Monday Morning w/Pastor Cedric

Small Biz Prayer Network

Listen in as Pastor Ced talks about leadership in our era and how we should be flexible.
Please feel free to ask for prayer. These are tough times and we need not face them alone.

Leadership in our era

Just sitting here wondering how much leadership has changed in our era. With the internet and the ability to call all over the world for literally nothing, is it necessary for leaders to be present with those they lead? Years ago it wouldn't be thought of to have a leader lead without being with the people he/she was leading. In fact there wasn't much of a choice. Today leaders are leading by webinars, teleconferences, in convention halls and some even still lead one on one.

As a leader what is your preferred method of leading?

As a follower what is your preferred method of being lead?

Ced Reynolds
Entrepreneurial Pastor

Social Equity, the best thing about Social Networking

Social Equity, the best thing about Social Networking: "Being sold yourself is of great importance when we utilize social networking in business. There is an acronym that says, “iasm stands for I am sold myself” In fact I think this is true about anything we hope to share with others."

Admitting What You Don't Know

Certainly we all do our best to be the best we can be. But let's face it, we don't know everything. At least I know I don't know everything. For years as a younger sales person I used to think I had to know it all. I believed this so much that I would fake like I knew what I was talking about with my prospects and fellow sales associates.

The interesting thing about faking it is that the people who know more than we do will know right off that bat that we're faking it. Oh, they may not say anything but believe me they know. I used to hear the saying "fake it til you make it" as I was getting started in sales. To this day I wish I never heard this statement. Thank God a seasoned veteran in sales got a hold of me and helped me understand that it is OK to say, "I don't know but can I find out and get back with you" These words were so liberating. I had finally reached a point of not having to put so much pressure on myself to be the end all be all sales guy.

Admitting what we don't know has some great advantages:

1. We relieve ourselves from unnecessary pressure of having to have all the answers

2. We put our clients at ease because they don't think we're a know it all

3. We get the opportunity to learn from our colleagues

4. We experience a more natural maturation process

5. We will eventually become a mentor to others because we've been there and done that

Talk about being a free man! I'm a free man today because I don't hesitate to ask others for assistance on my behalf and on behalf of my clients.

Ced Reynolds

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Tips on Making APSense Social Networking More Effective

Tips on Making APSense Social Networking More Effective: "There are two major components to social network that most people just wish they could get a hold of. It s really simple but most of us just take them for granted."

Using audio in your marketing campaign

Using audio in your marketing campaign can mean the difference between night and day. Working on the internet is a wonderful tool but it has limited emotional connection unless you're a wonderful writer. The best of writers can do well without audio but us who just write OK can use all the help we can get.

I know many people talk about video being better than audio. In my opinion video is a little bit more complicated because you have to prepare to be seen and heard vs. just preparing to be heard on audio. I've done both and actually do both. But the media I prefer which is much faster to prepare for and also get others to participate with me is audio.

Let's get back to the benefits of using audio.

1. Audio can bring an emotional connection with your audience that gives them a sense of who you are.

2. Audio allows you to tell your story in your own words to those who prefer hearing a voice rather than reading.

3. Audio gives your clients another option to better understand what you are communicating.

4. Audio along with the written word reinforces what you intend to communicate.

5. Audio adds a little flare to your presentation.

6. Audio sets you apart from your competitors.

7. Audio gives you a professional advantage.

8. Audio says to your clients that you care enough to go the extra mile.

9. Audio intrigues your client because it's different.

10. Audio helps you learn your craft because you want to impress those who listen.

There are lots of fun things you can do with audio. I use it because it's quick to set up and it gives me an upfront advantage when I'm trying to connect with first time readers of my blog. Hope you received something of value here.

Stay after it,

Ced Reynolds

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Community Legal Services and Middle Income Families

Community Legal Services and Middle Income Families: "Community Legal Services for middle income families is not the same as for those in the lower income brackets. What can middle income families do?"

New ministry addition of Small Biz Prayer Network

During the time I've been involved with the Small Biz Prayer Network there has always been this tug to go directly to business owners and pray with them. Don't get me wrong, I have done just that but it's been more hit and miss.

Today I want to let you business owners who are in the Inland Empire know that I will be coming to you to pray with you for your business. For those of you who are part of the network just call and I'll put you on my schedule to pray with you.

The days that we are living in is certainly a time for business owners to continue to offer the services and products your offer. More than that it is a time to minister in the marketplace like never before. Your clients, your employees, your vendors need peace. You already know I'm not talking about the peace that the world gives. The peace of God has to rule in the hearts of the believer more today than ever before.

In closing, I need your help. If you can begin to pray for your fellow business associates, that would do a world of wonders to soften their hearts to hear God regarding being more bold for Jesus during these tough economic times.

My prayer for you today is that the Lord would use you to do the work of an evangelist to make full proof of your ministry. Believe it or not, you have been placed in a position of being a marketplace evangelist. I believe God has great plans for Christian business owners who will not be ashamed of the Gospel of Christ.

Signing off for now...

Stay blessed,

Pastor Cedric
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SBPN interviews

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Kingdom Realities in Business

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Business owners are always going to conferences. But for what? Is there something they could get from a Christian conference that they couldn't get from a sales conference? Find out for yourself.

Kingdom Conferences are happening all over the world. It not by coincidence that God has men and women focusing on preaching and teaching about the Kingdom of God. Believers are in a pivotal time in history where we need to be the difference makers.

There is no other way for us to see any change in our cities if we don't or won't receive what God is doing today. Of course the message of the Kingdom of God isn't new. God established it long before any of us were born. The point is that if it was important enough for Jesus to preach and have the Father send us the Holy Spirit, it must be important today. The Holy Spirit is tugging at the purse strings of our hearts to say what Jesus said and do what Jesus did. After all the Holy Spirit's role in the earth is to testify of Jesus.

I want you to consider joining me and others as we point out the Realities of the Kingdom during CentrePoint's 1st ever Kingdom Realities Conference. The conference will especially be enlightening for business owners. It will start Saturday May 31, 2008 - Mon June 2, 2008. You'll never be the same once you discover what God truly had in mind for you as a citizen of His Kingdom.

Conference Location:
CentrePoint Christian Fellowship
6251 Schaefer Avenue
Chino, CA 91710
(909) 591-7555

Be on the lookout for future blog posts regarding Kingdom Realities. In the mean time here's another teaching time with Dr. Myles Monroe.

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Small Biz Prayer Update

We've been having some really good meetings lately. In fact a few people (including me) have been receiving referrals that have led to new business.

We've been experiencing wonderful times of prayer for our businesses and we're believing God for great things to happen. We're learning how to be more directed by the Holy Spirit as business owners.

Things are looking really good for the business owners of both our groups. We're growing together and prospering together. Rather you attend or not, know that you're being prayer for every week.

This is networking at it's finest. In the presence of fellow believers it's good to know we've got each other's back in prayer.

Stay blessed,

Ced Reynolds

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Stay blessed,


Pastor Ced

December 10th SBOPN Meetup

Well here we are just a few days from Christmas and a few more until the start of 2008. I do hope you're up and going during this time of year telling people about your business. Believe it or not people have open hearts. Oh, don't worry about the ones who don't have the funds to afford what you offer. There are plenty of people who still have the money they need to get what they want. If it's a home or if it's flowers, people will buy what they want.

I wanted to report a great time of networking and prayer today. Alex is one of our early risers who attends our SBOPN meetup on Monday's when he can can. Somehow we started talking about the vision of SBOPN and we were discussing how many home based business owners there are who have children. The home based business arena is exploding like wild fire. The thing that's makes working from home so appealing is being able to raise your children and even home school them while making a great living from home.

Here's the great networking tip that Alex was able to give us. Based on his own personal experience as a person who works from home and home schools his kids he was able to pass along a lead for people in similar situations. If you know anybody who is paying hundreds of dollars for home school curriculum you might want take a look at the California Virtual Academy. Can you say free? Here's a website you'll want to investigate yourself or pass along to someone else. www.caliva.org has a lot to offer. I would encourage you to strongly take a look.

One of the other things we talked about was connecting with home base business owners. One of our goals is to offer a place for their children while they network with the SBOPN. Do you think they might be receptive if we provided a place for their children to connect with other home schooled children? What about they themselves having an opportunity to connect with people who like to network and in particular other home based business owners?

Listen, I could go on and on. I do wish you the absolute best this Christmas season. Hope to see you soon. Remember it's 7:00 am Monday or 11:30 am Wednesday.

Stay blessed,

Pastor Ced

5 Tips for Christian Business Owners by Chris Bloor

Are you ready to get serious?

What will it take for homebased business owners to take our businesses more seriously? Often in the past I have just thought of and treated my homebased business as a hobby. It's only been something that I played around with becauase it made me "feel good." The fact of the matter was that I just clearly didn't understand what I had.

Are you in business for yourself working from home? If you are or you have a brick and mortar business, it's imperative that you and I take our businesses serious every everyday. We have to remember the reason we started doing what we do. For some reason we initially sought out or we were recruited to an opportunity that just got us excited to get going. The question is what are we going to do now?

I know for me I am so passionate about what I offer that I just can't contain myself. Right now I'm on a "comunication blitz" contacting suspects, prospects and my existing clients. Without giving you the sense that I'm going over the top or being overly emotional, I'm just hoping I can encourage you to get on fire about what you do and the product or service you offer. This is the season to get up and get going. It's time to talk to people and talk to more people. It's time to push the envelope and make your dreams become reality.

If you can sense my passion, it's probably because you have a similar passion. Will you join me letting the business owners you come in contact with know that there's a place for them. The Small Biz Prayer Network is a place for business owners to receive prayer, encouragement and network with others of like faith. Will you get on board with me spreading the word that our network exists to see prosperity come to small business owners. This is more than just another networking group. This is more than just a prayer group. This is a group that "will" see God use Christian business owners in a capacity like no other time. Christian business owners in my opinion are God's endtime evangelists. Everyday business owners are influencing their employees, their vendors, their customers and prospects. What a great opportunity to not only provide your wonderful products and services. This is a day where beyond earning more money than we ever have before, it's more important for us as business owners to come to the realization that our purpose is much more than that.

I'm not here to tell you your purpose but I can guarantee you that it's certainly more than earning more money to acquire more stuff. I hope you've discovered it because the more business owners who are pursuing their God ordained purpose, the greater effect we'll have in the world.

I've got more to say but I'll save it for later.

Stay blessed,

Ced Reynolds

Another success tip

You've probably heard the statement, "it will work if you work it." We know that prayer is vital if we are to succeed in business. Another reality is that it takes hard work. Hard work is a key that many people who go in business for themselves fail to realize is a reality. Certainly we go into business to earn a profit, have more time freedom, provide for our future and various other reasons. But it's hard work is at the forefront rather we acknowledge it or not. Are you ready to work hard these last days of 2007? Why not press to the end to create massive momentum as you approach 2008.

Here's a plan I work with couple times a quarter. I call it a "communication blitz." I make it my goal to contact a certain number of people in a short window of 3 days. After a time of prayer, I target a group of people to connect with regarding my business. During the blitz I focus on suspects, prospects and clients. Suspects get a chance to see my name again. Prospects get a chance to see or hear more about what I do. Clients get a chance to see or hear about a new or relatively new product I'm offering. The communication blitz is my way of working it. It also keeps me razor focused and lets suspects, prospects and clients know I have purposed to be in their life one way or another.

Stay blessed,

Pastor Ced
p.s. Here's a secret. I'm presently doing a blitz. If you follow my online activity you'll see me in a lot of places with the same message over and over.
p.p.s Although the message may look different, you'll notice similar phrases that pull suspects, prospects and clients into my offering.

Today was no accident

Hello Small Biz Prayer Networkers,

Great meeting today! Rich, Dave, Gregory and Shameca all made some awesome contributions to our meeting. As we prayed for the collective success of our businesses we also talked briefly about our businesses. You would do yourself proud to get to know:

Dave - a Realtor and appraiser who could help you a couple of different ways.


Rich - a Financial Advisor who can provide for your insurance and investment concerns.


Gregory - a Media consultant who can help you expose your business via television at no cost.

Shameca - a Credit Specialist who can help you get business credit the right way.

One of the key points of conversation during our meeting today was about "grace." The reality of how much each of us have a certain grace to do what we do in business. It was amazing to realize how God has so arranged it that we connect with each other today. No matter what we might think about it our lives don't pass by each other by accident. It's like every shot counting in a golf tournament. One shot could mean the difference between victory and defeat. In our case one relationship could mean the difference between the big break we've been looking for and settling for mediocrity.

Listen, I want to encourage you that you are special in the field of endeavor the Lord has allowed you to be involved with. Please know that your existence in your field is certainly not by accident. No matter how you may feel about what you do and the success you are having, remember, "every relationship counts."

Let's continue to connect as the Lord leads so we can see the outcomes He already knows about.

Stay blessed,

Pastor Ced