Posts by Manny Rivera
2,000 Cumulative Minutes
It’s when the people hear it, get it and act on it! In my 20 years of ministry, that’s what I believe to be the most satisfying thing to a pastor. This very thing is what’s happening in the life of IMPACT CHURCH Back in November, I began the Praying with Pastor phone conference morning…
Read MoreRepetition – The Mother of Knowledge & Understanding
Since repetition is the mother of knowledge and understanding, I’m continuing to reiterate the challenge set before us, as a church, to TAKE the INITIATIVE. This year must be different from the past years. We must make the small internal changes that’ll pay large dividends in our future. Take this whole month to meditate on…
Read MoreAccountability
Today I embark on a new direction in the training of my leadership. I’m teaching and modeling the principle of accountability – bringing it to a greater dimension. I believe that both, leaders and followers, without accountability, will eventually come to ruin. We are incapable of doing what God has called us to do by…
Read MoreBIBLE COLLEGE…
The “Teaching Culture” of our yearly initiative has begun with a with a bang! We have partnered with Citi Church in Miami and began the second semester of Citi Bible College. Today we finished our first 3 credit express coarse – “Maximizing Your Life” leadership course. It began Thursday night and ended this afternoon. Great…
Read MoreForesight
This January of recalibrating and reprioritizing has been grand thus far. By the end of the month, I should have my own private yearly plan of operation written down. This plan will be full of goals and objectives. It will require much focus. And the goal of it is to create an arena of growth…
Read MoreRecognizing God’s Process in our Lives
Seeking understanding of God’s processes in your life is an indicator of a healthy spiritual life. This understanding comes from the capability of using hindsight and insight. Hindsight is not difficult to see – it’s 20/20. Hindsight is a very clear picture. The facts, evidence and truth will always rise to the top in hindsight. …
Read MoreRedeemed Memories
These January days are reflection times for me. It been researched that 99% of life’s ’experiences withdraw into our subconscious, but only 1% makes it into our conscious memory. And it’s in those very moments that we define ourselves. They could be positive or negative, happy or sad; regardless it’s in memory of those moments…
Read MoreThe Three Stages of Influence
We strategically prayed this morning over our IMPACT INITIATIVE vision. As I wrote yesterday, my passion and prayer is that the word spoken and direction given last Sunday not fall to the ground. The goal of leadership is influence. And influence has three stages: Motivation Inspiration Impartation. The initial goal of any leader is motivation. …
Read MoreImpartation…the Goal.
Influence is implemented in many ways, but I believe its impact on people is three stages. The first one is motivation; second one is inspiration and the third is impartation. These are the 3 depths of influence. And the aim of leaders is to attempt to reach the third level, Impartation (I will share on…
Read MoreToday is IMPACT INTITIATIVE
Today is IMPACT INITIATIVE SUNDAY. I love Sundays like these; they are moments in time where direction is set and GOD speaks clearly. I believe God is a corporate God as much if not more than a personal God. Why? Because our personal relationship with Him cannot be truthfully lived out separated from the body.…
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