QUOTE(General Fahmy @ Oct 18 2014, 10:54 PM)
Thats the thing. I saw one cg with 30 members. But every week only 10 come. And this cg is very odd. The leader don't believe in preaching that much, so during the cg, they play a lot of games. Like telematch and pop quiz mostly not related to scripture. Then prayer time, leader just ask for a list of prayer points, he writes it down on a piece of paper, then he emails them later at and ask everybody to pray. As a result, nobody at the cg ever practice how to pray aloud. There is even an unbeliever who often comes to the cg, but he doesn't pray and whenever the leader say some scripture, he will debate back. Of course he is most welcome to come, but its been 3 years since he attended the cg, he refused to accept Christ, still a practicing buddhist. When he got a girlfriend, he brought her to cg (she is also an unbeliever), the whole cg help them to organize their wedding. Then the leader ask one girl there to become assistant leader, she is not quite mature. She just went through a one month course, wallah she qualified. Then they budget for the cg to multiply within 1 year.
The cg is very big but most of them are just kalafei, they come like once a month, 6 months. Only about 14 are active.
Then came one crisis, the host decided to fatt hao at one of the cg members. The cg member, he felt harassed that the host lady kept on inviting him out for dinner. So he brought this up to the leader. The leader complain to his assistant leader. Then the leader tell the cg member to shut up and tell him he is just imaginating. But behind the scene, he get the assistant leader and her friends to bully the host. This made the host pissed off and decided to pull out being the host. As a result, the whole cg lost their home and had to go to mamak as another alternative place to hold cg.
Then some supporters of the cgmember also left the cg. But the cg still determine to multiply because its church policy. Do you think the assistant cg leader is capable of handling a new cg after her infraction?
2 Timothy 2:1
You then, my son, be strong in the grace that is in Christ Jesus.
As long as the assistant CG leader (ACGL) know how to:
1. Put Trust in GOD, Have Faith.
2. Operate in GOD's grace.
3. Know when to rest in GOD.
The ACGL needs to ... well said, simply change a lot of mindsets. Reprioritise things.
When bible say it's better for 1 day in YOUR court then 1000 days elsewhere, sure 1 day ACGL spend in HIS presence will resolve a lot of issues. Those issues that without GOD's help, may take up to 3 years.
This is a good opportunity for the ACGL to go to higher level. Well opportunity does not mean problem-free. Usually opportunity means hidden traps, unknown risk, behemoth issues, etc. But our Christ is alpha n omega correct ?