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Thanks for your email and it’s a good question Charles!
For many years I’ve worked for different organization in the area of marketing, in Venezuela, Central America, Europe and USA. And when I started seeking God with more intensity; I realized that I was anointed to do very creative things! I realized that I wasn’t creative because “I was so good” it’s because a God given talent!
One day I started thinking about how it will be if all the great ideas that make thousands of dollars to any kind of industries can also be used in ministry to empower their communication and the approach to the people. It hasn’t been easy! Many churches and ministries misunderstand marketing and media, and many others are misusing it.
I’m one of those who truly reject the fact of using media as the only tool to bring people to church or even worse to turn the arm of the giver for donations. I believe that if what you need is a “revival” in your church…JUST DO A MIRACLE! And your services will be pack out, instead of using aggressive marketing.
However, there is a proper way to use everything; Money is not an issue but loving the money is a big one, food is a blessing but if we overeat is gluttony, saving money isn’t a problem just if you are not been greedy. Also marketing, media and communications are a huge blessing to the Church just if you don’t try to make it your bible.
I’m committed to take my marketing knowledge and fit it into the Bible principles, not vice-verse. The Bible is plenty of good ideas, is just a matter of reaching them and also understand the technology to get a blessed result.
Technology, big inventions, great ideas, market booms, discoveries, you name it… I truly believe that God create them and the devil deforms it.
People look at the internet as the must ungodly thing, human trafficking, porn, violence, drugs, etc. But the devil is a loser; Since when he is able to come out with a good idea? What he does is deform what God creates. I TRULY believe it; just look at the fact that the devil doesn’t create poverty and illness, he is so powerless that he just deforms each one of the God-given laws and promises of prosperity and twist it into dead. But give this a thought …the only way that something can be dead is because in some moment was alive, right?…and who give live??????
The same power that gives light to the must anointed church is the same power that gives “light” to the must dark adult center. Does it mean that the invention is bad? No, thanks God because somebody, somewhere discovered the law that rules the energy now we just enjoy the benefits.
God is the same yesterday and today and He is a CREATOR! The Bible says "No eye has seen, no ear has heard, no mind has conceived what God has prepared for those who love him"— but God has revealed it to us by his Spirit.” Professionally speaking this verse is the core of my vision. There are too many things, in all areas, to be discovered and I want to reveal them in Spirit.
So, what can I do with my creativity and knowledge for the ministry and further more for the Kingdom? Fight the devil back! Why the church always has to be 5 steps behind in technology? Why a “CEO” out of the kingdom always uses and takes better advantage of the great ideas more than a Priest? Says who?
That’s why I use my skills, as designer, marketing person and Spanish translator for the Church!
It’s doesn’t mean that I do not work out of the ministries; It means that I’m so committed to them! |
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We need to have Christians in every career and area (within our moral boundaries). Some ppl find it hard to believe there are Christian politicians...but there are, they are just few and far inbetween in North America. May God bless your ministry, which is your job! :) P.S. I use the internet to my--or rather--God's advantage. Good way to share Jesus with ppl you wouldn't otherwise talk to! |
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I think that God gifts us with different creative talents to bring the ministries He's given us out into the world to reach the lost. Using your gifts for ministry is an honor to God. May He bless your ministry!
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| Jenily. I missed you during the holidays. Glad to see you are back. Great post...great thoughts...so well presented. |
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I agree 100% with you on your post. Let me inspire once more, or be used to inspire.....
After a some time and reflection......through Gods Word
I believed God wanted to change my career.
At the time I was working for the University of Tennessee ( UT ) as a "Senior Carpenter. I had climbed the ladder of success with promotions and raises during these 15 years. I enjoyed the job, working with architects, field crews were fun and challenging for someone that hired in as a laborer that could not read a measuring tape.
To keep things fresh UT decided to move me out of the cabinet shop into one of the field crews that remodel the doctors offices and patient areas at UT. After 2 yrs of this "I" transferred into the maintenance dept., something new for me. But once again as time progressed I noticed I was becoming bored again with my duties. "The Reason" for my job hopping. I was experiencing burned out in my career.
After some time and reflection......through Gods Word
And through this process God had my attention. I believe he had something new for me to do. Through his Word I started to exercise this thought. I was excited once again about new possibilities. God has said through his Word he has given me certain talents and abilities. I was given these talents and abilities at birth. I have always had them, but through my choices over the years my awareness of them became dull. But God was using my current job situation to get my attention.
Not through several attempt but a hand full I started to to discover things I liked to do. Things that interested me.
I asked a local graphic designer if I could job shadow him and he agreed. Over several months of job shadowing with him i came to the conclusion..... this career really interested me.
Next....
I signed up to get my real estate licenses and was successful. I pursued a career in real estate part time while working at UT. Was listing more homes than selling, listing homes does not pay the bills. One night as I listening to some one speak about Gods will for your life he made a statement, that made me sit up and take attention. "If what you are doing is not working out maybe God is not in it, go back to the last thing you were doing".
The next week the local real estate association had included in their news letter a article that detailed how you could put your licenses in retirement along with the form to assist in this idea. That was in 2001 and my licenses is still in retirement today.
So I refocused my efforts back to graphic design and started job shadowing again. But this time I knew this was the area that God wanted me to focus on.
After some time and reflection......through Gods Word
This idea or as I called it...this thing was growing. Through the story of Exodus God was speaking to me. I seen how my life ran parallel to the children of Israel's life. They were in slavery and it looked hopeless and all I had every known as a life, was this career that I had pursued for 15 yrs. I felt I was stuck. But this idea or thought that God was using to inspire me was giving me hope, that there was more to life than what I could see.
After several weeks of trying to meet with a close friend of mine...to share all my thoughts with, to bounce ideas off of. He knows me in detail ( my christian life and my life before christ). He sat and listen to me share all these thoughts and ideas in relation to what I thought God was wanted me to do. With him I do not have to back track to caught him up on things.
After several long minutes of me ranting, reading scripture and just getting
releasing all this pent-up energy. He said " Since you have been sharing, the scripture with Mary comes to mind ( Luke 1:38). You know God has planted this idea inside you, you feel it and believe it is real. You just do not know how it will happen. That is what I needed to hear....
I knew what I had to do..... |
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Eric |
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January 22, 2008 at 8:27am |
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Jenily wrote, "JUST DO A MIRACLE! And your services will be pack out, instead of using aggressive marketing." What I've learned is that if you preach the Gospel, your services will be packed. The idea hails from the "five solas:" sola gratia, sola fide, sola scriptura, sola Christus, and soli Deo gloria. The Gospel is sufficient to draw believers and make followers of Christ, and need not rely on laser shows, fog machines, electric guitars, clever slogans, or fancy graphics. Many places have replaced the full Gospel with these things and I think this attracts the wrong kind of people to the church -- people who may actually be offended if they knew the Gospel. If you know what I mean. That said, I'm a graphic artist too and can't help but think that God has given me these talents to serve Him. Several hundred years ago Christians were the leaders in cultural art (see the Renaissance). This is how it should be. Jenily wrote, "But the devil is a loser" LOL He's a total square! Love this! Can I quote you? :D |
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| Great blog Jenily. I heard of a preacher who said that if you get someone to come to your church, by giving him a hot dog....... a hamburger will get him to go to the church down the street. I'm for hot dogs and hamburgers ! After that must come "the gospel of the Lord Jesus Christ ! When they stay because of Jesus, and their love for Him, we've done something lasting ! I LOVE THE GOSPEL, especially with SIGNS FOLLOWING !!!!!!!!!! |
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Libia |
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January 22, 2008 at 10:12am |
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| I pray fro you work-ministry! |
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