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6:35 PM, May. 4, 2007
Jeses CEO: He Stuck to His Mission
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I’ve been reading Jesus CEO by Laurie Beth Jones. Using Ancient Wisdom for Visionary Leadership is the subtitle. I’m taking highlights from her book and applying to our role as homeschool parents and leaders. P.S. Ms. Jones does not use the capital letter for the godly pronouns (Him, He, etc), so when I quote her, you will see the lack of capitalization. It is her convention, not mine.
He Stuck to His Mission
“Jesus knew his mission statement, and he did not deviate from it…In the wilderness Jesus was given several “business opportunities” that did not relate to his mission. Each of these opportunities was related to talents that Jesus had, and used, in some form or another during his tenure. But he resisted them because they did not fit his mission statement.”
Does your homeschool group have a mission statement? Think they ‘re unnecessary? You might think so until you are offered a “business opportunity” like Jesus was and then have to decide to take it or leave it. Our homeschool co-op has a mission statement and it really helped us keep in focus when we were asked, “Can I drop off my children and go shopping?” We stayed focused and replied, “No, we are a cooperative group, you must stay here and help in the spirit of cooperation.”
“Can you list opportunities currently in your path that might really be distractions? What are they?”
I’ll start a list with a few ideas of opportunities that might be distractions as I consider homeschool groups. You could certainly apply this to your group or home life…
- Offer transcript and diploma services
- Hold a graduation ceremony
- Offer scholarships to a co-op program
- Hold a book sale
- Allow families to join who do not want to sign a statement of faith
- Allow families to join who use the public school's virtual charter school (i.e are still enrolled in the public school)
- Allow a grandparent to serve at co-op in place of the parent
I’m sure you can add something to my list of opportunities (or are they distractions?). Talk over these opportunties with your group's leadership. Be like Jesus and stick to your mission.
Carol
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