Comments on: The Sweet Spot of God’s Will http://billychia.com/2007/09/25/the-sweet-spot-of-gods-will/ Worship Leader. Family Man. Jesus Follower. Sun, 20 Jul 2008 18:37:18 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=MU By: Billy Chia http://billychia.com/2007/09/25/the-sweet-spot-of-gods-will/#comment-2002 Billy Chia Wed, 21 Nov 2007 17:04:04 +0000 http://billychia.com/2007/09/25/the-sweet-spot-of-gods-will/#comment-2002 Eric, I feel ya. I do some "tent-making" as well to pay the bills. I have found that God has used me in at my secular job sometimes even more than he uses me in my "church" ministry. There is a huge need for Christian construction workers. Eric,
I feel ya. I do some “tent-making” as well to pay the bills. I have found that God has used me in at my secular job sometimes even more than he uses me in my “church” ministry. There is a huge need for Christian construction workers.

]]> By: Eric Melanson http://billychia.com/2007/09/25/the-sweet-spot-of-gods-will/#comment-1939 Eric Melanson Tue, 20 Nov 2007 04:52:35 +0000 http://billychia.com/2007/09/25/the-sweet-spot-of-gods-will/#comment-1939 Very good insight here. I am 29 and have always been wondering what Gods will is for my life. I have a few talents. I can draw like there is no tomorrow. I jam the drums real good. I can play guitar well. But being stuck in construction...well...your forced to do what the bills demand you to. I am not sure if I have any passion left. I am passionate about my wife. If it weren't for God placing her in my life I don't know where I'd be. I would love to get out of construction and do something fun. But then I think of people who don't have jobs and I should be thankful I have one at all. So stop complaining. Y'know? Very good insight here. I am 29 and have always been wondering what Gods will is for my life. I have a few talents. I can draw like there is no tomorrow. I jam the drums real good. I can play guitar well. But being stuck in construction…well…your forced to do what the bills demand you to. I am not sure if I have any passion left. I am passionate about my wife. If it weren’t for God placing her in my life I don’t know where I’d be. I would love to get out of construction and do something fun. But then I think of people who don’t have jobs and I should be thankful I have one at all. So stop complaining. Y’know?

]]> By: Joseph Lam http://billychia.com/2007/09/25/the-sweet-spot-of-gods-will/#comment-1148 Joseph Lam Sat, 20 Oct 2007 16:14:32 +0000 http://billychia.com/2007/09/25/the-sweet-spot-of-gods-will/#comment-1148 Dear Billy: Nice of you to share... Just to add a little here: God's will can be further disclosed, clarify and specify in his written Word. Or in another perspective, our time spend in interating with his Word generates the passion within us. For your information, I have a passion to fulfilled or realize Colossians 3:16 "Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly in all wisdom, teaching and admonishing one another with psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing with grace in your hearts to God" and correspondingly Ephesians 5:19 "Speaking to one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing and psalming with your heart to the Lord," Altough I have never written any songs, nor am I verse in music. But I see the "tremendous" need--which can be found in the prior verse and that is to "be filled in spirit" (Eph. 5:18) and to faciliate the dwelling of the Word in our hearts which is critical for the individual and the church life. Speaking and singing with grace in our hearts the Word enable us to be filled in spirit and experience the revival that God is seeking in our life and good works. Praise is to Him! Though I cannot realize these all by myself (and therefore need help), I belief I have the skills, insight and the resources to make it happen... Anyone can help? Your brother in Christ Joseph Lam Dear Billy:

Nice of you to share…

Just to add a little here:

God’s will can be further disclosed, clarify and specify in his written Word. Or in another perspective, our time spend in interating with his Word generates the passion within us.

For your information, I have a passion to fulfilled or realize Colossians 3:16 “Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly in all wisdom, teaching and admonishing one another with psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing with grace in your hearts to God”

and correspondingly

Ephesians 5:19 “Speaking to one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing and psalming with your heart to the Lord,”

Altough I have never written any songs, nor am I verse in music.

But I see the “tremendous” need–which can be found in the prior verse and that is to “be filled in spirit” (Eph. 5:1 8) and to faciliate the dwelling of the Word in our hearts which is critical for the individual and the church life. Speaking and singing with grace in our hearts the Word enable us to be filled in spirit and experience the revival that God is seeking in our life and good works.

Praise is to Him!

Though I cannot realize these all by myself (and therefore need help), I belief I have the skills, insight and the resources to make it happen…

Anyone can help?

Your brother in Christ
Joseph Lam

]]> By: Billy Chia http://billychia.com/2007/09/25/the-sweet-spot-of-gods-will/#comment-945 Billy Chia Fri, 05 Oct 2007 05:14:17 +0000 http://billychia.com/2007/09/25/the-sweet-spot-of-gods-will/#comment-945 Stephen, Thank you tons bro! Buckingham sounds like a good read. Stephen,
Thank you tons bro! Buckingham sounds like a good read.

]]> By: Stephen Barry http://billychia.com/2007/09/25/the-sweet-spot-of-gods-will/#comment-941 Stephen Barry Fri, 05 Oct 2007 03:52:23 +0000 http://billychia.com/2007/09/25/the-sweet-spot-of-gods-will/#comment-941 Billy, great diagram. Quick thought. Have you ever read the book "Go! Put Your Strengths to Work" by Marcus Buckingham? I heard him speak at this year's Willow Creek Leadership Summit and then read his book. It's all about the idea of working out of your strengths, your sweet spot...sounds like it might be of interest to you. Thought I'd pass it along! I'll be praying for your search bro, I know that God is faithful to bring to completion the task to which He has called you! Billy, great diagram. Quick thought. Have you ever read the book “Go! Put Your Strengths to Work” by Marcus Buckingham? I heard him speak at this year’s Willow Creek Leadership Summit and then read his book. It’s all about the idea of working out of your strengths, your sweet spot…sounds like it might be of interest to you. Thought I’d pass it along! I’ll be praying for your search bro, I know that God is faithful to bring to completion the task to which He has called you!

]]> By: Chris Martin http://billychia.com/2007/09/25/the-sweet-spot-of-gods-will/#comment-863 Chris Martin Thu, 27 Sep 2007 12:34:11 +0000 http://billychia.com/2007/09/25/the-sweet-spot-of-gods-will/#comment-863 Billy, this is a really good way of putting it. It's funny, I just got a worship/arts job, and when I told my old church that I was leaving I used the term "sweet spot". I'm good at youth ministry, but I'm a better worship pastor. What would church look like if everyone spent 80% of their days working in their sweet spots? Billy, this is a really good way of putting it. It’s funny, I just got a worship/arts job, and when I told my old church that I was leaving I used the term “sweet spot”. I’m good at youth ministry, but I’m a better worship pastor.
What would church look like if everyone spent 80% of their days working in their sweet spots?

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]]> By: Billy Chia http://billychia.com/2007/09/25/the-sweet-spot-of-gods-will/#comment-859 Billy Chia Thu, 27 Sep 2007 00:48:33 +0000 http://billychia.com/2007/09/25/the-sweet-spot-of-gods-will/#comment-859 Fred, I've been teaching the basics behind this post for many years. (I probably heard them from someone else long ago.) I've not read "Good to Great" yet but I did read Thom Rainer's "Breakout Churches." This book follows exactly "Good to Great" but applies the data to churches. I was excited when I saw a similar diagram in Breakout Churches and I told Sarah, "Dude check out Thom Rainer, he's teaching what I teach!" Laura Anne, I feel you on having multiple passions. This is why I posted this now. For a long time I was struggling between: 1. Being a worship pastor 2. Being a youth pastor 3. Going to seminary and becoming a lead/teaching pastor Through a lot of desperate prayer and asking the questions above I came to the conclusion that although I am gifted for all three of those jobs, right now I am really only <em>called</em> to be a worship leader. I really miss youth ministry and perhaps someday I'll be a teaching pastor, but I'll tell you the choice to simplify and follow God's will by not doing what I'm not called to has been an enormous blessing in my life. Fred,
I’ve been teaching the basics behind this post for many years. (I probably heard them from someone else long ago.)

I’ve not read “Good to Great” yet but I did read Thom Rainer’s “Breakout Churches.” This book follows exactly “Good to Great” but applies the data to churches. I was excited when I saw a similar diagram in Breakout Churches and I told Sarah, “Dude check out Thom Rainer, he’s teaching what I teach!”

Laura Anne,
I feel you on having multiple passions. This is why I posted this now. For a long time I was struggling between:

1. Being a worship pastor
2. Being a youth pastor
3. Going to seminary and becoming a lead/teaching pastor

Through a lot of desperate prayer and asking the questions above I came to the conclusion that although I am gifted for all three of those jobs, right now I am really only called to be a worship leader.

I really miss youth ministry and perhaps someday I’ll be a teaching pastor, but I’ll tell you the choice to simplify and follow God’s will by not doing what I’m not called to has been an enormous blessing in my life.

]]> By: brunettekoala http://billychia.com/2007/09/25/the-sweet-spot-of-gods-will/#comment-852 brunettekoala Wed, 26 Sep 2007 22:23:10 +0000 http://billychia.com/2007/09/25/the-sweet-spot-of-gods-will/#comment-852 Wow. This is so relevant to me right now...because I'm finding life hard right now. I have so many gifts, experiences, passions and see sooo much need. I have 4 major passions... 1) Worship (with my whole life - but I'm musical and my life has a soundtrack to it!!) 2) Discipleship for young people 3) Sexual and Reproductive Health 4) Social action & community The 3rd one is a bizarre one, and causes me a lot of issues as a Christian - it's a controversial topic because the bible has a lot to say on the topic, and in parts of this topic the bible isn't very detailed - leading to the controversy! But I do feel that at the moment God is calling me into this area...as a Youth Worker, educator, prayer warrior and Counsellor...through the work I do with the pregnancy crisis centre, through my blog and through education programmes in schools and youth groups... At the same time I'm now getting the chance to develop my youth work skills into a Christian setting of discpleship for the first time - I've done the evangelism stuff, and I've done plenty of secular youth work...now I'm doing youth work within the church! But I'm soooo badly missing singing!! And I have a vision for interdenominational unity in Edinburgh...and I have a vision for how to use my passion for singing and musical worship to help interdenominational unity in Edinburgh which I hope would lead to social action and community - reaching out to the lost... I can see the beginning and the end, but can't see all the in between!!! Wow. This is so relevant to me right now…because I’m finding life hard right now. I have so many gifts, experiences, passions and see sooo much need.

I have 4 major passions…

1) Worship (with my whole life - but I’m musical and my life has a soundtrack to it!!)

2) Discipleship for young people

3) Sexual and Reproductive Health

4) Social action & community

The 3rd one is a bizarre one, and causes me a lot of issues as a Christian - it’s a controversial topic because the bible has a lot to say on the topic, and in parts of this topic the bible isn’t very detailed - leading to the controversy! But I do feel that at the moment God is calling me into this area…as a Youth Worker, educator, prayer warrior and Counsellor…through the work I do with the pregnancy crisis centre, through my blog and through education programmes in schools and youth groups…

At the same time I’m now getting the chance to develop my youth work skills into a Christian setting of discpleship for the first time - I’ve done the evangelism stuff, and I’ve done plenty of secular youth work…now I’m doing youth work within the church!

But I’m soooo badly missing singing!! And I have a vision for interdenominational unity in Edinburgh…and I have a vision for how to use my passion for singing and musical worship to help interdenominational unity in Edinburgh which I hope would lead to social action and community - reaching out to the lost…

I can see the beginning and the end, but can’t see all the in between!!!

]]> By: Fred McKinnon http://billychia.com/2007/09/25/the-sweet-spot-of-gods-will/#comment-850 Fred McKinnon Wed, 26 Sep 2007 20:39:04 +0000 http://billychia.com/2007/09/25/the-sweet-spot-of-gods-will/#comment-850 Looks A LOT like the "Hedgehog Concept" from the book "Good to Great" ... an incredible read! Looks A LOT like the “Hedgehog Concept” from the book “Good to Great” … an incredible read!

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