| Twenty years ago, I sat next to a man (Greg Potzer) for lunch at a conference table in Orlando. We were on a lunch break at the first ever "Internet Evangelism Conference" sponsored by the Billy Graham Training Center.
As we shared about our respective ministries, I learned that Greg had a mailing list of about 1,000 people to whom he sent a daily Christian quote. He had been collecting quotes on index cards for most of his life that had encouraged him in his walk with Christ. Now he was sharing them with others to encourage them! When he heard that I had an Internet ministry of my own, he asked if I might be able to help him with his mailing list. He was not a techie and wanted it to grow but was getting bogged down by the process. I said, "Sure," and we began to grow his list, and my own, in the process! We eventually grew his list to 40,000 subscribers from countries all over the world. On Wednesday, I’ll be teaching a class online with Greg on how to build a mailing list of your own. We’d love to share what we’ve learned to help others reach the world for Christ, too! Want to join us? You can sign up at this link for a suggested donation of just $35 to my ministry… 100% of which goes right back into helping me reach even more people for Christ. I’m also including an interview I did with Greg a few months ago about his ministry, plus a link where you can download a free PDF of 2,500 of his favorite quotes from the last 25 years.
What does this all have to do with my title today: "Being faithful where you are"? Everything! Greg has built an entire ministry around something he loves to do, and something he can do from anywhere he lives. He’s an avid reader, and whenever he runs across a quote that inspires him, he jots it down. Greg has collected over 100,000 quotes, and has shared about 10,000 of those in his daily messages over the years. And in his new book (which is free as a PDF or also available at cost in paperback or hard cover), he shares 2,500 of the best of the best. It’s a simple ministry in concept, even though rather complex at times behind the scenes. But for Greg, it’s a joy each day to wake up and choose a thought, a scripture, and an occasional "smile" to give people a Christian seed of encouragement for their day. My question today is this: What can you do with what you have, with what you love, wherever you are, that might impact the world for Christ? I encourage you to do it! You never know who might be touched by your act of love. Here’s a link to the free PDF (and to the paperback and hard cover books at cost): And here’s a link to sign up for Greg’s daily thoughts, delivered to your email: And again, here’s a link to sign up for the class I’ll be teaching on Wednesday, March 20th, about how to build a mailing list. The class will be live on zoom from 12-2 PM CDT, and Greg will be joining me to share his thoughts, too! Have a GREAT week! |
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