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Dr. Charles Lam has since 1971 received training in West Germany (telecom) and university education in U.K. (management) and acquired working experiences in Hong Kong and Canada, in a utility company, Hong Kong Government, a multinational organization and a SME. In his career path, he has acquired qualifications from UK institutions including DBA (1990), MBA (1980) and Chartered Engineer (1978). Since 1986, he has left pure engineering to teaching various subjects of business management in Hong Kong for famous universities of Hong Kong, England and United States. He also has served the society as a member of an advisory committee of the Hong Kong Government for eight years, and as the Hon. Chairman of its Consumer Education Group. Later, he set up his own company to offer services as a consultant, writer and speaker. In his 'Second Half Time', he has been working passionately on integrating Christian values with management knowledge, in the marketplace/workplace ministry, serving hospitals, churches and organizations, as a speaker, consultant, life coach, and the leader of a REST Group based on a life story approach. Charles is currently living with his wife in Canada.

Sunday, April 29, 2018

開始召命推動的事奉,打造個人品牌 (part 1/3)

(1) Calling as 「呼召」

-「呼召」、「召命」與英文「Calling」相通。前者有
多些'呼叫'的意思、後者則較多'使命'的意思。 

-亞伯拉罕的calling : 1. 往所指示的地去 2. 叫別人得福 :

耶和華對亞伯蘭說:「你要離開本地、本族、父家,往我所要指示你的地去。 我必叫你成為大國。我必賜福給你,叫你的名為大;你也要叫別人得福。 為你祝福的,我必賜福與他…地上的萬族都要因你得福。」(創12:1-3)

-神未必是用一次響亮的聲音呼召你. 祂可以持續、低聲地推動你. 你經歷過那種呼召嗎? 

-每天用很多時間重複地做一些事, 感覺很累! 但明天便有新靈感新動力繼續去做這些事! 即使收到很少或沒有工資! 你有經歷過嗎?例如: 傳福音、服侍一些人、做研究、寫作. 


(2) Calling, Doing, Being

-Three levels of Calling (Paul Stevens)--人類的召命 (The Human Call), 基督徒的召命 (The Christian Call), 個人的召命 (The Personal Call)

-上帝的召命並不是要我們完成工作,而是要我們成為一個祂所要的人,祂看重我們的所是(being)過於我們所做(doing),所以召命的重心與職業不同,不是我們做甚麼,而是在工作中我是怎樣的人。(Paul Stevens) 

-能連貫「召命」與 'being'   是「生命使命宣言」(life mission statement), 也可以幫助具體行動! 

-「生命使命宣言」的元素 (*重要)--(1) 我是誰 ? (2*)為誰服務? (+ 在那裏) (3*)我可以供給他們什麼服務 ? (+ 用什麼強項) (4) 建基於什麼哲學、信念、價值觀去服侍? (**)

-個人的「召命」不一定與教會的事奉項目有關, 但可以與我們的工作、事業(也是事奉)有關!


(3) 召命 (呼召)與勇氣 i.e. REST言語:「轉」後便要「合」

-“為了擁抱召命,信徒便要冒險,拿出勇氣接受挑戰,採取行動….要實踐召命,就必須透過持續的學習,....” (呼召與勇氣Gordon T. Smith).

-要分辨「血氣」與「勇氣」, 真實的認識自己 !

-"Calling is not a point but a process with many discernments. "

-當我們相信神在我們身上有祂的計劃,我們便能將自己放在祂的手裡,讓祂按照祂的美好計劃帶領我們。


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