John C. Maxwell, famous author of countless leadership books, has come out with this idea —
Now I’m sure my readers are WAY ahead of me on this one, because it’s just so obvious: Preachers should market their voices for ring tones! You can supplement your salaries. From home. No regular office hours required.
Every time one of your congregation’s member’s phone rings, they’ll hear your deeply spiritual baritone voice intone, “If anyone has any needs — any needs at all — please come forward as we stand and sing.”
Better yet, when someone’s phone goes off in the middle of church, rather than Michael Jackson’s “Beat It,” it’ll be one of the preacher’s greatest hits! Maybe no one will even notice that it’s not the real preacher! It’s insurance for those members who just can’t figure out how to put their phones on silent ring!
And what could make someone holier than hearing the preacher’s voice before every phone call? Maybe you should market a ringtone along the lines of “Thou shalt not gossip!”
I’m sure you can think of other applications for this brilliant and timely idea! What a leader that John C. Maxwell is!
My daughter has separate ring tones for different callers. The ring tone that announces my calls says: “It’s yo Mama. Answer the phone!” Her friends will stop in stunned silence when this ring happens. One said, You better get that.
Your readers probably are ahead of you on this one. I may look into Maximum Impact Club. As if mothers don’t already have maximum impact!
we all live in one form or another near the”Rubicon river”
“Suetonius’s account depicts Caesar as undecided as he approached the river,
and attributes the crossing to a supernatural apparition.
The phrase “crossing the Rubicon” has survived to refer to any individual or group committing itself irrevocably to a risky or revolutionary course of action, similar to the modern phrase “passing the point of no return”.
of course my relevant use today would be a sign
that pointed to a large hole,that says.
“WELCOME TO THE RABBIT HOLE :
PLEASE ENTER!
UNDER NEW MANAGEMENT!!!”
🙂
BLESSINGS RICH