiC4nl9mGwWIuT7j6WsPUt7pBRW7oagrljw86tvZDQxDrc7teFmfAc5AISSF4v7IMfzDXB9QbxojxETYxFS9AyGChjFD3wuAj3jPhvHmwJ8ohlZ6Trr6XpWgZFjI6wVmIu-eM99BV2eyftr_OQssRmlrqKsYNA0uGqJ3stzqUBITZh2L4sbb0o/s1174/Cup%20O'%20Joe%20with%20Bill.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="408" data-original-width="1174" height="222" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiC4nl9mGwWIuT7j6WsPUt7pBRW7oagrljw86tvZDQxDrc7teFmfAc5AISSF4v7IMfzDXB9QbxojxETYxFS9AyGChjFD3wuAj3jPhvHmwJ8ohlZ6Trr6XpWgZFjI6wVmIu-eM99BV2eyftr_OQssRmlrqKsYNA0uGqJ3stzqUBITZh2L4sbb0o/w640-h222/Cup%20O'%20Joe%20with%20Bill.jpg" width="640" /></a></div></div><div style="font-family: -webkit-standard; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: Helvetica;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><a href="https://bit.ly/3jYyAeF" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Subscribe HERE and let the fun begin!</a></span></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>Bill Allisonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00661145960684587861noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19184099.post-11287120501670614462023-12-10T09:00:00.024-06:002023-12-10T17:35:07.250-06:00A Fun & Fruitful Year of Disciplemaking Multiplication!<p></p><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-style: italic; text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: medium;">Note: We are disciplemaking missionaries with <a href="http://www.cadremissionaries.com">Cadre Missionaries</a>. As such, we give a brief ministry update here at <a href="http://www.CupOJoewithBill.com">Cup O' Joe with Bill</a> once every three months—especially for those who love, pray, and support us.</span></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-style: italic; text-align: center;"><br /></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaAYIlRguA56jrVK_VXoN6L_95ZmDxM05vosforcGLk7b5_2icbazrtTqrUZ3HpGM69arCHlH948AAXndZNvfVxmhM5h61QEL6BVhdwb0chiqc5MmZ6BJm-cQ8nR4sG87TkVTXqMsvkrpK45epi0SeifB7szaCgykbjGusYGONLX52ImweJ_ySRQ/s1424/IMG_5659.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1424" data-original-width="1416" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaAYIlRguA56jrVK_VXoN6L_95ZmDxM05vosforcGLk7b5_2icbazrtTqrUZ3HpGM69arCHlH948AAXndZNvfVxmhM5h61QEL6BVhdwb0chiqc5MmZ6BJm-cQ8nR4sG87TkVTXqMsvkrpK45epi0SeifB7szaCgykbjGusYGONLX52ImweJ_ySRQ/w634-h640/IMG_5659.png" width="634" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span><div style="font-size: x-large;">We'd love to give you our new missionary prayer coaster (above)!</div><div style="font-size: x-large;">Send your complete mailing address <a href="mailto:billc323@hotmail.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">to this email</a> and it shall be done.</div><div><br /></div><div><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;"><i>Or</i> give a year-end donation b</span><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">y </span><a href="https://www.cadremissionaries.com/allison" rel="nofollow" style="font-family: inherit;" target="_blank">donating here</a> and we'll send you one.</span></div><span><div><i><br /></i></div><div style="font-size: x-large;"><i>Or you can send a check to </i></div><div style="font-size: x-large;"><b>Cadre Missionaries</b></div><div style="font-size: x-large;"><b>PO Box 278</b></div><div style="font-size: x-large;"><b>Sycamore, IL 60178</b></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>Instructional Video Below:</b></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">How to use our missionary prayer coaster...</span></div></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='324' height='265' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dw8JZ-a9ZnHgKP3doCIzQBp6pqUpg1pSIrCvsPTmhPVtznCMwHVQHSdiYqCWPtyOetQYlGuD_ht5lo' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div><span style="font-size: large;">If video above doesn't appear, <a href="https://bit.ly/4ahhXlS" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">go here</a>.</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHUaMMc6rAMORUAusLWxYEWhvdmvP7-JTBhNEyWiVXYouFbGA1J1vcP3U9Dc-iToKqNGKNR56bdvH5fvCYsSiX5k6n_u14SA3n7kf6vxoZog4TUsT-XAM_Ux35EYlDQaotyI2PesLCwcn1PaXwURZAe3M-9yl0c6HPpLLA8tSstMZak9agsEXHkg/s2048/Allison%20prayer%20coaster.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHUaMMc6rAMORUAusLWxYEWhvdmvP7-JTBhNEyWiVXYouFbGA1J1vcP3U9Dc-iToKqNGKNR56bdvH5fvCYsSiX5k6n_u14SA3n7kf6vxoZog4TUsT-XAM_Ux35EYlDQaotyI2PesLCwcn1PaXwURZAe3M-9yl0c6HPpLLA8tSstMZak9agsEXHkg/w480-h640/Allison%20prayer%20coaster.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><span style="font-size: large;">They also make great ornaments for your Christmas tree!</span><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: x-large;"><b>Look at What God is Doing!</b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><i style="font-family: -webkit-standard;"><span style="color: red; font-size: medium;">(Click any image below to enlarge for reading, viewing, and praying.)</span></i></span></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOJOTYf01IVGFcqzD2nFMnxrx7eDznz3NDrv2mxJhxu0WFmyXbmYyma6G1rBZfKTg4Xhrhv9kFHc-yYo-8P3WU6XY-mGzxzy745XyauE1eKSO44Vp50YdSjENwqP-Q9VfcTKT9mt-ZLgMHrHb7LqHFzuG5ZVdIBzOorKV_P_OxPvroHWQl2OUXsA/s1530/Screenshot%202023-11-08%20at%2010.08.13%E2%80%AFPM.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1530" data-original-width="1178" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOJOTYf01IVGFcqzD2nFMnxrx7eDznz3NDrv2mxJhxu0WFmyXbmYyma6G1rBZfKTg4Xhrhv9kFHc-yYo-8P3WU6XY-mGzxzy745XyauE1eKSO44Vp50YdSjENwqP-Q9VfcTKT9mt-ZLgMHrHb7LqHFzuG5ZVdIBzOorKV_P_OxPvroHWQl2OUXsA/w490-h640/Screenshot%202023-11-08%20at%2010.08.13%E2%80%AFPM.png" width="490" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><b style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">Can you help us </span></b><b style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">continue </span></b><b style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">multiplying disciple<u>makers</u>?</span></b></div><p style="text-align: left;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><i>Here's how...</i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">1. <span style="color: #2b00fe;"><a href="https://www.cadremissionaries.com/donate" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><span style="color: #2b00fe;">Invest in disciplemaking via the Allisons and Cadre Missionaries</span></a></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">2. <a href="mailto:billc323@hotmail.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><span style="color: blue;">Join our email prayer team</span></a> ("prayer team" in subject line)</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">3. <a href="http://bit.ly/1Hy0xeK" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><span style="color: blue;">Bring Cadre training to your ministry or church</span></a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">4. <span style="color: blue;"><a href="http://bit.ly/2bxGV67" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><span style="color: blue;">Become a trainer with Cadre</span></a> </span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">5. <span><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><a href="http://bit.ly/2BfV6Jg" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Read and share The Disciplemaking Genius of Jesus</a></span></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><b style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: black;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">All glory to God!</span></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><b style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: black;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><i style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="color: red; font-size: medium;">(Click any image below to enlarge for reading, viewing, and praying.)</span></i></span></b></span></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvjY6mqhrY0SQPIkKRyp7IVH0JFRnXq4yPnWvNK1B6hpbbt9gb11JyDY2Dhz8vntTz3L_0iZ55WVU5Q-gAfVqQg5w_d20ck8Y1wn6ddbKEyhodhmLMKV3tA7uwi1wd_ji6YCO4IYN2_amH8lFrOIkVLc-_MSo0nBG_FluSfXQd2YpcqFqGXhHCHw/s1506/Screenshot%202023-11-08%20at%2010.05.13%E2%80%AFPM.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1506" data-original-width="1154" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvjY6mqhrY0SQPIkKRyp7IVH0JFRnXq4yPnWvNK1B6hpbbt9gb11JyDY2Dhz8vntTz3L_0iZ55WVU5Q-gAfVqQg5w_d20ck8Y1wn6ddbKEyhodhmLMKV3tA7uwi1wd_ji6YCO4IYN2_amH8lFrOIkVLc-_MSo0nBG_FluSfXQd2YpcqFqGXhHCHw/w488-h640/Screenshot%202023-11-08%20at%2010.05.13%E2%80%AFPM.png" width="488" /> </a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaUZCe3gBnwNpXcKg85KZJLm4vpB9W4CceO6nfPtgxZAE-mRyVCXX0RXdjxGFMJrXKoY3-UxfiHjwSx5pYzsvOiB76xruIQJh_9uHGMzHKL2JPHF8_fjJlgS-_eRPKzPn7_1TAdnPXPi0FmqvHYAVm6PAxB72u8WTW7vJ5LxLZM7lE19Jf8zO0Dg/s2759/YFC%20PGP%202.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1742" data-original-width="2759" height="404" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaUZCe3gBnwNpXcKg85KZJLm4vpB9W4CceO6nfPtgxZAE-mRyVCXX0RXdjxGFMJrXKoY3-UxfiHjwSx5pYzsvOiB76xruIQJh_9uHGMzHKL2JPHF8_fjJlgS-_eRPKzPn7_1TAdnPXPi0FmqvHYAVm6PAxB72u8WTW7vJ5LxLZM7lE19Jf8zO0Dg/w640-h404/YFC%20PGP%202.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><i><span style="font-size: x-large;">Your prayers and $upport make this happen! </span></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><i><span style="font-size: x-large;">We thank God for you.</span></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: large;"></span></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpEcMVePlf5ARiSOFW1qGEsLjzPGn2FnDJL6VrTME2X7F7mxfdsJ2aGlvf9IpMbw-yOGq3Qo3LOt4tJWsJ2gZX7c3sTo5yKnZy4InrNS9Oyxrv60uAeQcMj0RBkfdgFoF38PXSC7Vd570L2G_G6VXCHz069zTkoVeIP9P-X9vJdMruzhc5VmQX1Q/s2190/allison%20prayer%20coaster%202.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2190" data-original-width="2190" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpEcMVePlf5ARiSOFW1qGEsLjzPGn2FnDJL6VrTME2X7F7mxfdsJ2aGlvf9IpMbw-yOGq3Qo3LOt4tJWsJ2gZX7c3sTo5yKnZy4InrNS9Oyxrv60uAeQcMj0RBkfdgFoF38PXSC7Vd570L2G_G6VXCHz069zTkoVeIP9P-X9vJdMruzhc5VmQX1Q/w640-h640/allison%20prayer%20coaster%202.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-weight: bold; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjt3g_fkpgbVPY6xLG6NLpPn9FCbTmwRhNSlrajX_jotVGE62MiHdBCU237fhecZyWHMN4vl9GfgoLgpXQCRogekNSxBwuGysiiXI_gliuf3ouUHSvZgbrR0xVE8_t1qCIyx_d2jG81xACuZmdv_yGDjtF1QW5zMiUCqg-nT2-RNQCuTX_NRYRxyQ/s5712/Maling%20Team%2012%2023.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4284" data-original-width="5712" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjt3g_fkpgbVPY6xLG6NLpPn9FCbTmwRhNSlrajX_jotVGE62MiHdBCU237fhecZyWHMN4vl9GfgoLgpXQCRogekNSxBwuGysiiXI_gliuf3ouUHSvZgbrR0xVE8_t1qCIyx_d2jG81xACuZmdv_yGDjtF1QW5zMiUCqg-nT2-RNQCuTX_NRYRxyQ/w640-h480/Maling%20Team%2012%2023.heic" width="640" /></a></div>These are the very peeps who made our year-end ministry mailing happen!<br /></div><div><br /></div><div><b><span style="font-size: x-large;">Track with us on social media!</span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhePU9jssq2caZ_6v45dp_etc6ylpnAbD3z_pwx8onsQKRQ-BGVmPuiuWkEC75fXR5VJ-jRTXOvnzkR-P1Ta35bCohlbTxcwbGam87xcFT3XMYMo2sH0-WVk093kSIfFLbTi5lSwcPNj4eBHmGog6OEG0OJqZKPZmwMtJr9s9Q1IsQOfFPWX_s/s622/Social%20Media%20Icons.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="234" data-original-width="622" height="150" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhePU9jssq2caZ_6v45dp_etc6ylpnAbD3z_pwx8onsQKRQ-BGVmPuiuWkEC75fXR5VJ-jRTXOvnzkR-P1Ta35bCohlbTxcwbGam87xcFT3XMYMo2sH0-WVk093kSIfFLbTi5lSwcPNj4eBHmGog6OEG0OJqZKPZmwMtJr9s9Q1IsQOfFPWX_s/w400-h150/Social%20Media%20Icons.png" width="400" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://www.instagram.com/billc323/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Instagram</a> <a href="https://www.facebook.com/billallison1" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Facebook</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/billc323" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Twitter</a></span><span style="font-size: x-large;"> </span></span><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="font-family: Helvetica; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiC4nl9mGwWIuT7j6WsPUt7pBRW7oagrljw86tvZDQxDrc7teFmfAc5AISSF4v7IMfzDXB9QbxojxETYxFS9AyGChjFD3wuAj3jPhvHmwJ8ohlZ6Trr6XpWgZFjI6wVmIu-eM99BV2eyftr_OQssRmlrqKsYNA0uGqJ3stzqUBITZh2L4sbb0o/s1174/Cup%20O'%20Joe%20with%20Bill.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="408" data-original-width="1174" height="222" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiC4nl9mGwWIuT7j6WsPUt7pBRW7oagrljw86tvZDQxDrc7teFmfAc5AISSF4v7IMfzDXB9QbxojxETYxFS9AyGChjFD3wuAj3jPhvHmwJ8ohlZ6Trr6XpWgZFjI6wVmIu-eM99BV2eyftr_OQssRmlrqKsYNA0uGqJ3stzqUBITZh2L4sbb0o/w640-h222/Cup%20O'%20Joe%20with%20Bill.jpg" width="640" /></a></div></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: Helvetica;"><a href="https://bit.ly/3jYyAeF" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: x-large;">Subscribe HERE and let the fun begin!</span></a></div></div></div></div><p></p></div>Bill Allisonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00661145960684587861noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19184099.post-53235308002045004932023-11-27T09:00:00.015-06:002023-11-29T12:08:08.039-06:00We can't be Cadre Missionaries without friends like you<div style="text-align: center;"> <span style="font-size: x-large; font-style: italic;">We need your help to fulfill our disciplemaking mission.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><b>Can <u>you</u> help us?</b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-style: italic; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCc1DLmpteLIMUj1K1k-VycSVyvniW4gPhwmpM7AIUU1AEKmmeW9BzZW2drAgZWmuJJVTFuqD1G6gopX1XkOgrB6m1Z4o7945mDGukbyHj2FXCHKEoCsQNfGud1zhad0wePeABsukQljmthLZUgwkJMK5Vr_5K31uGyHwhpyqwsbOUNGwBhju1Ag/s292/%23GivingTuesday%20Cadre%20Missionaries%20Disciplemaking%20Bill%20Allison.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="292" data-original-width="292" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCc1DLmpteLIMUj1K1k-VycSVyvniW4gPhwmpM7AIUU1AEKmmeW9BzZW2drAgZWmuJJVTFuqD1G6gopX1XkOgrB6m1Z4o7945mDGukbyHj2FXCHKEoCsQNfGud1zhad0wePeABsukQljmthLZUgwkJMK5Vr_5K31uGyHwhpyqwsbOUNGwBhju1Ag/w400-h400/%23GivingTuesday%20Cadre%20Missionaries%20Disciplemaking%20Bill%20Allison.heic" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;">We are your disciplemaking missionaries serving Jesus Christ with Cadre Missionaries. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;">No $ gift is too small—and each gift would be deeply appreciated.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;"><b><a href="https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=QFDN92RA8ZMMS" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Donate here</a>.</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="text-align: center;"><div style="font-size: x-large; text-align: center;">Or you can send a check to </div><div style="font-size: x-large; text-align: center;"><b>Cadre Missionaries</b></div><div style="font-size: x-large; text-align: center;"><b>PO Box 278</b></div><div style="font-size: x-large; text-align: center;"><b>Sycamore, IL 60178</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: x-large; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinxMzvkhEAB8dA73jocRnheq1254u-t2FsifDaz2S4ilNxqysmBdH1-T7PMdmF7V70u7gq87JkVlcvY3oKmbtduw2A9xUyLjAqqiXpy8Rh50MSroC08de78fH6SSF6LAWYMhb68jJSmWICpiN8-7jq7K_Y_eVDHsn58RWBiN0kcIAiX3g60nJsbw/s900/allisons%204x6%202022d.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="900" height="424" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinxMzvkhEAB8dA73jocRnheq1254u-t2FsifDaz2S4ilNxqysmBdH1-T7PMdmF7V70u7gq87JkVlcvY3oKmbtduw2A9xUyLjAqqiXpy8Rh50MSroC08de78fH6SSF6LAWYMhb68jJSmWICpiN8-7jq7K_Y_eVDHsn58RWBiN0kcIAiX3g60nJsbw/w640-h424/allisons%204x6%202022d.heic" width="640" /></a></div><div style="font-size: x-large; text-align: center;">We couldn't be disciplemaking missionaries without friends like you who pray and $upport us. </div><div style="font-size: x-large; text-align: center;"><b>WE THANK GOD FOR YOU!</b></div></span>Bill Allisonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00661145960684587861noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19184099.post-74056527307402633982023-11-19T09:00:00.080-06:002023-11-21T08:17:37.778-06:00Thanking God for Framily, the Blues, and Disciplemaking<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><div><div><span style="font-size: x-large;">We have a wealth of Christmas songs. </span></div><div><span style="font-size: x-large;">Songs of Thanksgiving? Not so much.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: x-large;">Here's my new favorite from <a href="https://bit.ly/28OGxWy" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Pastor Glenn Kaiser</a>.</span></div><div><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="393" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/qfdzDaSimbM" width="474" youtube-src-id="qfdzDaSimbM"></iframe></div><div><span style="font-size: x-large; text-align: left;">If video doesn't appear, <a href="https://bit.ly/3SNUAKH" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">go here</a>.</span></div></div><div><b><span style="font-size: x-large;"><i><br /></i></span></b></div><div><b><span style="font-size: x-large;"><i>Thank you</i> for tracking with us via </span></b></div><div><b><span style="font-size: x-large;">Cup O' Joe with Bill!</span></b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhsZHXLgJ_SNlAcdJ4o4shnizjAQCeyZk2Y1qp_5LeKFvXNCzdt6kV851Gl0_1_-lOF8jpzaIRHS2MdonJzT5_4eUj7kllb0NMqW4xGw0iKfwEmJOFR0njhCoFpf4qZK1xiuXfeJehkz57Tqd61ROxjNcnCvalIMNhmCxahqfUQGnqXVs4KK-g=s2048" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1617" data-original-width="2048" height="506" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhsZHXLgJ_SNlAcdJ4o4shnizjAQCeyZk2Y1qp_5LeKFvXNCzdt6kV851Gl0_1_-lOF8jpzaIRHS2MdonJzT5_4eUj7kllb0NMqW4xGw0iKfwEmJOFR0njhCoFpf4qZK1xiuXfeJehkz57Tqd61ROxjNcnCvalIMNhmCxahqfUQGnqXVs4KK-g=w640-h506" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>Friends + Family = Framily</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">1. <a href="https://bit.ly/3alcfSR" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">WHY Thanksgiving Can Create Disciplemaking Moments.</a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">2. </span><span style="font-size: x-large;"><a href="http://bit.ly/UCTqzc" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The WHO of Thanksgiving</a>.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">3. <a href="http://bit.ly/2fPeYqI" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The HOW of Thanksgiving</a>.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">4. <a href="http://bit.ly/Tbjtvj" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">If You're in Charge of the Thanksgiving Prayer</a>. (I dare you.)<br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">5. <a href="http://bit.ly/20FluSf" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Don't Forget the Kids at Thanksgiving</a>.</span></div></div></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: x-large;">What are <i>YOU</i> thankful for?</span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVbWkX60btpkZxtWYiHgdcnJ10kAL7j3WzaTt2TkuzDMepLd-LxNwBVKYPET_M6JMp7OfbKgSm7_y6Pglp5bTXG6XTgCCDuj7At0O2TJgoVscbFxnlXcwTHpBqf4ODyjJdUsNDFMzQLnHoBP1up1sqa8G_OgqGjoVSVrJ8Ql41_mrvtUDEL_p7lQ/s1844/Thanksgiving.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1112" data-original-width="1844" height="384" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVbWkX60btpkZxtWYiHgdcnJ10kAL7j3WzaTt2TkuzDMepLd-LxNwBVKYPET_M6JMp7OfbKgSm7_y6Pglp5bTXG6XTgCCDuj7At0O2TJgoVscbFxnlXcwTHpBqf4ODyjJdUsNDFMzQLnHoBP1up1sqa8G_OgqGjoVSVrJ8Ql41_mrvtUDEL_p7lQ/w640-h384/Thanksgiving.png" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="font-family: Helvetica; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiC4nl9mGwWIuT7j6WsPUt7pBRW7oagrljw86tvZDQxDrc7teFmfAc5AISSF4v7IMfzDXB9QbxojxETYxFS9AyGChjFD3wuAj3jPhvHmwJ8ohlZ6Trr6XpWgZFjI6wVmIu-eM99BV2eyftr_OQssRmlrqKsYNA0uGqJ3stzqUBITZh2L4sbb0o/s1174/Cup%20O'%20Joe%20with%20Bill.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="408" data-original-width="1174" height="222" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiC4nl9mGwWIuT7j6WsPUt7pBRW7oagrljw86tvZDQxDrc7teFmfAc5AISSF4v7IMfzDXB9QbxojxETYxFS9AyGChjFD3wuAj3jPhvHmwJ8ohlZ6Trr6XpWgZFjI6wVmIu-eM99BV2eyftr_OQssRmlrqKsYNA0uGqJ3stzqUBITZh2L4sbb0o/w640-h222/Cup%20O'%20Joe%20with%20Bill.jpg" width="640" /></a></div></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: Helvetica;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><a href="https://bit.ly/3jYyAeF" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Subscribe: Let me encourage you most Mondays</a>!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: Helvetica;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: Helvetica;"><span><div style="font-family: -webkit-standard;"><b><span style="font-size: x-large;">Track with me on social media!</span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: -webkit-standard;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhePU9jssq2caZ_6v45dp_etc6ylpnAbD3z_pwx8onsQKRQ-BGVmPuiuWkEC75fXR5VJ-jRTXOvnzkR-P1Ta35bCohlbTxcwbGam87xcFT3XMYMo2sH0-WVk093kSIfFLbTi5lSwcPNj4eBHmGog6OEG0OJqZKPZmwMtJr9s9Q1IsQOfFPWX_s/s622/Social%20Media%20Icons.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="234" data-original-width="622" height="120" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhePU9jssq2caZ_6v45dp_etc6ylpnAbD3z_pwx8onsQKRQ-BGVmPuiuWkEC75fXR5VJ-jRTXOvnzkR-P1Ta35bCohlbTxcwbGam87xcFT3XMYMo2sH0-WVk093kSIfFLbTi5lSwcPNj4eBHmGog6OEG0OJqZKPZmwMtJr9s9Q1IsQOfFPWX_s/w320-h120/Social%20Media%20Icons.png" width="320" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: -webkit-standard;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> <a href="https://www.instagram.com/billc323/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Instagram</a> <a href="https://www.facebook.com/billallison1" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Facebook</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/billc323" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Twitter</a> </span></div></span></div></div></div></div>Bill Allisonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00661145960684587861noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19184099.post-6649931073740441512023-11-12T09:00:00.011-06:002023-11-14T08:16:03.118-06:00Just having some fun AND trying to make a point...<p></p><div style="text-align: center;"> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZ_4XDAs-Scm0d2o7nCzmNb4acAnUP2Q7vN0AV8GZSyKPPi1A0sPMjlWzwQpGjrr6zSyiB5mB1OYXV_zTX11LO8etvYbIFMPmc6noibQE9fZvtXWk7tyGdBSaVZdUKsYS-8ErNiSxfBMf6zK3YHASt7HAxTfOsE4G7R_bSlhuRz52iGbADUl58lQ/s1080/Revelation%202.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1072" data-original-width="1080" height="635" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZ_4XDAs-Scm0d2o7nCzmNb4acAnUP2Q7vN0AV8GZSyKPPi1A0sPMjlWzwQpGjrr6zSyiB5mB1OYXV_zTX11LO8etvYbIFMPmc6noibQE9fZvtXWk7tyGdBSaVZdUKsYS-8ErNiSxfBMf6zK3YHASt7HAxTfOsE4G7R_bSlhuRz52iGbADUl58lQ/w640-h635/Revelation%202.jpg" width="640" /></a></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">I understand the sentiment of the meme and I find it humorous.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><i>It is a crazy world we live in these days.</i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><a href="https://bit.ly/2fVMs7a" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">I offer this little bit of sanity</a>.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><p></p><div style="text-align: center;"><div><b><span style="font-size: x-large;">Track with us on social media!</span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhePU9jssq2caZ_6v45dp_etc6ylpnAbD3z_pwx8onsQKRQ-BGVmPuiuWkEC75fXR5VJ-jRTXOvnzkR-P1Ta35bCohlbTxcwbGam87xcFT3XMYMo2sH0-WVk093kSIfFLbTi5lSwcPNj4eBHmGog6OEG0OJqZKPZmwMtJr9s9Q1IsQOfFPWX_s/s622/Social%20Media%20Icons.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="234" data-original-width="622" height="120" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhePU9jssq2caZ_6v45dp_etc6ylpnAbD3z_pwx8onsQKRQ-BGVmPuiuWkEC75fXR5VJ-jRTXOvnzkR-P1Ta35bCohlbTxcwbGam87xcFT3XMYMo2sH0-WVk093kSIfFLbTi5lSwcPNj4eBHmGog6OEG0OJqZKPZmwMtJr9s9Q1IsQOfFPWX_s/w320-h120/Social%20Media%20Icons.png" width="320" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> <a href="https://www.instagram.com/billc323/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Instagram</a> <a href="https://www.facebook.com/billallison1" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Facebook</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/billc323" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Twitter</a> </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="font-family: Helvetica; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiC4nl9mGwWIuT7j6WsPUt7pBRW7oagrljw86tvZDQxDrc7teFmfAc5AISSF4v7IMfzDXB9QbxojxETYxFS9AyGChjFD3wuAj3jPhvHmwJ8ohlZ6Trr6XpWgZFjI6wVmIu-eM99BV2eyftr_OQssRmlrqKsYNA0uGqJ3stzqUBITZh2L4sbb0o/s1174/Cup%20O'%20Joe%20with%20Bill.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="408" data-original-width="1174" height="222" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiC4nl9mGwWIuT7j6WsPUt7pBRW7oagrljw86tvZDQxDrc7teFmfAc5AISSF4v7IMfzDXB9QbxojxETYxFS9AyGChjFD3wuAj3jPhvHmwJ8ohlZ6Trr6XpWgZFjI6wVmIu-eM99BV2eyftr_OQssRmlrqKsYNA0uGqJ3stzqUBITZh2L4sbb0o/w640-h222/Cup%20O'%20Joe%20with%20Bill.jpg" width="640" /></a></div></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: Helvetica;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><a href="https://bit.ly/3jYyAeF" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Subscribe: Let me encourage you most Mondays</a>!</span></div></div></div></div></div>Bill Allisonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00661145960684587861noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19184099.post-85395135195868760652023-11-05T19:00:00.012-06:002023-12-02T19:09:31.973-06:00The gaping hole in our understanding of Jesus and disciplemaking...<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGIZlyt1xo7JPB_cbl_b2_sjlidgkKBDveK_VetNYlFWyeJPGb4AF5m422KDV0zOVyoEy4li4sWCidz_uK7YYTrZCkBbm0XWVXSo-B1s8isT-_1lgAIMw6KFufq0IFwygbgc9w_dALrUTz2lnev2HdiBCP9U912ZbFnVVs6AldH9JYp9ZIilu7kQ/s639/dialogue2coverfront.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em; text-align: right;"><img border="0" data-original-height="639" data-original-width="466" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGIZlyt1xo7JPB_cbl_b2_sjlidgkKBDveK_VetNYlFWyeJPGb4AF5m422KDV0zOVyoEy4li4sWCidz_uK7YYTrZCkBbm0XWVXSo-B1s8isT-_1lgAIMw6KFufq0IFwygbgc9w_dALrUTz2lnev2HdiBCP9U912ZbFnVVs6AldH9JYp9ZIilu7kQ/w464-h640/dialogue2coverfront.jpg" width="464" /></a></div><span style="font-size: x-large;">If we don't understand the differences between training <br />and speaking, teaching, and preaching, then there is a gaping hole in our understanding of how Jesus actually made disciples.<br /><br />How is training different than speaking, teaching, and preaching?<br /><br />What could a Jesus-like approach to training look like for you?<br /><br />These are the primary questions designed to help you explore The Training Genius of Jesus.</span><div><span style="font-family: times; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: times; font-size: x-large;">But here's the catch: <i>The Training Genius of Jesus </i>isn't a book to be read, consumed, and forgotten. It's an interactive dialogue with a handful of disciplemaking friends who are wrestling how Jesus made disciple<i>makers</i>.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: times; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: times; font-size: x-large;"><b>Surprise! When it comes to <i>training,</i> </b><span>if you're doing all the talking, you're doing it wrong.</span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: times; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: x-large;">Here's an excerpt from <i>The Training Genius of Jesus</i></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIIbPWbxr5HoZJy5v08EIClVr1IEg35hyphenhyphenZ-UxDGNrWElyxS3eEt57UEnt0xeyDXSya-L8mh8IoH5k1rUIB_Hsvcf2UOseHhghWGr9VCoh16d2Q0kZpJNV5GScG9Z1IMTRSM4Jrlnu82bF7g0PO7opAWD9oSqtY1W9kJIdRBmpMfvAm5l6CODByFw/s1548/Dialogue%202%20excerpt.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1548" data-original-width="1374" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIIbPWbxr5HoZJy5v08EIClVr1IEg35hyphenhyphenZ-UxDGNrWElyxS3eEt57UEnt0xeyDXSya-L8mh8IoH5k1rUIB_Hsvcf2UOseHhghWGr9VCoh16d2Q0kZpJNV5GScG9Z1IMTRSM4Jrlnu82bF7g0PO7opAWD9oSqtY1W9kJIdRBmpMfvAm5l6CODByFw/w566-h640/Dialogue%202%20excerpt.png" width="566" /></a></div><br /></div><div><span style="font-family: times; font-size: x-large;"><b>Who should you do this with?</b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: times; font-size: x-large;">* Church staff</span></div><div><span style="font-family: times; font-size: x-large;">* Small group leaders</span></div><div><span style="font-family: times; font-size: x-large;">* Volunteer ministry leaders</span></div><div><span style="font-family: times; font-size: x-large;">* Your family</span></div><div><span style="font-family: times; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: times; font-size: x-large;"><b><span>How to Use <i>The Training Genius of Jesus</i></span></b><br /></span><div><span style="font-family: times; font-size: x-large;"><span><span>It's as simple as this...</span></span><br /><span><span>* O</span></span>pen the booklet.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: times; font-size: x-large;">* When prompted in the booklet, stop and wrestle the questions.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: times; font-size: x-large;">* If you have other questions, explore them.<br /><span><span>* When you see a reference to a Bible verse, open your Bibles and read the Scriptures in their contexts.</span></span><br /><span><i>* Note: You're probably doing it right when your study together leads to more questions and deeper conversations about applying what you're learning together.</i></span></span></div></div><div><span style="font-family: times; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: times; font-size: x-large;">For Cup O' Joe with Bill readers and friends of Cadre Missionaries, <i>The Training Genius of Jesus </i>is <b><span style="color: red;">FREE for a limited time</span></b>!</span></div><div><span style="font-family: times; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: times; font-size: x-large;"><b>Can you share <i>The Training Genius of Jesus </i>with others?</b> We'd be offended if you didn't share it with others.</span></div><div><br /></div><div><span style="font-family: times; font-size: x-large;"><b>Can you read <i>The Training Genius of Jesus</i> by yourself?</b> You can, but wouldn't it be way better if you walked through it with others? </span></div><div><span style="font-family: times; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: times; font-size: x-large;">Thank you for reading <b><a href="https://bit.ly/10Hm93q" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Cup O' Joe with Bill</a></b> and for being a friend of <b><a href="http://www.cadremissionaries.com/allison" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Cadre Missionaries</a></b>.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: times; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: x-large;"><a href="https://bit.ly/3QNHE69" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Get your FREE download of <i>The Training Genius of Jesus</i> here</a>!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: x-large;"><div style="font-family: Helvetica; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiC4nl9mGwWIuT7j6WsPUt7pBRW7oagrljw86tvZDQxDrc7teFmfAc5AISSF4v7IMfzDXB9QbxojxETYxFS9AyGChjFD3wuAj3jPhvHmwJ8ohlZ6Trr6XpWgZFjI6wVmIu-eM99BV2eyftr_OQssRmlrqKsYNA0uGqJ3stzqUBITZh2L4sbb0o/s1174/Cup%20O'%20Joe%20with%20Bill.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="408" data-original-width="1174" height="222" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiC4nl9mGwWIuT7j6WsPUt7pBRW7oagrljw86tvZDQxDrc7teFmfAc5AISSF4v7IMfzDXB9QbxojxETYxFS9AyGChjFD3wuAj3jPhvHmwJ8ohlZ6Trr6XpWgZFjI6wVmIu-eM99BV2eyftr_OQssRmlrqKsYNA0uGqJ3stzqUBITZh2L4sbb0o/w640-h222/Cup%20O'%20Joe%20with%20Bill.jpg" width="640" /></a></div></div><div style="font-family: -webkit-standard; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: Helvetica;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><a href="https://bit.ly/3jYyAeF" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Subscribe: Let me encourage you most Mondays</a>!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: Helvetica;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: Helvetica;"><span><div style="font-family: -webkit-standard;"><b>Track with me on social media!</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: -webkit-standard;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhePU9jssq2caZ_6v45dp_etc6ylpnAbD3z_pwx8onsQKRQ-BGVmPuiuWkEC75fXR5VJ-jRTXOvnzkR-P1Ta35bCohlbTxcwbGam87xcFT3XMYMo2sH0-WVk093kSIfFLbTi5lSwcPNj4eBHmGog6OEG0OJqZKPZmwMtJr9s9Q1IsQOfFPWX_s/s622/Social%20Media%20Icons.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="234" data-original-width="622" height="120" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhePU9jssq2caZ_6v45dp_etc6ylpnAbD3z_pwx8onsQKRQ-BGVmPuiuWkEC75fXR5VJ-jRTXOvnzkR-P1Ta35bCohlbTxcwbGam87xcFT3XMYMo2sH0-WVk093kSIfFLbTi5lSwcPNj4eBHmGog6OEG0OJqZKPZmwMtJr9s9Q1IsQOfFPWX_s/w320-h120/Social%20Media%20Icons.png" width="320" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: -webkit-standard;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> <a href="https://www.instagram.com/billc323/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Instagram</a> <a href="https://www.facebook.com/billallison1" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Facebook</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/billc323" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Twitter</a> </span></div></span></div></div></div></span></div>Bill Allisonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00661145960684587861noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19184099.post-58695435608066854632023-10-22T09:00:00.046-05:002023-10-24T17:31:03.311-05:006 Free Podcasts: The Transformational Power of Disciplemaking Friendships <p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbut0A5KCFlqubhkyi-P__ZpA3NJ97-i2w83UvhEx-8-GMWj9yw5O8LWGjAeNJtIQvLRds1FFS-5dbUHOHS88XvHO9F5-oKLKLza-OqzE1K8N8-xhBkmCTPlM6eXzrruqRWEVCuLcS9JJli-Uu2y4StOfuexEqoeCadt5oCzCilvcNg2Xq387MZg/s3062/Audio%20Podcast.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1663" data-original-width="3062" height="348" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbut0A5KCFlqubhkyi-P__ZpA3NJ97-i2w83UvhEx-8-GMWj9yw5O8LWGjAeNJtIQvLRds1FFS-5dbUHOHS88XvHO9F5-oKLKLza-OqzE1K8N8-xhBkmCTPlM6eXzrruqRWEVCuLcS9JJli-Uu2y4StOfuexEqoeCadt5oCzCilvcNg2Xq387MZg/w640-h348/Audio%20Podcast.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">1. <a href="https://bit.ly/1gNAIxk" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">23 Minutes from My Soul to Yours</a>.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">2. <a href="https://equippingu.podbean.com/e/the-simplicity-of-disciple-making-friendships-with-bill-allison-season-5-episode-2/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Simplicity of Disciplemaking Friendships</a>.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">3. <a href="https://www.revivaltownpodcast.com/episodes/s2-ep17-bill-allison" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">YOU Are a Disciplemaker. Yes, You</a>.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">4. <a href="https://www.cadremissionaries.com/disciplemakers-prayer" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Video: Disciplemaking as a Way of Life Step #1</a></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">5. <a href="https://bit.ly/3GamARm" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">God Want's You to Help Others Find and Follow Jesus</a>.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">6. <a href="https://bit.ly/2UF2lDq" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Disciplemaking with Your Family</a>.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvooIQP7TPbJN9AltNFjlrM4sq5__GPk0Ro7-2AOAHPwR5zbqbDpLlNu6-v_t3lmq0bRi45lqfyQ0_m79da6bG07Hj9Cv3bHf5FQnbL5pwbd5Kz1g65ax-QRv0VzixKf4YaKKNZD9uV2nrjBQzJ_pLMTn8pD5jvx4ZB547Mvv3fw38szWjweeWrA/s2048/Disciplemaking%20Genius%20of%20Jesus%20book%20Bill%20Allison.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvooIQP7TPbJN9AltNFjlrM4sq5__GPk0Ro7-2AOAHPwR5zbqbDpLlNu6-v_t3lmq0bRi45lqfyQ0_m79da6bG07Hj9Cv3bHf5FQnbL5pwbd5Kz1g65ax-QRv0VzixKf4YaKKNZD9uV2nrjBQzJ_pLMTn8pD5jvx4ZB547Mvv3fw38szWjweeWrA/w480-h640/Disciplemaking%20Genius%20of%20Jesus%20book%20Bill%20Allison.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div><span style="font-size: x-large;"><a href="https://bit.ly/2BfV6Jg" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Get your copy here</a>.</span></div></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmlPIR8EEO4Ftj29PCkOp6EwvEa3B6v0UyE5jNBqHiES01SNgyBpnqHFRJxE7kFDKXT_9yiq_MxQiTZRbi3nBEx4nybsMM68cS8BtqnbAqNql1dx6SevREdb_XZW6Dgozwq1_rX-3Qijsa-e2S3CcrcWfYXf5kzamxDmwrkNWU1NCXKyFuU6BJuA/s4030/Disciplemaking%20training.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1975" data-original-width="4030" height="314" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmlPIR8EEO4Ftj29PCkOp6EwvEa3B6v0UyE5jNBqHiES01SNgyBpnqHFRJxE7kFDKXT_9yiq_MxQiTZRbi3nBEx4nybsMM68cS8BtqnbAqNql1dx6SevREdb_XZW6Dgozwq1_rX-3Qijsa-e2S3CcrcWfYXf5kzamxDmwrkNWU1NCXKyFuU6BJuA/w640-h314/Disciplemaking%20training.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><span style="font-size: large;"><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://bit.ly/3rzfWwN" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Disciplemaking training experiences that comes to you & your friends</a>.</div></span><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><p></p><div style="font-family: Helvetica;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiC4nl9mGwWIuT7j6WsPUt7pBRW7oagrljw86tvZDQxDrc7teFmfAc5AISSF4v7IMfzDXB9QbxojxETYxFS9AyGChjFD3wuAj3jPhvHmwJ8ohlZ6Trr6XpWgZFjI6wVmIu-eM99BV2eyftr_OQssRmlrqKsYNA0uGqJ3stzqUBITZh2L4sbb0o/s1174/Cup%20O'%20Joe%20with%20Bill.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="408" data-original-width="1174" height="222" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiC4nl9mGwWIuT7j6WsPUt7pBRW7oagrljw86tvZDQxDrc7teFmfAc5AISSF4v7IMfzDXB9QbxojxETYxFS9AyGChjFD3wuAj3jPhvHmwJ8ohlZ6Trr6XpWgZFjI6wVmIu-eM99BV2eyftr_OQssRmlrqKsYNA0uGqJ3stzqUBITZh2L4sbb0o/w640-h222/Cup%20O'%20Joe%20with%20Bill.jpg" width="640" /></a></div></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: Helvetica;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><a href="https://bit.ly/3jYyAeF" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Subscribe: Let me encourage you most Mondays</a>!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: Helvetica;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: Helvetica;"><span><div style="font-family: -webkit-standard; font-size: xx-large;"><b>Track with me on social media!</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: -webkit-standard;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhePU9jssq2caZ_6v45dp_etc6ylpnAbD3z_pwx8onsQKRQ-BGVmPuiuWkEC75fXR5VJ-jRTXOvnzkR-P1Ta35bCohlbTxcwbGam87xcFT3XMYMo2sH0-WVk093kSIfFLbTi5lSwcPNj4eBHmGog6OEG0OJqZKPZmwMtJr9s9Q1IsQOfFPWX_s/s622/Social%20Media%20Icons.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="234" data-original-width="622" height="120" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhePU9jssq2caZ_6v45dp_etc6ylpnAbD3z_pwx8onsQKRQ-BGVmPuiuWkEC75fXR5VJ-jRTXOvnzkR-P1Ta35bCohlbTxcwbGam87xcFT3XMYMo2sH0-WVk093kSIfFLbTi5lSwcPNj4eBHmGog6OEG0OJqZKPZmwMtJr9s9Q1IsQOfFPWX_s/w320-h120/Social%20Media%20Icons.png" width="320" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: -webkit-standard;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> <a href="https://www.instagram.com/billc323/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Instagram</a> <a href="https://www.facebook.com/billallison1" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Facebook</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/billc323" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Twitter</a> </span></div></span></div></div></div>Bill Allisonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00661145960684587861noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19184099.post-1175306688355096072023-10-15T09:00:00.004-05:002023-10-15T21:58:44.469-05:00How YOU Can Encourage Your Pastor(s)<i>[The following is an interview the National Pastor's Prayer Network conducted with me a number of years ago. Please know that when I talk about encouraging pastors, I'm NOT only referring to senior pastors—but youth pastors, children's pastors, worship pastors, etc. The various pictures below are of some pastors I love and know as friends.]</i><br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjl0aiisqd4kLDnNhYVKWXIurWqRYWFshq-dfbYsGBlnXPb_fSaUmGKTG5DlpC8uwsPaOHJxy5Exz5zhBFJH1fv3djEcmPF5Rq2gNMMrw1bUL_Kjhv9X8q7cX5vBaYjMvnHlXv9/s1600/IMG_2661.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjl0aiisqd4kLDnNhYVKWXIurWqRYWFshq-dfbYsGBlnXPb_fSaUmGKTG5DlpC8uwsPaOHJxy5Exz5zhBFJH1fv3djEcmPF5Rq2gNMMrw1bUL_Kjhv9X8q7cX5vBaYjMvnHlXv9/s200/IMG_2661.jpg" width="135" /></a></div>
<strong>Bill, your website states, <em>"While <a href="http://www.cadreministries.com/"><span style="color: blue;">Cadre Missionaries</span></a> will bring training to any size church, we also have a heart for the church with one pastor (and many volunteer leaders)."</em> Why this particular emphasis?</strong><br />
Larger churches have an inequitable voice in America because in America bigger means successful. You can question that all you want, but that's the way it is. While we don't have an ax to grind with bigger churches simply because they are larger, <a href="http://bit.ly/V1ZDia" target="_blank"><span style="color: blue;">we want to passionately champion what God is doing in the “regular” church</span></a>. (I refuse to say "smaller" church—because it implies inferiority in our culture—and I don't believe they're inferior at all.) Since our mission focuses on helping churches train/disciple volunteers and students to do ministry (Ephesians 4:11-12, a.k.a. <a href="http://bit.ly/2BfV6Jg" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><span style="color: blue;">disciplemaking</span></a>), we LOVE the regular church because they often already know that the key to effective ministry is training volunteers! Larger churches can hire staff. Good for them. But we honestly believe volunteers can do MINISTRY—real and significant ministry—lead people to Christ and disciple them—especially when they are <a href="http://bit.ly/PvXpw0" target="_blank"><span style="color: blue;">TRAINED</span></a>!<br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPP3c1yBkUPRIzbmiAA8nP9P4Or0UqCug4Q4l1-N_gzgsTEA20e1RqbZ-Pjh9wU8AEj1VbWK1uJ_h9bK3QqBbYpK5P_l61FpEdGlDh3HICBNlw9RjFa8ddDU7MbySvuA20V_hQ/s1600/IMG_2556.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="323" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPP3c1yBkUPRIzbmiAA8nP9P4Or0UqCug4Q4l1-N_gzgsTEA20e1RqbZ-Pjh9wU8AEj1VbWK1uJ_h9bK3QqBbYpK5P_l61FpEdGlDh3HICBNlw9RjFa8ddDU7MbySvuA20V_hQ/w640-h323/IMG_2556.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>
<br />
<strong>How was this a motivation to write <em>7 Biblical Ways God Wants YOU to Encourage Your Pastor</em>?</strong><br />
We LOVE pastors! And quite frankly, we're sick and tired of seeing some of our best friends and colleagues get chewed up and spit out by sick churches. This doesn't happen at every church—but it does at many. The problem is compounded because if a pastor talks about encouraging pastors—it can be seen as self serving. So we said, "Hey—<a href="http://bit.ly/2whaqSY" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><span style="color: blue;">as disciplemaking missionaries</span></a> with years of combined experience in the church—we're in a great place to bring up the biblical idea of encouraging pastors." So we purposely set out to address what the Bible says about the subject... and let the Bible lead us to address the sticky issues of money, gossip, etc.<br />
<br />
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbFL-agPzYYfN1-H_8LDwi3FWUC1jbGkyxObXLMNmcps5v1wqz7JXukgZm1eM1ggAYxXxb6kV1G-3_hUjVqwvoaUElRTvedPgtjaC1ovV24Qg2zTls5H67lkGqDZcxZWcYYX3U/s1600/IMG_1517.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbFL-agPzYYfN1-H_8LDwi3FWUC1jbGkyxObXLMNmcps5v1wqz7JXukgZm1eM1ggAYxXxb6kV1G-3_hUjVqwvoaUElRTvedPgtjaC1ovV24Qg2zTls5H67lkGqDZcxZWcYYX3U/s200/IMG_1517.jpg" width="150" /></a><strong>The first challenge you give in the booklet is to pray for your pastor. Why is this presented first?</strong><br />
Paul tells us that "first of all" (1 Timothy 2:1) we should pray for our leaders—<a href="http://bit.ly/18b5GhF" target="_blank"><span style="color: blue;">and that includes our spiritual leaders</span></a>. And, to be honest, we don't believe that in the average church there is much prayer happening—let alone prayer for pastors. <a href="http://bit.ly/MLk703" target="_blank"><span style="color: blue;">We've got lots of programs</span></a>—and we like purposeful programs—but prayer is often missing or extremely weak.<br />
<div style="text-align: left;">
<br /></div>
<strong>Explain the purpose of the section of the booklet at the end that reads, <em>My Covenant with God, One Another and Our Pastor</em>.</strong><br />
It's one thing to read about encouraging pastors. That's education and information. <a href="http://bit.ly/10lCKRH" target="_blank"><span style="color: blue;">But I don't believe that education and information are enough to produce life-change and disciplemaking</span></a>. So we put the covenant in the booklet to challenge people to sign on the dotted line and seal the deal about being an encouragement to pastors. In one church, the elders signed the covenant—then gave the folks in the congregation a chance to participate—and then hung the signed covenant in the foyer as a reminder... and as an act of accountability to each other—to be an encouragement to their pastor.<br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTSmPCmtGKWVdSG5vz6YokytSKqLzvR-b8A1tTcv-VaeAohIG5JEfbfGPLJgGQfeZQml92IALjmtVnd8Bq5gN4eNY6etmiS0shVM6htvtFet1ks74jtUV5103847CCvqRaDL-g/s1600/IMG_1115.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="265" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTSmPCmtGKWVdSG5vz6YokytSKqLzvR-b8A1tTcv-VaeAohIG5JEfbfGPLJgGQfeZQml92IALjmtVnd8Bq5gN4eNY6etmiS0shVM6htvtFet1ks74jtUV5103847CCvqRaDL-g/w320-h265/IMG_1115.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<strong>How can a prayer leader mobilize others to pray for the pastor?</strong><br />
We need to regularly remember that pastors are PEOPLE... like you and me. If that doesn't get you praying—you're not in touch with your own humanity! We address the human side of pastoring in our booklet. But I think so many of us just don't get it—and some pastors foster this super-saint facade—so we're totally shocked when we find out that our pastor is just like us. <a href="http://bit.ly/Q0Imut" target="_blank"><span style="color: blue;">Remembering that our pastor is human can help motivate us a ton when it comes to praying for him</span></a>.<br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5hx95IrefyfIGHQW-emEKreWFrED-pHR3jewNDGG8x-QQMF1F_f99GWmnoZZOvRDzG_T8L9yLWiQMO-Iyui73DBcPMcsdKw5XYlK5bte1S_8260obvvbtMS2cyYTN9aj-bznE/s1600/IMG_2531.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="299" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5hx95IrefyfIGHQW-emEKreWFrED-pHR3jewNDGG8x-QQMF1F_f99GWmnoZZOvRDzG_T8L9yLWiQMO-Iyui73DBcPMcsdKw5XYlK5bte1S_8260obvvbtMS2cyYTN9aj-bznE/w640-h299/IMG_2531.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>
<br />
<strong>Some pastors are very private and will not seem to welcome the support of members. What can a church member do at that point?</strong><br />
Pray. And <a href="http://bit.ly/KgXKZy" target="_blank"><span style="color: blue;">I think the bigger issue there is that some pastors have been conditioned—by past bad experiences—not to open their hearts to church people</span></a>. I can't blame them. But I think all of us—especially leaders—are looking for <a href="http://bit.ly/10aUg8j" target="_blank"><span style="color: blue;">a safe place and safe people with whom we can take our journey with Jesus</span></a>. I would encourage you to be a safe person for your pastor—and not to give up if there is no reciprocation. It will take time to earn a pastor's trust. It may not be possible in some cases. But pray—and love them like crazy—whether or not they outwardly express appreciation for your encouragement.<br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXwMYu7SVF5BxM8TtkWF5wLs9Wy8QhZtB9snATzGPtd2TQd_kQ1CPzczsLnQetVDS8LMiVLHgKdTrxvpc-XLzN8E3lgd6mCcBg1ZeltQPUve9aEMpUu2eXXmkFfT9dyo7-hSDf/s1600/IMG_0348.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="282" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXwMYu7SVF5BxM8TtkWF5wLs9Wy8QhZtB9snATzGPtd2TQd_kQ1CPzczsLnQetVDS8LMiVLHgKdTrxvpc-XLzN8E3lgd6mCcBg1ZeltQPUve9aEMpUu2eXXmkFfT9dyo7-hSDf/w640-h282/IMG_0348.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>
<br />
<strong>Bill, please write a prayer that concerned Christians can pray for their pastor...</strong><br />
[Please pray this as you read it.] <em>God, Help us to love our pastor(s) with extremely practical expressions of encouragement. Use ME to show the way. Help us to err on the over-generous side—with our words, finances, time, talents, and gifts. Give us a spirit of courage to keep others accountable to the biblical commands to encourage our pastor. Rebuke our hearts when we sin against our pastor through gossip—and give us repentant hearts. Prompt us every time we drive into the church parking lot to breathe a quick prayer for our pastor(s). Do whatever it takes to make our pastor(s) flourish in his relationship with you, his spouse, his family, our church, and our community.<br />
in Jesus' name... amen</em><br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWpgrTx5orYy4X8ofNP_mPhoCeVaBg9YTb9uqrMKQzr0pEEhvykvFXJGdbSLdwOVEpsCQuZ-1G7waVFwxdUkCHdmQgwNx8gp2xdUbsv_A2qYeZgDvZ5oTWBzoP2gU750jzoTmv/s1600/Screen+shot+2010-10-03+at+11.07.58+PM.png" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWpgrTx5orYy4X8ofNP_mPhoCeVaBg9YTb9uqrMKQzr0pEEhvykvFXJGdbSLdwOVEpsCQuZ-1G7waVFwxdUkCHdmQgwNx8gp2xdUbsv_A2qYeZgDvZ5oTWBzoP2gU750jzoTmv/s200/Screen+shot+2010-10-03+at+11.07.58+PM.png" width="163" /></a></div>
<div><br /></div><br />
<br />
For complete information on the 28-page booklet, <b><i>Seven Biblical Ways God Wants YOU to Encourage Your Pastor(s)</i></b>—including a FREE six-page PDF sample excerpt AND a FREE copy of My Covenant with God, One Another, and Our Pastor, <a href="http://bit.ly/RXLFTg" target="_blank"><span style="color: blue; font-size: large;">GO HERE</span></a>.<br />
<br />
<br />
<br /><br /><br /><div style="font-family: Helvetica;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiC4nl9mGwWIuT7j6WsPUt7pBRW7oagrljw86tvZDQxDrc7teFmfAc5AISSF4v7IMfzDXB9QbxojxETYxFS9AyGChjFD3wuAj3jPhvHmwJ8ohlZ6Trr6XpWgZFjI6wVmIu-eM99BV2eyftr_OQssRmlrqKsYNA0uGqJ3stzqUBITZh2L4sbb0o/s1174/Cup%20O'%20Joe%20with%20Bill.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="408" data-original-width="1174" height="222" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiC4nl9mGwWIuT7j6WsPUt7pBRW7oagrljw86tvZDQxDrc7teFmfAc5AISSF4v7IMfzDXB9QbxojxETYxFS9AyGChjFD3wuAj3jPhvHmwJ8ohlZ6Trr6XpWgZFjI6wVmIu-eM99BV2eyftr_OQssRmlrqKsYNA0uGqJ3stzqUBITZh2L4sbb0o/w640-h222/Cup%20O'%20Joe%20with%20Bill.jpg" width="640" /></a></div></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: Helvetica;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><a href="https://bit.ly/3jYyAeF" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Let me encourage you most Mondays</a>!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: Helvetica;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: Helvetica;"><span><div style="font-family: -webkit-standard; font-size: xx-large;"><b>Track with me on social media!</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: -webkit-standard;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhePU9jssq2caZ_6v45dp_etc6ylpnAbD3z_pwx8onsQKRQ-BGVmPuiuWkEC75fXR5VJ-jRTXOvnzkR-P1Ta35bCohlbTxcwbGam87xcFT3XMYMo2sH0-WVk093kSIfFLbTi5lSwcPNj4eBHmGog6OEG0OJqZKPZmwMtJr9s9Q1IsQOfFPWX_s/s622/Social%20Media%20Icons.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="234" data-original-width="622" height="120" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhePU9jssq2caZ_6v45dp_etc6ylpnAbD3z_pwx8onsQKRQ-BGVmPuiuWkEC75fXR5VJ-jRTXOvnzkR-P1Ta35bCohlbTxcwbGam87xcFT3XMYMo2sH0-WVk093kSIfFLbTi5lSwcPNj4eBHmGog6OEG0OJqZKPZmwMtJr9s9Q1IsQOfFPWX_s/w320-h120/Social%20Media%20Icons.png" width="320" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: -webkit-standard;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> <a href="https://www.instagram.com/billc323/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Instagram</a> <a href="https://www.facebook.com/billallison1" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Facebook</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/billc323" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Twitter</a> </span></div></span></div></div></div>
<div>
<div style="margin: 0px;"><a href="http://www.cadremissionaries.com">null</a><br /></div>
</div>
Bill Allisonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00661145960684587861noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19184099.post-74232283472112057162023-10-08T09:00:00.018-05:002023-10-10T09:03:05.934-05:00Iron Men Prayer Lunch<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLYgshuNjl7_TF89EQBIl7dEvtyH_hPv_vdtjCgPnfir7-6A6SEJOD2HVTziX9F1LARV4SSjOnkFWHczbHsLDG91RqJWdUtospDaPIiWZGlq-Y1qvFU_u1JspUDiTOFg_1uwQjwMuA8WSJFP5PUAKBChzpuat3O_f6KO6sarOEUC6bGM5FeNHoZw/s800/Bill%20Allison%20OCT%20Iron%20Men%20Prayer%20Lunch%201600x400.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="200" data-original-width="800" height="160" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLYgshuNjl7_TF89EQBIl7dEvtyH_hPv_vdtjCgPnfir7-6A6SEJOD2HVTziX9F1LARV4SSjOnkFWHczbHsLDG91RqJWdUtospDaPIiWZGlq-Y1qvFU_u1JspUDiTOFg_1uwQjwMuA8WSJFP5PUAKBChzpuat3O_f6KO6sarOEUC6bGM5FeNHoZw/w640-h160/Bill%20Allison%20OCT%20Iron%20Men%20Prayer%20Lunch%201600x400.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><a href="https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdlOUCniW_dP1LXw1g62n3Shl5JXBFGmAJF5vfq7oOMMPGCaw/viewform" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Complete Details Here</a>!</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>You might also be interested in these...</b></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;">* <a href="https://bit.ly/44zYnhv" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">When men follow Jesus together...</a></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;">* <a href="https://bit.ly/3D3HVdc" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">What real men do...</a></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;">* <a href="https://bit.ly/15Mhn9x" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">On men who badmouth their wife...</a></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;">* <a href="https://bit.ly/1gbpQg5" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Men are ironic...</a></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;">* <a href="https://bit.ly/12YpQHG" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Real men like tea parties...</a></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;">* <a href="https://bit.ly/Mg9hJJ" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">I'm not babysitting. I'm a fathering...</a></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;">* <a href="https://bit.ly/YWO82x" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Men are funny...</a></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;">* <a href="https://bit.ly/KnTHS7" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Disciplemaking Dad...</a></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;">* <a href="https://bit.ly/3RC0u0M" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">When men aspire to follow Jesus with their families...</a></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><p></p><div style="font-family: Helvetica;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiC4nl9mGwWIuT7j6WsPUt7pBRW7oagrljw86tvZDQxDrc7teFmfAc5AISSF4v7IMfzDXB9QbxojxETYxFS9AyGChjFD3wuAj3jPhvHmwJ8ohlZ6Trr6XpWgZFjI6wVmIu-eM99BV2eyftr_OQssRmlrqKsYNA0uGqJ3stzqUBITZh2L4sbb0o/s1174/Cup%20O'%20Joe%20with%20Bill.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="408" data-original-width="1174" height="222" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiC4nl9mGwWIuT7j6WsPUt7pBRW7oagrljw86tvZDQxDrc7teFmfAc5AISSF4v7IMfzDXB9QbxojxETYxFS9AyGChjFD3wuAj3jPhvHmwJ8ohlZ6Trr6XpWgZFjI6wVmIu-eM99BV2eyftr_OQssRmlrqKsYNA0uGqJ3stzqUBITZh2L4sbb0o/w640-h222/Cup%20O'%20Joe%20with%20Bill.jpg" width="640" /></a></div></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: Helvetica;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><a href="https://bit.ly/3jYyAeF" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Let me encourage you most Mondays</a>!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: Helvetica;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: Helvetica;"><span><div style="font-family: -webkit-standard; font-size: xx-large;"><b>Track with me on social media!</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: -webkit-standard;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhePU9jssq2caZ_6v45dp_etc6ylpnAbD3z_pwx8onsQKRQ-BGVmPuiuWkEC75fXR5VJ-jRTXOvnzkR-P1Ta35bCohlbTxcwbGam87xcFT3XMYMo2sH0-WVk093kSIfFLbTi5lSwcPNj4eBHmGog6OEG0OJqZKPZmwMtJr9s9Q1IsQOfFPWX_s/s622/Social%20Media%20Icons.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="234" data-original-width="622" height="120" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhePU9jssq2caZ_6v45dp_etc6ylpnAbD3z_pwx8onsQKRQ-BGVmPuiuWkEC75fXR5VJ-jRTXOvnzkR-P1Ta35bCohlbTxcwbGam87xcFT3XMYMo2sH0-WVk093kSIfFLbTi5lSwcPNj4eBHmGog6OEG0OJqZKPZmwMtJr9s9Q1IsQOfFPWX_s/w320-h120/Social%20Media%20Icons.png" width="320" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: -webkit-standard;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> <a href="https://www.instagram.com/billc323/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Instagram</a> <a href="https://www.facebook.com/billallison1" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Facebook</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/billc323" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Twitter</a> </span></div></span></div></div></div>Bill Allisonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00661145960684587861noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19184099.post-61135429756354762712023-10-01T09:00:00.014-05:002023-10-01T09:00:00.141-05:00Making Disciples—Starting with Our Families?<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqLBITkAgFA0E6Wzqr_UyjioGUgDEBldr7JMWhL12gvRqkg_2_hCXOWiUA-dZxM_PUDG7JhTHqkvxohR_qPUJmfOiqtpOFxCjtkiSPq2mjjuWksAS4o7UIQPmLOqmdqwLIdNSD/s1600/IMG_0263.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" height="288" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqLBITkAgFA0E6Wzqr_UyjioGUgDEBldr7JMWhL12gvRqkg_2_hCXOWiUA-dZxM_PUDG7JhTHqkvxohR_qPUJmfOiqtpOFxCjtkiSPq2mjjuWksAS4o7UIQPmLOqmdqwLIdNSD/w640-h288/IMG_0263.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>After years of being single—and only after a few years of being married, Martin Luther said, “Marriage is a far better school of character than any monastery.” (Can I get an “amen” from the married people?)<br /><br />And if marriage isn’t challenging enough, try parenting.<br /><div><br /></div><div>Before we were married, my wife and I had seven keys to raising kids. Now we have seven kids—and no keys.<br /><br /></div><div><b><span style="font-size: large;">Following Jesus Together at Home</span></b><br />But make no mistake about it: Your first Disciplemaking Learning Community (DLC) is your home. Let’s call marriage, parenting, and grandparenting what they really are—<i>disciplemaking</i>. And while we’re keeping things real, let’s also admit that our homes are often the last place that feels like a DLC. </div><div><br /></div><div>God wants this to change.<br /><br />The good news is that you need not be a perfect spouse, parent, or grandparent to make your home feel like a DLC. The moment you begin to try to live <span style="color: blue;"><a href="https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Deuteronomy+6%3A4-9&version=NLT" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Deuteronomy 6:5-9</a></span> in your home you are on your way to following Jesus together as a family:<br /><blockquote class="tr_bq"><i>“Love the LORD your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength. These commands that I give you today are to be upon your hearts. Impress them on your children. Talk about them when you sit at home and when you walk along the road, and when you lie down and when you get up. Tie them as symbols on your hands and bind them on your foreheads. Write them on the doorframes of your houses and on your gates.”</i></blockquote>For our family right now, trying to apply <a href="https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Deuteronomy+6%3A4-9&version=NLT" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Deuteronomy 6:5-9</a> means reading the Scriptures together and praying with our high school kids before they go off to school. (Note: Not every day and it takes less that 5 minutes. Sometimes my teenagers roll their eyes at me even while I'm praying for/with them. Just keeping it real here.)<br /><ul><li>It means taking time around our dinner table to engage a short passage of Scripture and to pray together (less than 10 minutes usually and again, not every day).</li><li>It means confessing and repenting of our sins against each other when one of us loses our temper or is less than loving.</li><li>It means having enough humility to laugh at our own idiosyncrasies—and not mind if others laugh along with us.</li><li>It means driving to church together and trying to not being out of fellowship with God and each other by the time we arrive.</li><li>It means learning to sincerely say, “I love you,” “Will you forgive me?” and “I forgive you.”</li><li>It means sitting on the deck at night enjoying a sunset and together as a family literally applauding God for his handiwork.</li><li>It means inviting our teenagers to consider God and his Word when they ask us to go see a movie that we’re not quite sure about.</li></ul></div><div>We've got a long way to go in our family DLC and things are, more often than not, very messy. (Did I mention that we have seven kids?) <b>But maybe stumbling forward is what a family that tries to follow Jesus <i>together</i> is supposed to look and feel like.</b> It's just a thought.</div><div><br /></div><div>If you're wondering where to start with <u>your</u> family—maybe try asking this question the next time you're all together...<br /><br /></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><i>What does a it look like for <u>us</u> to follow Jesus together as a family?</i></span></div><div><br />You'll probably get silence the first time you ask this question. Or you might get, "I don't have a clue." (Seven kids. I get it.) This could be where you take out a Bible and simply read <a href="https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Deuteronomy+6%3A4-9&version=NLT" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Deuteronomy 6:5-9</a> and then ask the question above again. Keep digging deeper gently until some specifics are mentioned. But don't force it. <b>If it totally bombs, try again another day.</b> Have fun, keep it real, and laugh at yourselves. Then do something—any little step forward—like start praying <a href="http://bit.ly/1oqgLml" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><span style="color: blue;">this prayer together with your kids before they go to school everyday</span></a>.<br /><br />I'm not the sharpest knife in the drawer, but I've seen gentle persistence reap big benefits. And it seems to me that <a href="https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Deuteronomy+6%3A4-9&version=NLT" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Deuteronomy 6:5-9</a> is all about gentle persistence.<br /><br /><b><span style="font-size: x-large;">Need more help?<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0_hjt9t72CRjVTpPXILkzBY7dTVEqjTV89DLFcg9qdMUobRjDmIM3jq9JpO8O4z0eIuGkxEqTlav2L60sm5suNYvPiq61lvzkJ2f-szgtIHuq8oCHcyHXGK5FND3crnq1iBaZIuovByqjWtD6k5eVXo8G0PRLcwnKko1Kxd6x5FLqFQVe3pW4Xw/s640/Teleios%20Podcast.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="201" data-original-width="640" height="202" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0_hjt9t72CRjVTpPXILkzBY7dTVEqjTV89DLFcg9qdMUobRjDmIM3jq9JpO8O4z0eIuGkxEqTlav2L60sm5suNYvPiq61lvzkJ2f-szgtIHuq8oCHcyHXGK5FND3crnq1iBaZIuovByqjWtD6k5eVXo8G0PRLcwnKko1Kxd6x5FLqFQVe3pW4Xw/w640-h202/Teleios%20Podcast.png" width="640" /></a></div></span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><b><a href="https://bit.ly/2UF2lDq" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">To listen, go here</a>.</b></span></div><div><span style="font-size: x-large;"><b><br /></b></span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhc0mFVs85Lxz99SB9W11yzYX5p7MiZHZUA7j2xaMcBEaJxtEncfPjxBPTCk32Rfcd4TIs3uUkwwCX4NrG6dv2D8m2ugrO0zPDMwUHTOkKwMzQQuVI-NbOk2QugYt4P7DLJjMRe/s1600/Screen+Shot+2016-07-02+at+1.19.35+PM.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="136" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhc0mFVs85Lxz99SB9W11yzYX5p7MiZHZUA7j2xaMcBEaJxtEncfPjxBPTCk32Rfcd4TIs3uUkwwCX4NrG6dv2D8m2ugrO0zPDMwUHTOkKwMzQQuVI-NbOk2QugYt4P7DLJjMRe/s400/Screen+Shot+2016-07-02+at+1.19.35+PM.png" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="http://bit.ly/29fEcxs" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><span style="color: blue;">One of these three family disciplemaking resources might be exactly what you need</span></a>!</span></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4Ghc7xePTVlcsJeQtubAUE5FlD3P-c2NleZJPQAG_LEZL1ifUWLURO2rizVk4rAL9kzUda6-g82dTZ_YrZsoiIErBcwnBDua8UtzOAOKC9Eixx_HL8POH_oOdzMRbujWVkSiFCq1i92CCuSV3xg1EisSOBshIbEHxV01irB3gRqKf02nhPdbFGg/s587/The%20Disciplemaking%20Genius%20of%20Jesus%20book%20Bill%20Allison%20Cadre%20Missionaries.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="587" data-original-width="392" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4Ghc7xePTVlcsJeQtubAUE5FlD3P-c2NleZJPQAG_LEZL1ifUWLURO2rizVk4rAL9kzUda6-g82dTZ_YrZsoiIErBcwnBDua8UtzOAOKC9Eixx_HL8POH_oOdzMRbujWVkSiFCq1i92CCuSV3xg1EisSOBshIbEHxV01irB3gRqKf02nhPdbFGg/w268-h400/The%20Disciplemaking%20Genius%20of%20Jesus%20book%20Bill%20Allison%20Cadre%20Missionaries.png" width="268" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://bit.ly/2BfV6Jg" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">What does disciplemaking look like in real life</a>?</span></div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><div style="font-family: Helvetica;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiC4nl9mGwWIuT7j6WsPUt7pBRW7oagrljw86tvZDQxDrc7teFmfAc5AISSF4v7IMfzDXB9QbxojxETYxFS9AyGChjFD3wuAj3jPhvHmwJ8ohlZ6Trr6XpWgZFjI6wVmIu-eM99BV2eyftr_OQssRmlrqKsYNA0uGqJ3stzqUBITZh2L4sbb0o/s1174/Cup%20O'%20Joe%20with%20Bill.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="408" data-original-width="1174" height="222" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiC4nl9mGwWIuT7j6WsPUt7pBRW7oagrljw86tvZDQxDrc7teFmfAc5AISSF4v7IMfzDXB9QbxojxETYxFS9AyGChjFD3wuAj3jPhvHmwJ8ohlZ6Trr6XpWgZFjI6wVmIu-eM99BV2eyftr_OQssRmlrqKsYNA0uGqJ3stzqUBITZh2L4sbb0o/w640-h222/Cup%20O'%20Joe%20with%20Bill.jpg" width="640" /></a></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: Helvetica;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><a href="https://bit.ly/3jYyAeF" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Let me encourage you most Mondays</a>!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: Helvetica;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: Helvetica;"><span><div style="font-family: -webkit-standard; font-size: xx-large;"><b>Track with me on social media!</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: -webkit-standard;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhePU9jssq2caZ_6v45dp_etc6ylpnAbD3z_pwx8onsQKRQ-BGVmPuiuWkEC75fXR5VJ-jRTXOvnzkR-P1Ta35bCohlbTxcwbGam87xcFT3XMYMo2sH0-WVk093kSIfFLbTi5lSwcPNj4eBHmGog6OEG0OJqZKPZmwMtJr9s9Q1IsQOfFPWX_s/s622/Social%20Media%20Icons.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="234" data-original-width="622" height="120" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhePU9jssq2caZ_6v45dp_etc6ylpnAbD3z_pwx8onsQKRQ-BGVmPuiuWkEC75fXR5VJ-jRTXOvnzkR-P1Ta35bCohlbTxcwbGam87xcFT3XMYMo2sH0-WVk093kSIfFLbTi5lSwcPNj4eBHmGog6OEG0OJqZKPZmwMtJr9s9Q1IsQOfFPWX_s/w320-h120/Social%20Media%20Icons.png" width="320" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: -webkit-standard;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> <a href="https://www.instagram.com/billc323/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Instagram</a> <a href="https://www.facebook.com/billallison1" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Facebook</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/billc323" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Twitter</a> </span><span style="font-size: x-large;"> <br /></span></div></span></div></div></div>Bill Allisonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00661145960684587861noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19184099.post-72182087940178440652023-09-24T09:00:00.055-05:002023-10-20T08:10:54.030-05:00Look at What God is Doing—Fall 2023<div style="text-align: left;"> <i><span style="text-align: center;">[Note: We are disciplemaking missionaries with</span><span style="text-align: center;"> </span><a href="http://www.cadremissionaries.com" rel="nofollow" style="text-align: center;" target="_blank">Cadre Missionaries</a><span style="text-align: center;">. As such, we give a brief ministry update here at</span><span style="text-align: center;"> </span><a href="http://www.CupOJoewithBill.com" rel="nofollow" style="text-align: center;" target="_blank">Cup O' Joe with Bill</a><span style="text-align: center;"> </span><span style="text-align: center;">once every three months—especially for those who love, pray, and support us.]</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="text-align: center;"><br /></span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: x-large;">All Glory to God!</span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="color: #800180;">(Click any image below to enlarge for reading, viewing, and praying.)</span></i> </div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7W_0DHGkETj67CyLqC_kfzWVSurkhw7JyShmUYDm1dWzKsjtQv-f3j9LAMScRNT13zTymXMA0mbngPpE1pwYlOThrgYY8Xx6At0lKuRw4EcoSoAkRR9AGuTfOJVI-FnuE4ziiVdsAJkKwp3zCO6nGuYLYalmAjIOFfJQ-RuvYnkClCd6j3IsfGQ/s1526/Allison%20Cadre%20Fall%202023a.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1526" data-original-width="1192" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7W_0DHGkETj67CyLqC_kfzWVSurkhw7JyShmUYDm1dWzKsjtQv-f3j9LAMScRNT13zTymXMA0mbngPpE1pwYlOThrgYY8Xx6At0lKuRw4EcoSoAkRR9AGuTfOJVI-FnuE4ziiVdsAJkKwp3zCO6nGuYLYalmAjIOFfJQ-RuvYnkClCd6j3IsfGQ/w499-h640/Allison%20Cadre%20Fall%202023a.png" width="499" /></a></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGbfe5vsv8MREGFVP_UVkAva4AwMmZdjDmb2GpXQoNUCyzXtH6shEWZ0tZPN2U4XTABrJZmjjYg-okiGs_H1cCKDWgzt_kXDQZmJalVkXKetpQmeF0fUOuw1OOet18Q9cRyEZeQ2XJKQCzn7iqtc2Zrh8trJ5myFN-9GRsY7vrhwoSHXV7GJxZjA/s1520/Allison%20%20Cadre%20Fall%202023b.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1520" data-original-width="1186" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGbfe5vsv8MREGFVP_UVkAva4AwMmZdjDmb2GpXQoNUCyzXtH6shEWZ0tZPN2U4XTABrJZmjjYg-okiGs_H1cCKDWgzt_kXDQZmJalVkXKetpQmeF0fUOuw1OOet18Q9cRyEZeQ2XJKQCzn7iqtc2Zrh8trJ5myFN-9GRsY7vrhwoSHXV7GJxZjA/w500-h640/Allison%20%20Cadre%20Fall%202023b.png" width="500" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><span><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: x-large;">Our Fall 2023 Ministry Mailing Team </span></b></div><div style="font-family: -webkit-standard; text-align: center;">These are the peeps that made it happen! Thank you so much.</div></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQn1UZ8_dqUptdHUyRvi7hedtx5bUUc7e4NMtlECy_TVVamxIY-f3m8LPnAi8ZNnM_surpRqg6zWwO_tRoW_xbwfvzIoiR60tQx9Ix0VAVSVehcfXVLw4RB9HmnzkBO-CtPCF0uu95BQeNVvjXtsyBYpSZ5I1EFsPhGKRWk6sGZH2hScFFdbCVlw/s3560/IMG_4053.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2390" data-original-width="3560" height="430" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQn1UZ8_dqUptdHUyRvi7hedtx5bUUc7e4NMtlECy_TVVamxIY-f3m8LPnAi8ZNnM_surpRqg6zWwO_tRoW_xbwfvzIoiR60tQx9Ix0VAVSVehcfXVLw4RB9HmnzkBO-CtPCF0uu95BQeNVvjXtsyBYpSZ5I1EFsPhGKRWk6sGZH2hScFFdbCVlw/w640-h430/IMG_4053.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div>This beautiful group of friends and family helped us get our Fall 2023 ministry mailing put together so we could send it out to <u>you</u>! Thank you God for "framily" (friends and family). Full disclosure: We <i>may</i> have enjoyed pizza, wings, and lava cakes with ice cream. We don't call it a "Ministry Mailing <i><u>Party</u>"</i> for nothing baby!<div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><b><span style="font-size: x-large;">We couldn't be disciplemaking missionaries without friends like YOU!</span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibMPpuyz7mt69AgxP-03lmGEWNN9xPZfGkv5L8N-5Icgu_u-P_cEDA2Hq0WXzVziB4kWHtWBPWflc9wWTm1jIHxY0R-UP7j1HdeouHD3Jr9cnOSpH4yKGkarUNaEny0ZT5qk4Cr6KV4t2GGuAKLHfEAm2v22Nw7kZLLFEYUzvUi8GC4UGfuMMXhQ/s3909/IMG_3455.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2690" data-original-width="3909" height="275" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibMPpuyz7mt69AgxP-03lmGEWNN9xPZfGkv5L8N-5Icgu_u-P_cEDA2Hq0WXzVziB4kWHtWBPWflc9wWTm1jIHxY0R-UP7j1HdeouHD3Jr9cnOSpH4yKGkarUNaEny0ZT5qk4Cr6KV4t2GGuAKLHfEAm2v22Nw7kZLLFEYUzvUi8GC4UGfuMMXhQ/w400-h275/IMG_3455.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="color: red; font-size: x-large;"><b>Can you help u$?</b></span></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><b><i>Every little bit is a huge encouragement to us!</i></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><b><span style="font-size: x-large;"><a href="https://www.paypal.com/donate?hosted_button_id=QFDN92RA8ZMMS" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Go Here</a></span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">and then choose "Cadre Allison"</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><i>Or send your gift to </i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><i>Cadre Missionaries</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><i>PO Box 278</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><i>Sycamore, IL 60178</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><i>*Attach note: "Allisons"</i></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: xx-large; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFJ2CZpnK-z5tkcUE_KZHx7fGUtrorwrzfZbAUHdsfTcx96wbcmlNOpXWkfRqFjK5WEasXG_qvumONgPqkpbMeSYPeumiSZbufEGPQ5qlffWlEC6vAqsLTRcvfobI6Eh1rqP6F7Q/" style="margin-center: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="408" data-original-width="1174" height="222" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFJ2CZpnK-z5tkcUE_KZHx7fGUtrorwrzfZbAUHdsfTcx96wbcmlNOpXWkfRqFjK5WEasXG_qvumONgPqkpbMeSYPeumiSZbufEGPQ5qlffWlEC6vAqsLTRcvfobI6Eh1rqP6F7Q/w640-h222/Cup+O%2527+Joe+with+Bill.jpg" width="640" /></a></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: xx-large;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><a href="https://bit.ly/3jYyAeF" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Let me encourage you most Mondays</a>!</span></div></div></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: xx-large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhePU9jssq2caZ_6v45dp_etc6ylpnAbD3z_pwx8onsQKRQ-BGVmPuiuWkEC75fXR5VJ-jRTXOvnzkR-P1Ta35bCohlbTxcwbGam87xcFT3XMYMo2sH0-WVk093kSIfFLbTi5lSwcPNj4eBHmGog6OEG0OJqZKPZmwMtJr9s9Q1IsQOfFPWX_s/s622/Social%20Media%20Icons.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="234" data-original-width="622" height="120" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhePU9jssq2caZ_6v45dp_etc6ylpnAbD3z_pwx8onsQKRQ-BGVmPuiuWkEC75fXR5VJ-jRTXOvnzkR-P1Ta35bCohlbTxcwbGam87xcFT3XMYMo2sH0-WVk093kSIfFLbTi5lSwcPNj4eBHmGog6OEG0OJqZKPZmwMtJr9s9Q1IsQOfFPWX_s/w320-h120/Social%20Media%20Icons.png" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"> <a href="https://www.instagram.com/billc323/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Instagram</a> <a href="https://www.facebook.com/billallison1" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Facebook</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/billc323" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Twitter</a> </div></div></div></div></div>Bill Allisonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00661145960684587861noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19184099.post-46604280650197095592023-09-10T08:00:00.010-05:002023-09-11T07:16:48.762-05:00What is your plan to equip and encourage volunteers this Fall?<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj33_qUZoefsyaMt9kUlHwAA6ZwOD3KYYd2Ag6qPfn1Hf0Gkenta3tbV9m5Q4mQsZJ3_5I-02tI4Z6-UA_k_qKbS02jeKZ_ww3XsqVRGWKq7-YiWTgFbxBMFQlYCebWH9bDGXxvewoZ4GqytNMotZIRzwNEbyIRJOiuzaInb_0IM_a0TnRfByU/s1948/IMG_0890.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="933" data-original-width="1948" height="306" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj33_qUZoefsyaMt9kUlHwAA6ZwOD3KYYd2Ag6qPfn1Hf0Gkenta3tbV9m5Q4mQsZJ3_5I-02tI4Z6-UA_k_qKbS02jeKZ_ww3XsqVRGWKq7-YiWTgFbxBMFQlYCebWH9bDGXxvewoZ4GqytNMotZIRzwNEbyIRJOiuzaInb_0IM_a0TnRfByU/w640-h306/IMG_0890.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div></div>We had so much fun with 120 friends at Harvest Time Bible Church in Rock Falls, IL, doing <a href="http://bit.ly/1EKFZEl" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Disciplemaking Genius of Jesus training experience</a>! There was some Holy Spirt mojo happening: <i>"What a fantastic training conference! I loved the interaction you encouraged us to do. Your approach to disciplemaking is so simple and powerful." </i>—Dacia Borton, Director of Kid's Ministry.<div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dzimjt9XeERgOkQv7UgoyPum4c-GV8mCMxD_UboNnrfB5-pA4zG_th8CqILq3WJg8FcSSM-Ak0rRpM' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>(If video above doesn't appear, go here.)</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">The more people are engaged with God, the Bible, and each other, the more people tend to learn. The more people tend to learn, the greater the chance they will be transformed by what they learn. The more they are transformed by the Holy Spirit, the greater the possibility of the world being transformed by God. We call this, <b>The Disciplemaking Genius of Jesus</b>. <a href="https://bit.ly/2Zwi8az" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Turns out, it's the only hope for the world.</a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6GGA14Esg_VY20Oepmvfn_hvFr_F8yInmurtCx1UBbrmdBrlYANZmz--nk1SpVtAdiCq9dbcIPEGGXqQTBMj-Z6U-Hu5i1JfoXymgDEUvwLV2Ga75l4cGxfWXcyZf5fQQ3tZM1bo7xo53wTmkdlZD_ebDjUctdxjxXlt6Wwwe1G-9ywCGQvo/s2844/IMG_2273.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1328" data-original-width="2844" height="298" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6GGA14Esg_VY20Oepmvfn_hvFr_F8yInmurtCx1UBbrmdBrlYANZmz--nk1SpVtAdiCq9dbcIPEGGXqQTBMj-Z6U-Hu5i1JfoXymgDEUvwLV2Ga75l4cGxfWXcyZf5fQQ3tZM1bo7xo53wTmkdlZD_ebDjUctdxjxXlt6Wwwe1G-9ywCGQvo/w640-h298/IMG_2273.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div>What might God do if you invested a morning exploring <i>The Disciplemaking Genius of Jesus</i> together with the people whom you go to church with? I dare you to find out. <a href="mailto:billc323@hotmail.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Contact me if you're interested</a>. Or <a href="https://bit.ly/47DAN5y" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">you can join us in Central IL for one of these disciplemaking training experiences.</a><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDCOM1j_QhMX6YDBSuMFCmHsp8z_oZdgiou8MeB3cwmdJL-T8lbBsJXO0ErXVGLgeIBVbnZlrOVQkeMEywxgAQd4sbwmNCcfpp3ia25Z9ORB2SPc3EOyr9SoRnopoBJLbRBZKFi8Qki8mEXRkNXwRCViyOJnSUSlg7EcY9raH3cVVuSn596CM/s2532/IMG_2209.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1170" data-original-width="2532" height="296" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDCOM1j_QhMX6YDBSuMFCmHsp8z_oZdgiou8MeB3cwmdJL-T8lbBsJXO0ErXVGLgeIBVbnZlrOVQkeMEywxgAQd4sbwmNCcfpp3ia25Z9ORB2SPc3EOyr9SoRnopoBJLbRBZKFi8Qki8mEXRkNXwRCViyOJnSUSlg7EcY9raH3cVVuSn596CM/w640-h296/IMG_2209.png" width="640" /></a></div>Just in case you think we only do training with large gatherings, the week before we did training at Harvest Time Bible Church in Rock Falls, IL, we had a blast with the volunteer ministry leaders of CrossPoint Church in Morton, IL! Hey, Jesus started with 12—and that seems to have worked out very well. <a href="https://bit.ly/3MuoFZ0" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">We have a passion for equipping and encouraging the small-town church</a>.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dzZ2FV4nQjAIL9D5x49AneZD4fdn5gSwzCoJ8U9GK0RJHRd9VvBuRdwtDY1hb69wm02pky4aBEQNIc' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>(If video above doesn't appear, go here.)</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b><span style="font-size: x-large;">Your next step—if you dare...</span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">* <a href="mailto:billc323@hotmail.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Ready to explore bringing training to your church/ministry</a>?</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">* <a href="http://bit.ly/2BfV6Jg" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">You might want to start here first.</a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">* <a href="https://bit.ly/3LpC3hS" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">What if church looked a little more like this once in a while</a>?</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div style="font-family: Helvetica;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFJ2CZpnK-z5tkcUE_KZHx7fGUtrorwrzfZbAUHdsfTcx96wbcmlNOpXWkfRqFjK5WEasXG_qvumONgPqkpbMeSYPeumiSZbufEGPQ5qlffWlEC6vAqsLTRcvfobI6Eh1rqP6F7Q/" style="margin-center: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="408" data-original-width="1174" height="222" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFJ2CZpnK-z5tkcUE_KZHx7fGUtrorwrzfZbAUHdsfTcx96wbcmlNOpXWkfRqFjK5WEasXG_qvumONgPqkpbMeSYPeumiSZbufEGPQ5qlffWlEC6vAqsLTRcvfobI6Eh1rqP6F7Q/w640-h222/Cup+O%2527+Joe+with+Bill.jpg" width="640" /></a></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: Helvetica;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><a href="https://bit.ly/3jYyAeF" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Let me encourage you most Mondays</a>!</span></div></div></div><p></p></div>Bill Allisonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00661145960684587861noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19184099.post-48561775024609532442023-09-03T08:00:00.105-05:002023-09-15T09:25:52.858-05:00We need your help to celebrate Cadre's 21st birthday—but not as much as we originally thought!<div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-size: x-large;">[Breaking news below...]</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQBBtOWCEPE_1rZIREqpVyeDK6r_aRSVNKZofr-DLZqueTKCn_vNfv13Hdc9Z3r7vPrcnqhqQlMrh2z3LHwcGx5Hn_0Z08nsSifA24SHiEIjQkgj_HYYjrxrzA2kdqY34iJqkVaeyrEDZQZ6P3CoHq5XPXjtVyiXrdEEvAPdE3wT8HgdcO4KZuhA/s786/IMG_2020.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="786" data-original-width="786" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQBBtOWCEPE_1rZIREqpVyeDK6r_aRSVNKZofr-DLZqueTKCn_vNfv13Hdc9Z3r7vPrcnqhqQlMrh2z3LHwcGx5Hn_0Z08nsSifA24SHiEIjQkgj_HYYjrxrzA2kdqY34iJqkVaeyrEDZQZ6P3CoHq5XPXjtVyiXrdEEvAPdE3wT8HgdcO4KZuhA/w640-h640/IMG_2020.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2JFMLQdDipCWwZEeD3MGyA0OxPkGD8dja0CxY2cyWA7LRv121TffplEXAeDfJur3Z8IL_EmWlgXeWY5rBr7oiu7-mSQea8bDUBmpeTnZTLw9WOIbjsmw7lbQf2h5VmGStH2fvDkaTkG9gDK-PLjomdgvBLR8vZpcrh7gJMURKd3MRHGGugkg9tg/s2624/Screenshot%202023-08-23%20at%207.23.35%20PM.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="665" data-original-width="2624" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2JFMLQdDipCWwZEeD3MGyA0OxPkGD8dja0CxY2cyWA7LRv121TffplEXAeDfJur3Z8IL_EmWlgXeWY5rBr7oiu7-mSQea8bDUBmpeTnZTLw9WOIbjsmw7lbQf2h5VmGStH2fvDkaTkG9gDK-PLjomdgvBLR8vZpcrh7gJMURKd3MRHGGugkg9tg/s16000/Screenshot%202023-08-23%20at%207.23.35%20PM.jpeg" /></a></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: red; font-size: x-large;"><b>Can </b><u style="font-weight: bold;">you</u><b> help us celebrate 21 years of making disciple</b><u><b><i>makers</i></b></u><b> with $21 </b></span><b style="color: red;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">or more?</span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">We're praying for 300 friends to help us raise $6,300 much needed dollars for Cadre Missionaries.</span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><b><i><br /></i></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><b><strike><span style="color: #2b00fe;">[</span><span style="color: red;">Update #1:</span><span style="color: #2b00fe;"> Breaking good news! </span></strike></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-size: x-large;"><b><strike>A dear friend has generously blessed Cadre on our 21st Birthday party celebration! So instead of needing 300 friends to give $21, we now need only 148 friends to give $21.]</strike></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-size: x-large;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><b><span style="color: #2b00fe;">[</span><span style="color: red;">Update #2:</span><span style="color: #2b00fe;"> More breaking good news! We only need $966 to meet our goal! So we need <u>46</u> more friends to give $21.]</span></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><b><i><br /></i></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><b><i>Will <u>you</u> be one of our <strike>300</strike> </i></b><b><i><strike>148</strike> <span style="color: red;">46</span> friends?</i></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeXFyZGObFYZnkMfK9kjBJYWGcxZBWPmAF0w35BP-B1s9EurptGtzPGjwot_2v0Dm0JHREiXoaezEE01HpDhi3ynWBuF3o89wZclsYlZH58aW17OQDADql-3WifAAT7VXTLgVPFsD-N0fkZS_ndbIiTjFs8MRF43bUmz9I3_ugcv6x0hksGzD8VA/s245/Cadre21.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="245" data-original-width="240" height="245" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeXFyZGObFYZnkMfK9kjBJYWGcxZBWPmAF0w35BP-B1s9EurptGtzPGjwot_2v0Dm0JHREiXoaezEE01HpDhi3ynWBuF3o89wZclsYlZH58aW17OQDADql-3WifAAT7VXTLgVPFsD-N0fkZS_ndbIiTjFs8MRF43bUmz9I3_ugcv6x0hksGzD8VA/s1600/Cadre21.png" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><b><a href="http://www.cadremissionaries.com/anniversary" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Go here</a><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(43, 0, 254);">.</span></span></b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="color: red; font-size: medium;">Or send a check to Cadre Missionaries, PO Box 278, Sycamore, IL 60178</span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">We'd love to hear from <b><u>you</u></b>—<i>especially if you have never supported Cadre before.</i> </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">You have no idea what a gift of any size means to us.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCth4dfotyQAnX72zSA-IwhOhPbKb4BFor8664rCJYICZyJHyQb50gcj6lX7Z0y_P6JnjdGnm5MvwXcrTCEswRPnft222ufGolgPCrlHmbzOAcPPN3SUz2_FVr0c5zzGDbmB141bntaILl9UlkBRnE-IupIV8Isahml2S2Nyd2h6ieB67lSoeMxQ/s400/Thank%20You.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="400" data-original-width="355" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCth4dfotyQAnX72zSA-IwhOhPbKb4BFor8664rCJYICZyJHyQb50gcj6lX7Z0y_P6JnjdGnm5MvwXcrTCEswRPnft222ufGolgPCrlHmbzOAcPPN3SUz2_FVr0c5zzGDbmB141bntaILl9UlkBRnE-IupIV8Isahml2S2Nyd2h6ieB67lSoeMxQ/w568-h640/Thank%20You.JPG" width="568" /></a></div></div>Bill Allisonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00661145960684587861noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19184099.post-83386128893301260642023-08-20T08:00:00.043-05:002023-12-22T08:20:08.058-06:00Two fun opportunities for encouragement & equipping in 2024!<div><span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: left;"><span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: helvetica; font-size: x-large;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: -webkit-standard; text-align: left;"><div style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;"><div><div><div style="font-family: -webkit-standard;"><span style="color: red; font-size: x-large;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggg066kKg9gYGsXa5kPImHH7zTLaI57Uq4bBpTU6xsUkhJGs9FxW4QYUywc0CRLOlPHKGVNJyCvSz69KvvYmlOSJJLLumKyCtiaZOWhUPvz4UQ5u6mjIgKQinFuyCj2gsFWpfhT4lrmyb-KNG7v2nCXD_N31bX7_3LFQVaHD_NqldqgOynLfQOtA/s3492/IMG_4724.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2830" data-original-width="3492" height="516" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggg066kKg9gYGsXa5kPImHH7zTLaI57Uq4bBpTU6xsUkhJGs9FxW4QYUywc0CRLOlPHKGVNJyCvSz69KvvYmlOSJJLLumKyCtiaZOWhUPvz4UQ5u6mjIgKQinFuyCj2gsFWpfhT4lrmyb-KNG7v2nCXD_N31bX7_3LFQVaHD_NqldqgOynLfQOtA/w640-h516/IMG_4724.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div></span></div><div style="font-family: -webkit-standard;"><span style="color: red; font-size: x-large;"><b>Opportunity #1</b></span></div></div><div><span face="-webkit-standard"><div style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;">The Peoria Area Leadership Community </span></b><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>i</b><b>nvites <u>you</u> to invest </b><b>a morning together...</b></span></div><div style="font-family: Helvetica;"><div>* <i>Encouraging</i> each other in the spirit of Romans 1:12</div><div>* <i>Exploring</i> <a href="https://bit.ly/2dp3Huy" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">the teaching genius of Jesus</a></div><div>* <i>Equipping</i> pastors, volunteer teachers, and small group leaders</div></div></span></div><div><br /></div><div><b>Save the Date... </b>(every 2nd Thursday, Jan-April 2024)</div><div>* Thursday, January 11, 2024</div><div>* 8:30 AM to 12 Noon</div><div><i>* All invited. Men and women. Volunteers and paid ministry leaders.</i></div></div><div><br /></div><div><b>Where?</b></div><div><a href="https://www.wrf.church" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">White Rose Fellowship Church</a></div><div>505 S.Main St</div><div>Bellevue, IL 61604</div></div><div style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;"><div><br /></div><div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>Tuition</b></span></div><div>* $15 for training materials.</div><div>* If you, your church/ministry, or anyone you bring can’t afford the tuition, no problem. Join us! Just let me know ahead of time.</div></div></div><div style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;">* <a href="mailto:billc323@hotmail.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">RSVP</a></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: -webkit-standard;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: -webkit-standard;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dw1zEGPN6XxNJNrdsZWWR3sPGkYYGXTsrKIYzV-zyuisWaZcvwTxNwF7kybWarKmJlJcVmOjIpRnMA' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: -webkit-standard;">This is <i>how</i> we do training!</div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: helvetica; font-size: x-large;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: helvetica; font-size: x-large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGQ5WzzqJfaEw-ERJgysqmpDzxNrwxPj5rc5CXIDe69txg1S_EDPplk7nszsdDJT0pvUH0GdiGvpxmk-vV3HchtKjflFZ7sDGbfCrDb_hG5Zl38qi69Ruus3QlxUOkU_BMJqwwiV8-upZPR1oDV2oVgwiuSxeG8KEM7d-0Jf1NhLmakfHRUHf_7Q/s4032/Rantoul.heic" style="font-family: -webkit-standard; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGQ5WzzqJfaEw-ERJgysqmpDzxNrwxPj5rc5CXIDe69txg1S_EDPplk7nszsdDJT0pvUH0GdiGvpxmk-vV3HchtKjflFZ7sDGbfCrDb_hG5Zl38qi69Ruus3QlxUOkU_BMJqwwiV8-upZPR1oDV2oVgwiuSxeG8KEM7d-0Jf1NhLmakfHRUHf_7Q/w640-h480/Rantoul.heic" width="640" /></a></div><div style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large; text-align: left;"><div><div><div style="font-family: -webkit-standard;"><span style="color: red; font-size: x-large;"><b>Opportunity #2</b></span></div></div><div><span face="-webkit-standard"><div style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;">The Rantoul Area Disciplemaking Leadership Commuinty </span></b><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>i</b><b>nvites <u>you</u> to invest </b><b>a morning together...</b></span></div><div style="font-family: Helvetica;"><div>* <i>Encouraging</i> each other in the spirit of Romans 1:12</div><div>* <i>Exploring</i> <a href="https://bit.ly/2dp3Huy" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">the teaching genius of Jesus</a></div><div>* <i>Equipping</i> pastors, volunteer teachers, and small group leaders</div></div></span></div><div><br /></div><div><b>Save the Date... </b>(every 4nd Thursday, Jan-April 2024)</div><div>* Thursday, January 25, 2024</div><div>* 8:30 AM to 12 Noon</div><div><i>* All invited. Men and women. Volunteers and paid ministry leaders.</i></div></div><div><br /></div><div><b>Where?</b></div><div><a href="https://www.facebook.com/people/Jesus-is-the-Way-Ministries/100076400585289/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Jesus Is the Way Ministries</a></div><div><div style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none; orphans: 2; widows: 2;">602 Liberty Ave</div><div style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none; orphans: 2; widows: 2;">Rantoul, IL 61866</div></div></div><div style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large; text-align: left;"><div><br /></div><div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>Tuition</b></span></div><div>* $15 for training materials.</div><div>* If you, your church/ministry, or anyone you bring can’t afford the tuition, no problem. Join us! Just let me know ahead of time.</div></div></div><div style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large; text-align: left;">* <a href="mailto:billc323@hotmail.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">RSVP</a></div><div style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large; text-align: left;"><br /></div></div></span></div></div></span></div><div><div><div><div style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: xx-large; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFJ2CZpnK-z5tkcUE_KZHx7fGUtrorwrzfZbAUHdsfTcx96wbcmlNOpXWkfRqFjK5WEasXG_qvumONgPqkpbMeSYPeumiSZbufEGPQ5qlffWlEC6vAqsLTRcvfobI6Eh1rqP6F7Q/" style="margin-center: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="408" data-original-width="1174" height="222" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFJ2CZpnK-z5tkcUE_KZHx7fGUtrorwrzfZbAUHdsfTcx96wbcmlNOpXWkfRqFjK5WEasXG_qvumONgPqkpbMeSYPeumiSZbufEGPQ5qlffWlEC6vAqsLTRcvfobI6Eh1rqP6F7Q/w640-h222/Cup+O%2527+Joe+with+Bill.jpg" width="640" /></a></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: xx-large;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><a href="https://bit.ly/3jYyAeF" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Let me encourage you most Mondays</a>!</span></div></div></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: xx-large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhePU9jssq2caZ_6v45dp_etc6ylpnAbD3z_pwx8onsQKRQ-BGVmPuiuWkEC75fXR5VJ-jRTXOvnzkR-P1Ta35bCohlbTxcwbGam87xcFT3XMYMo2sH0-WVk093kSIfFLbTi5lSwcPNj4eBHmGog6OEG0OJqZKPZmwMtJr9s9Q1IsQOfFPWX_s/s622/Social%20Media%20Icons.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="234" data-original-width="622" height="120" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhePU9jssq2caZ_6v45dp_etc6ylpnAbD3z_pwx8onsQKRQ-BGVmPuiuWkEC75fXR5VJ-jRTXOvnzkR-P1Ta35bCohlbTxcwbGam87xcFT3XMYMo2sH0-WVk093kSIfFLbTi5lSwcPNj4eBHmGog6OEG0OJqZKPZmwMtJr9s9Q1IsQOfFPWX_s/w320-h120/Social%20Media%20Icons.png" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"> <a href="https://www.instagram.com/billc323/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Instagram</a> <a href="https://www.facebook.com/billallison1" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Facebook</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/billc323" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Twitter</a> </div></div></div></div></div>Bill Allisonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00661145960684587861noreply@blogger.com0