Updated 1April 2013
2013 Life Plan
as of 30Mar2013 on file: 2013April_My Life Plan_Iles.docx
Curt Iles
What Matters Most:
PIN 1. My Jesus-Walk
I want to chase hard after Jesus. Haraka haraka!
2013 Key Verse:
“When they saw the courage of Peter and John and how they were uneducated common men, they took note that they had been with Jesus.” Acts 4:13
My life verse:
Seek ye first the Kingdom of God and His righteousness and all these things shall be added unto you. -Matthew 6:33
My life statement:
I want to be:
- A man God can use
- and be respected by my wife, sons, daughter-in-laws, and eight (8) grandchildren.
6 Words
As of 30Mar013
- Walk Closely Daily
- Connect in Relationships
- Grateful Prayer
- Simplicity
- Encourage!
- LLL be a Life Long Learner
- 2013Keyword:Juxtaposition:Comparing/Contrasting
Heart Song:
“How Firm a Foundation”
“The soul that on Jesus has leaned for repose
I will not, I will not desert to its foes.
That soul, although Hell shall endeavor to shake,
I will not, I will not, no never forsake.”
Bible Books:
- Colossians
- Sermon on the Mount (Matthew 5-7)
- Acts
- Proverbs
Daily:
- Pray without Ceasing
- Hunger and Thirst for Intimacy with Jesus
- Reflection and Meditation on the Word
- Journaling.
PIN 2. My sweet wife,DeDe
Purpose Statement:
- DeDe’s friendship is my most important human relationship, so I will invest my time, love, and money in her.
My Goals:
- Acts of Service
- Quality Time
- Physical Touch
Action Steps:
- Nightly prayer
- Bible verse after each meal/prayer
- Monthly date night
- Walk and Listen!
Our Marriage Manifesto
1. We will seek to have a growing marriage.
2. We will expect the best out of each other.
3. We will keep all lines of communication open.
PIN3:Balance/Stewardship
Purpose Statement:
- I must take care of myself so I can fully take care of others.
- I must plan my life or it will plan me.
I will live a balanced life as Jesus outlined in Luke 2:52
- Spiritual Favor with God
- Social Favor with man
- Physical Stature
- Mental Wisdom
My Goal:
Be a wise steward of all our God-given resources and talents.
My STEWARDSHIP includes:
- Finances
- Time
- Resources
- Love
- Land
- Talents
- Energy
Je? Question?
What are the 5 Unbreakable Appointments I have in my life that are horse-high, bull-tough, and pig tight?
1. My daily walk and fellowship with Jesus.
2. My time in the Word
3. My growing relationship with DeDe
4. Being in contact with our Boys and their families
5. Looking for opportunities to share/pray about Jesus
A. STATURE PHYSICAL HEALTH
1. REST
- God cannot fully use a tired man.
- Verse: Come unto me all ye that are heavy-laden and I will give you rest. Matt. 11:28
- 7-10 Modules of rest per week
3 consecutive modules per week
- Jesus withdrew into the wilderness . . .
Mark 1:45
2. EXERCISE
Purpose Statement:
I don’t want to rust out while the engine’s still running.
My Goal: Move daily!
Walk/Run 50 minutes daily
Stand up office
Bike ride to Africa
3. DIET
I will eat to live, not live to eat.
B. SPIRITUAL HEALTH See Pin 1
Pray 10 Pins
- Praying with others in my LifeSpace
- Finding out where they are with my Jesus
DISCIPLESHIP See Pin 6
C. MENTAL HEALTH AND WISDOM
Jesus grew in wisdom . . .
See Journal 61 Jesus/ministry/and rest
Purpose Statement:
I must live a balanced life due to my Writer’s Soul.
THE BALANCED CALENDAR
My current i-calendar can be viewed at ________.
My Scheduled Calendar Reviews
- Daily:
Read the Word/Journal the Word and Stories
Share/Zero out Email/Proper Rest/Healthy Reading/Exercise/Meditation on the Word/Prayer without Ceasing
- Weekly Sabbath modules Goal: 7-10 “modules” per week/3 in a row
- Luddite Day/Weekly Review/3 blogs: Sat Tues Thur
- Monthly 2x Personal Retreats/P and L sheet/Review-update-print life plan/Review-update-print 2013 Iles Calendar
- Quarterly end of March/June/Sept
- Yearly week after Christmas
1. OUTDOOR LIVING
Purpose Statement:
Being outdoors in nature keeps my feet on the ground.
Supporting Verse:
Be still and know that I am God. Psalms 46:10
My Goal:
- Spend maximum time outdoors
- Breathing Fresh Air
2. PLANNING
INTROSPECTION
“The examination or observation of one’s own mental and emotional process.”
A. QUADRANT II LIVING Planning and Review
“Closed for inventory” Days
“If have one day to cut down a tree, I spend six hours sharpening my saw.” -Abraham Lincoln
B. GETTING AWAY
Plan your calendar or it will plan you:
C. THE N WORD:
- “Focus allows you to say NO.” -Steve Jobs
- What should I say “NO” to? Anything that doesn’t help people, lift up Jesus, influence and impact, or involve my family.
- What are the big “YESES” in my life? Jesus,
Family, Influence/impact.
3. PERSONAL GROWTH L.L.L.* *LIFE LONG LEARNING
A. Reading goals
What am I currently reading?
What is on my dream book list LINK
What’s on my yearly reading list? LINK
B. Mentoring
- Who am I mentoring?
- Who is mentoring me?
- Who are my accountability group?.
- INTERNET ACCOUNTABILITY
- Who is praying for me?
- Who is speaking truth into my life?
- Whom am I pouring my life into?
C. WHO IS ON MY SECRET BOARD OF DIRECTORS?
1. Who is my Barnabas?
2. Jethro?
3. CFO?
4. Luke?
5. Timothy?
6.
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8.
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10.
PINS 4 and 5
SOCIAL HEALTH
LUKE 2:52 “Favor with man . . . “
PIN 4. MY FAMILY
Purpose Statement:
Because my greatest legacy will be my family, I will seek to pour my resources (time, love, and money) into their lives.
- Our sons and daughter in laws
- I am still a father to my sons. Iron sharpens iron.
Grandchildren
PHONE/VOICE MEMOS/SKYPE/FACETIME/GIFTS/SONGS
- PawPaw List
My PawPaw list is located at
Dropbox: ______________
Key Item: Journal Bible for each grandchild
- My Mom
- My Sisters
- My Uncles/Aunts
5. My Friends & Big Family
Purpose Statement:
Lord, thank you for my many friends. Teach me to be a better friend. Amena
My Goal:
To stay in close proximity to my friends.
- I will answer and return emails/phone calls within a reasonable time.
- Concentric circles Who are in my circles?
- DeDe/Boys/Mom EXTENDED FAMILY
- Joe, Frank,
- I will stay in touch with my Uncles/Aunts/Cousins
- My Community
- MY Church
- Lifelong Friends
- We will make all visitors welcome in whatever home God has given us.
- Guests will be invited in and offered coffee/water
A Time to Talk
by Robert Frost
When a friend calls to me from the road
And slows his horse to a meaning walk,
I don’t stand still and look around
On all the hills I haven’t hoed,
And shout from where I am, What is it?
No, not as there is a time to talk.
I thrust my hoe in the mellow ground,
Blade-end up and five feet tall,
And plod: I go up to the stone wall
For a friendly visit.
PIN 6: MY WORK
Updated 30Mar2013
1. Language Learning
It is a privilege to learn Swahili.
2. WRITING
- My WRITING purpose is to Influence and Impact lives through entertaining stories that educate, encourage, and inspire.
Verse:
Do you see a man skilled in his work, he will serve before kings. Proverbs 22:29
If you wish to change your world, pick up a pen.
–Martin Luther
My Writing World View
- Life is a spiritual journey.
- The road is hard but Jesus will walk beside you.
- Growth is necessary, not optional
- Better or bitter: the choice is yours.
- Relationships matter.
- Nature teaches us.
- I write for INFLUENCE and IMPACT.
3. INTERNET MINISTRY
MY BRAND:
I am a Southern storyteller who has washed ashore on Lake Victoria, Africa.
A. MY INTERNET INFLUENCE
Purpose Statement:
1. WEBSITE Julian Q.
- Change one item daily
- Add new items weekly
2. BLOG
- Blog 3x week
3. SOCIAL MEDIA
- FACEBOOK/TWITTER DAILY
- PODCASTS 2x monthly
- VIDEO BLOGS
4. E-LETTER Mail Chimp Weekly Kari
5. Email
- Gmail handle once
- Zero balance daily:
- Combine Gmail/AOL/Company
6. Use of Electronics
I wish to use modern technology (laptop/phone/tablet) as tools for influence/impact and communication.
- I own this iPhone. It doesn’t own me.
- Luddite Day
7. On Mission with God
updated 7March013
My Heart:
R2G C2S
Ready to Go Content to Stay
Curt and DeDe Iles: Our Missions Manifesto
- Serve in East Africa working with the Engagement Team to reach Unreached Unengaged People Groups for Jesus.
- We will strive to connect and build a relationship bridge for our church (Dry Creek Baptist Church) and Association (Beauregard Baptist) to adopt this group.**
- Two verses reverberating in our hearts are:
Romans 15:20 “It has always been my ambition to preach the gospel where Christ was not known.”
Revelation 7:9 ” . . . a great multitude . . . from every nation, tribe, people and language . . .”
Supporting Verse:
“But you shall be my witnesses, in Jerusalem, Judea, Samaria, and to the ends of the earth.”
-Jesus in Acts 1:8
EVANGELISM
DISCIPLESHIP
RELATIONSHIPS
- Jesus
- Unreached
- Our team
- IMB leadership
- Native Jesus-Followers
- Non-African partners
MY AFRICAN PRIORITIES
Pin 8
CHURCH CONNECTIONS
Purpose Statement:
We will seek to be connected to Christ’s Church by:
- Dry Creek Baptist Church
- Beauregard Baptist Association
- Other US SBC Churches and More
- National Churches Kenya/Uganda/South Sudan/DRC
- Central American Churches
Dry Creek Baptist Church
- exists to glorify God by making disciples who cherish Christ and take the Gospel to the ends of the earth.
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Beauregard Baptist Association and Area
Pin 9. FINANCIAL HEALTH
Purpose Statement:
Our money is to be used as good stewards
- Stay debt free!*
- Be generous.
- Be content
- OPEN HAND LIVING
*When you don’t have debt, you can tell your money what to do instead of it telling you.
–Dave Ramsey
Supporting Verse
As you measure, so it shall be measured unto you.
Mark 4
U-cogG “You can’t outgive God.
GIVING IT AWAY: Open Hands/College-Seminary/Endowments/Missions/Grandchildren Trips
Open Hands Africa:
- We will operate this 501c3 ministry with utmost integrity and accountability.
- All monies will be used directly for missions, including volunteers.
Creekbank Stories
- We will operate CBS LLC at a monthly profit
- We will keep $1000 in checking/$5000 in savings/and plow excess into ministry
- Weekly family meeting on finances and calendar.
Pin 10. LEGACY:
When it’s all said and done.
Never lose an opportunity at seeing anything beautiful, for beauty is God’s handwriting.
-Ralph Waldo Emerson
1.MY BUCKET LIST is found at ___________.
My Kenyan Bucket list is in Journal 61
2. HOW I WISH TO BE REMEMBERED by:
- DeDe/Boys/Grandchildren Leave each one a Journal Bible/Community/Friends/Church
- Readers/African friends
3. Funeral Plans/Obituary/Wills
- My funeral plans are located in Will folder
- My obituary is written and recorded on this MacLaptop at obit 2 24 2011
- Current wills (2011) and Living Wills are on file in firesafe /law office of Ericka Anderson.
4. Finishing Strong
- I seek to live my life so that when I step into the very presence of God, he will whisper, “Well done, good and faithful servant.”
- What is my exit strategy? “LTWBTYFI” *
* Leave this world better than you found it.
Read:
- Necessary Endings Henry Cloud
- Art of Aging Sherwin Nuland
Looking back, looking ahead, always looking up
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What Matters Most:
1. My Walk with Jesus:
My life verse:
Seek ye first the Kingdom of God and His righteousness and all these things shall be added unto you.
-Matthew 6:33
My life statement:
I want to be a man God can use and be respected by my wife, my sons, my daughter-in-laws, and five grandchildren.
My current life question:
Am I doing what I was born to do?
My Goal:
Walk daily in a sweet growing fellowship with Jesus.
Struggles: Busyness, lack of focus, fatigue
New Behaviors:
- Pray without ceasing
- Focused and fresh Bible study
- M’ Cheyne Bible reading plan
- Spiritual journaling
- Periodic scheduled fasting
- Focused Getaways
My 2012 Words to Live by:
- Passion
- Prayer
- Commitment
- Key Word: Encouragement!
- Compassion
- Mentor
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Pin 2 DeDe, my sweet wife
Purpose Statement:
DeDe’s friendship is is my most important human relationship. Therefore I will invest my time, love, and money in her.
Supporting Verse:
For this reason shall a man leave his mother and father and cleave unto her. Two shall become one.
My Goals:
- Acts of Service
- Quality Time
- Physical Touch
Struggles: time/busyness/familiarity
New Behaviors:
- Nightly prayer
- Monthly date night
- Walk and Listen
Our Marriage Manifesto
1. We will seek to have a growing marriage.
2. We will expect the best out of each other.
3. We will keep the lines of communication open and functioning.
Signposts along the road of a happy marriage- 2 shall become 1
Say “I love you” everyday*keep dating*write love notes and cards*hold hands forever*Live a life of forgiveness: build a bridge and get over it*walk and talk together*use a sense of humor*go on trips together*pray together*say “thank you” often*love and accept your spouse’s family (but don’t take their money)*split up the child rearing*love Jesus with all of your heart (Matt. 6:33)*be kind*be trustworthy*be faithful*laugh often (esp. at yourselves!)*get angry and get over it*be the first to say “I was wrong”*lean on each other in the tough times (they will pass)*expect the best from each other*treat your spouse with the same dignity you would extend to a stranger*help each other with the chores* Finally, make your own list and pass it on.God’s best to you and your marriage! Curt loves DeDe 8/9/79
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Pin 3 STEWARDSHIP: Balanced Living
Purpose Statement:
I must take care of myself so I can fully take care of others.
‘In the event of loss of cabin pressure, put on your mask first, then . . . .’
My Goal:
Be a wise steward of all my God-given resources and talents.
- Supporting verse:
- Jesus withdrew into the wilderness . . . for the Son of Man did not come unto this world to be served, but to serve and give us life as a ransom for others. Mark 1/Mark 10:45
Reasons:
It’s my calling to minister to others.
I must plan my life or it will plan me.
Struggles: fatigue, depression, lack of routine on diet/exercise, undisciplined habits
New Behaviors:
- I will live a balanced life as Jesus outlined in Luke 2:52
- Spiritual Favor with God
- Social Favor with man
- Physical Stature
- Mental Wisdom
I want my body to hold up to my spirit
A. PHYSICAL HEALTH
1. REST
- God cannot fully use a tired man.
- Verse: Come unto me all ye that are heavy-laden and I will give you rest. Matt. 11:28
- 7-10 Modules of rest per week (Piper accountability plan Morning/Afternoon/Night )
- 3 consecutive modules per week
New Behaviors:
- 7 solid hours of sleep nightly/ one 9 hour reservoir night per week
- Power naps when needed (use timer)
2. EXERCISE
- Purpose Statement: I don’t want to rust out while the engine’s still running.
My Goal: Move daily!
Stand up office
Exercise/treadmill breaks
Bike ride to Africa
3. DIET
- Purpose Statement: No food tastes as good as feeling thin.
- I will eat to live, not live to eat.
- Envisioned Future: Healthy weight
My Goal: 190 currently 199
Feel Good!
Struggles: Mindless eating
- New Behaviors: have a plan on eating out Subway/To Go Box
- Specific Commitments: Limited sodas
- I will track eating with Lose It.
- Brush my teeth!
4. Blood Pressure |
Keep pressure at steady 120/80 or less
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B. Mental and Emotional Health
Purpose Statement: I will live a balanced life.
Struggles: I struggle with “my writer’s soul.”
- New Behaviors:
- Commitments:
- Take my meds
- see Doctor 2x yearly/
- Thursdays with Frank and Mark
- Prayer and Bible Study
1. OUTDOOR LIVING
Purpose Statement: Being outdoors in nature keeps my feet on the ground.
- Supporting Verse: Be still and know that I am God. Psalms 46:10
My Goal: Spend maximum time outdoors
- Specific Commitments:
- Campfires!
- Luddite Day every two weeks
- In Touch: what phase is the moon in?
- In touch with the soil: garden/greenhouse/tractor/tree farm
- My goal is to spend a maximum amount of time outdoors: walking, hiking, thinking, exploring.
- Biking with DeDe
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C. PLANNING
INTROSPECTION
“The examination or observation of one’s own mental and emotional process.”
1. QUADRANT II LIVING Planning and Review
- “Closed for inventory” Days
- “If have one day to cut down a tree, I spend six hours sharpening my saw.” -Abraham Lincoln
- Action: daily
- Weekly
- Monthly
- Quarterly
- Yearly planning
2. GETTING AWAY
Plan your calendar or it will plan you:
My Goal: 7-10 “modules” per week/3 in a row
Reasons Why:
Struggles:
- New Behaviors Having “true sabbath.”
- What is true sabbath?
3. THE N WORD: JUST SAY “NO”!
“Focus allows you to say NO.” -Steve Jobs
- What should I say “NO” to? Anything that doesn’t help people, lift up Jesus, influence and impact, or involve my family.
- What are the big “YESES” in my life?
- My service to Jesus,
- Family,
- Influence/impact.
- Writing that touches lives.
WHAT IS ON MY NO LIST?
Q. Help! What can someone else do better than me? Quicker/easier/cheaper/happier
Q. What dead horses am I beating?
Quadrant II Living:
What will I do about “Toxic People”?
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4. STEWARDSHIP:
Finances
Time
Resources
Love
Land/Possessions
Talents
Energy
Influence
D. PERSONAL GROWTH L.L.L.* *LIFE LONG LEARNING
1. Reading goals
- What am I currently reading?
- What is on my dream book list LINK
- What’s on my yearly reading list? LINK
FUTURE BOOKS file://localhost/LIST/ http/::dl.dropbox.com:u:26409968:2012_FUTURE BOOKS-YEARLY BOOK READING LIST.html
What blogs am I following:
Michael Hyatt
Author Media
What podcasts am I listening to?
Dave Ramsey
World Cafe
2. Travel
My Goal: I love to travel and meet new friends and expand my ripple effect.
3. Mentoring
Who am I mentoring?
- Who is mentoring me?
- Who are my accountability group?.
- INTERNET ACCOUNTABILITY
- Who is praying for me?
- Who is speaking truth into my life?
- Whom am I pouring my life into?
- Is what I’m doing REPRODUCIBLE?
4. WHO IS ON MY 10 member SECRET BOARD OF DIRECTORS?
1. Spiritual
2. Manhood
3. Older Man
4. Purity
5. LLL (Life Long Learning)
6. Leadership
7. Writing
8. Finances
9. Speaking
10. Missional
WHAT ARE MY JOBS? Barnabas/Teacher/empathy/mercy/artist/creativity/hospitality/humor/expressive/friend-maker/name recaller/depression survivor/tearful man/outdoor lover/history buff/story-teller/risk taker/wanderer/mentor/youth-lover/grandpa/father/son/uncle/nephew/cousin/dirt farmer/cross-cultural traveler/smiling fool/nature buff/tree farmer/photographer/social media maven/connector/purple martin landlord/turtle rescuer/sparrow sniper/tin foil chef/tin can griller/campfire philosopher/map reader/soduko addict/visionary planner/walker/snake maven/
Pin 4 MY FAMILY
Purpose Statement: Because my greatest legacy will be my family, I will seek to pour my resources (time, love, and money) into their lives.
2012
I am still a father to my sons. Iron sharpens iron.
1. PawPaw List
My PawPaw list is located at
Outlook ___________________
Dropbox: ______________
Key Item: Journal Bible for each grandchild
Notes:
Skype schedule
Hikes: beach combing/Dormon Trail/Winnfield/North Shore/Fullterton campout/Mickelson
PIN 5. My Friends & Big Family
Purpose Statement:
Lord, thank you for my many friends. Teach me to be a better friend. Amen
My Goal: To stay in close proximity to my friends.
- I will answer and return phone calls within a reasonable time. Lord, help me on this. I struggle with it.
Concentric circles Who are in my circles?
- DeDe/Boys/Mom EXTENDED FAMILY
- Mark, Frank, Charlie, John,
- Joe,
- I will stay in touch with my uncles/aunts/cousins
MY COMMUNITY
MY CHURCH
LIFELONG FRIENDS
- We will make all visitors welcome in the nice home God has given us.
- Every guest will be invited in and offered coffee/water
A Time to Talk
by Robert Frost
When a friend calls to me from the road
And slows his horse to a meaning walk,
I don’t stand still and look around
On all the hills I haven’t hoed,
And shout from where I am, What is it?
No, not as there is a time to talk.
I thrust my hoe in the mellow ground,
Blade-end up and five feet tall,
And plod: I go up to the stone wall
For a friendly visit.
“It’s never wasted time when you’re visiting with a friend.” -Julian Campbell
Pin 6 MY WORK
:
- A. MY WRITING
Purpose Statement:
My purpose in writing is to write and tell entertaining stories that educate and encourage.
Verse: Do you see a man skilled in his work, he will serve before kings. Proverbs 22:29
If you wish to change your world, pick up a pen. –Martin Luther
My Goal: 60 % writing/40%marketing
Writing Manifesto
April 2012
- I will continue to be coachable.
- I will strive to grow in the art and craft of writing.
- I will take personal responsibility on marketing and platform.
- I will read, grow, and listen, always searching for big ideas for great stories.
- I will not forget that I write for influence and impact. Everything else is lagniappe.*
My Writing World View
- Life is a spiritual journey.
- The road is hard but Jesus will walk beside you.
- Growth is necessary not optional
- Better or bitter: the choice is yours.
- Relationships matter.
- Nature teaches us.
My Writing Calendar:
I must plan “write aways” to stay on schedule
My As You Were Writing Calendar is at _______
My 2012 Writing Projects:
-The Mockingbird’s Midnight Song e book
-As You Were Sept 2012
-Christmas Jelly ready by Sept. 30
-eBook: Learn Before You Leap
Future book ideas list at ______________
B. MARKETING
- “S.M.A.R.T.”
- specific, measurable, achievable, r_______, targeted
Platform is a number: your speaking, social media, book sales, web visits . et al
- Who is my target audience:
MY BRAND:
Curt is a Southern writer who shares stories of the Piney Woods Life. STAY ON MESSAGE!
My African writing:
A Spent Bullet Marketing Plan: http://dl.dropbox.com/u/26409968/A%20Spent%20Bullet%20MARKETING%20Sept11.html
1. MY INTERNET INFLUENCE
HAVE AN ACTIVE/ATTRACTIVE MEDIA PAGE FOR MEDIA, FANS, AND FOLLOWERS
- Purpose Statement:
- Verse: Prayer of Jabez Expand my territory, Lord.
______1. WEBSITE
Change one item daily
Add new items weekly
____2. BLOG
The 3 reasons I blog: To encourage/ to educate/to encourage.
Blog 3x week
3. SOCIAL MEDIA
1 NEWSLETTER MONTHLY
FACEBOOK/TWITTER DAILY
3 BLOGS WEEKLY
PODCASTS
VIDEO BLOGS
4. E-LETTER Mail Chimp 1x monthly
5. Email
Gmail handle once
Zero balance daily:
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Pin 7. My Mission
R2G C2S
Ready to Go Content to Stay
Our World Missions Manifesto
Currently, we feel that God is leading our hearts toward:
1. Working with/in support of IMB efforts to reach an unreached people group. We are open to serving beside any family/group as teachers/support/and encouragers.
2. We are open to serving wherever but we (and our church) feel a strong pull toward Sub-Saharan Africa. We are currently looking at projects in East Africa and Sierra Leone. We are open to how God leads.
3. Our goal would be to reach out to a neighboring/nearby UUPG and serve as a relationship bridge for our church (Dry Creek Baptist Church) and Association (Beauregard Baptist) to adopt this group.**
4. Two verses reverberating in our hearts are:
Romans 15:20 “It has always been my ambition to preach the gospel where Christ was not known.”
Revelation 7:9 ” . . . a great multitude . . . from every nation, tribe, people and language . . .”
- Supporting Verse: “But you shall be my witnesses, in Jerusalem, Judea, Samaria, and to the ends of the earth.” -Jesus in Acts 1:8
- CREATING YOUR PERSONAL LIFE ACTS 1:8
1. Jerusalem
Community
Hurting people- grief, depression, prison
2/3 Judea/Samaria New Orleans, Ft. Worth, South Dakota
3. Ends of the Earth Africa, Central America, SE Asia
Pin 8. MY CHURCH
Our church Purpose Statement:
Dry Creek Baptist Church exists to glorify God by making disciples who cherish Christ and take the Gospel to the ends of the earth.
Pin 9. FINANCIAL HEALTH
Purpose Statement:
Our money is to be used as good stewards
Envisioned Future:
Be debt free.
Be generous.
Be content
OPEN HAND LIVING
Supporting Verse As you measure, so it shall be measured unto you. Mark 4
u-cogG
“You can’t outgive God.”
Our Goal:
Be content and generous
Get out (and stay out) of debt:
When you don’t have debt, you can tell your money what to do instead of it telling you. –Dave Ramsey
Struggles:
Not keeping a budget/having a plan
What “Little Foxes” are stealing our grapes?
What “Strong Ants” do we have working for us?
TAXES Render unto Caesar (but only what is required.) Pay our share but nothing more.
GIVING IT AWAY: Open Hands/College-Seminary/Endowments/Missions/Grandchildren Trips
Specific Commitments:
- Balance good business and ministry
- We will live with a wartime simplicity freeing us to be good stewards and go as God leads.
- Set up and keep a monthly CREEKBANK budget
- Weekly family meeting on finances and calendar.
Profit and Loss Statement
SEE _______________
Ramsey’s Baby Steps
1. $1000 Emergency Fund
2. Snowball Debt
3. 3-6 month emergency fund
4. College fund
5. Retirement planning
6. Give it away and enjoy it.
End of month financial review:
Budget overview
Current month P and L
All credit card activity
Tax prep for Month
Financial Planning (Jeff Draughn)
Life Insurance
Cancer Insurance
Long Term Care Insurance
Making it Last:
DTI LTRS
SCI LTRS
SCI SS
SCI SBC
Roth IRA
TerryLLC
DTI Drop
Pin 10. LEGACY:
When it’s all said & done.
Never lose an opportunity at seeing anything beautiful, for beauty is God’s handwriting.
-Ralph Waldo Emerson
1.MY BUCKET LIST
Read it at ____________
Missions
Travel
Family
3. HOW I WISH TO BE REMEMBERED:
DeDe
Boys
Grandchildren Leave each one a Journal Bible
Community
Friends
Church
Readers
4. Funeral Plans/Obituary
My funeral plans are located at ______
My obituary is written and recorded at ______
5. Our Wills
Current wills (2011) and Living Wills are on file in firesafe and at law office of Ericka Anderson.
6. Finishing Strong
I seek to live my life so that when I step into the very presence of God, he will whisper, “Well done, good and faithful servant.”
What is my exit strategy? “LTWBTYFI” *
Read:
Necessary Endings Henry Cloud
Looking back, looking ahead, always looking up.
* Leave this world better than you found it.