crm mentoring network
August 6th, 2008
CRM? It’s not customer relationship management, but Church Resource Ministry. This ministry has to do with developing leaders who will in turn strengthen and plant churches. In Singapore, its headed by James Creasman. I signed on for one of their Focusing Leaders Network and now I had not only completed the training but also facilitated one of the networks, together with the experienced hand of Seng Chor (second from left in pic).
This group was unique as it comprised a mix of both senior pastors and marketplace leaders. Two senior pastors were absent for this final meeting where each person shared the fruit of several months of crystallized reflections on one’s personal calling up to that point in time. The materials we used were based on Dr Robert Clinton’s research on leadership in Fuller and the founder of CRM was a mentee of Bobby. It was a rich time together as over the meetings we have gotten to know and respect and trust each other.
We had lunch there. Seng Chor, a baba, cooked us one of his signature dishes: his ‘congee porridge’, which brought us to the entrance of food’s third heaven. Together with this heavenly broth was his mother’s homely panfried bread with topping of mashed luncheon meat, chopped onion, pepper and egg. He said he upgraded his mum’s recipe (like a good Singaporean) with a dash of oregano. We were blessed by his hospitality. He looked a happy man with four women in his home: his wife and three daughters.
Photo: from left, Rev Richard Loh (Snr Pastor of Queenstown Baptist Church); Seng Chor (lead facilitator); Shirley (retired EDB high-flyer); and Jiak Cher (executive at BP); missing from pic: lead pastors Rev Dr Kenny Fam of Woodlands EFC; and Rev Irene from Zion Gospel Mission.
Check out CRM’s website HERE.
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