We had a very lively discussion during the start of our weekly ENCM morning staff meeting at U-Belt.

We talked about one chapter on the book Axiom by Bill Hybels, zeroing in on the topic Read All You Can.

As each staff shared what they learned from that chapter or what they are learning from the current book they are reading, I had flashback of my college years at University of Santo Tomas.

Towards the final year of my college life, I remembered my college mentor Ramon Francisco share to me six words, which as an aspiring journalist then, I should always remember: read, read, read, write, write, write.

Those six words stuck in my mind and heart as I started life as a journalist. And now, as a pastor, I still remember those words that’s why even in the midst of a tight schedule, I try my best to read books—be it novels, topics on leadership, parenting, marriage and what-have-you.

But our time of sharing during our meeting sparked something within me—a deep desire to take reading as a lifestyle, develop an insatiable appetite for learning in order to grow as a father, a husband and a spiritual leader.

In a people ministry like ours, reading books should certainly be part of our life—whether you’re a student, a working professional or married person.

Here’s an interesting quote from Bill Hybels’ chapter on Read All You Can:

Leaders have a responsibility before God to constantly get better, and one of the most reliable ways to do is to read. Great leaders read frequently. They read voraciously.

What book are you reading lately?

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