Dee’s 2024 Goals

 

1. I will read 12 chapters each day in my Bible. 

2. I will pray alone five times a week for one hour each time.

3. I will pray for 15 minutes twice each week on my kneeling bench in my office. 

4. I will pray at two regular corporate prayer times at JBC each week.

5. I will pray for 40 hours in each of the four “Five Day Prayer Events.”

6. I will pray with Patty three times each week minimum. 

7. I will pray through the JBC and Agape Family Fellowship church prayer letter each week and will transfer the serious prayer requests to “Prayer Mate.”

8. I will pray for every person who attends JBC at least once each month.

9. I will pray for all our kids, sons-in-law, daughters-in-law, and grandkids every week. 

10. I will pray corporately for a total of 300 hours for the year.

11. I will pray every week for those on my “lost list”, and for those who are new attenders at JBC for six months.

12. I will pray every day for 44 baptisms at JBC this year. 

13. I will pray for all the staff, Elders, key leaders of ministries and their families every week.

14. I will pray for every person in each of my Leadership classes every week.

15. I will recruit a new “intern” to train at JBC.

16. I will coach four pastors outside of JBC.

17. I will use my prayer app, “Prayer Mate” for all my prayer commitments, and I will keep up to date on names, requests, lists, and pictures.

18. I will write in my personal journal at least twice each week. 

19. I will pray my “personal commitments prayer” the first thing every morning.

20. I will read 20 pages in a good book, five days a week. 

21. I will work hard to grow the Wednesday Night Service with a goal of 200 average attendance by May 29th.

22. I will install a good permanent air compressor and air-line throughout my auto shop with a good moisture trap.

23. I will get a minimum of seven hours sleep each night. 

24. I will memorize the book of 2nd Peter well. 

25. I will review all my memorized verses every week and get to 200th place in “Scripture Memory.”

26. I will have a total of 800 verses memorized well by the end of the year. 

27. I will work with Brandon and hold two “Newcomers’ Dinners.”

28. I will faithfully attend three “Men’s Accountability Groups” each week.

29. I will write my blog 5 times a week minimum praying for wisdom as I write it, and for the number who are subscribed to it to grow to 900. 

30. I will invite every man who is new to JBC to attend “Monday Night Football.”

31. I will attend at least one “Church Growth” Seminar and bring at least one staff person with me. 

32. I will plan a 2,400-mile, unassisted bicycle trip to Utah and back for the month of June.

33. I will attend the “Church Venture” Prayer Retreat at Tadmor. 

34. I will listen to 100 podcasts. 

35. I will meet with Preston and Nick each month to mentor and encourage them as new pastors.

36. I will faithfully report to, respond to, and pray for those in my two pastor’saccountability groups. 

37. I will finish my blog book project and get it published. 

38. I will teach a Discipleship Class on Sundays eight months out of the year. 

39. I will attend the “Church of the Valley” prayer summit at Cannon Beach January 29th to the 31st. 

40. I will get started on my quarter acre fishpond in the back yard.        

41. I will write 100 handwritten notes to different people at JBC each month.

42. I will teach five different “Leadership Classes” at JBC from October to May. 

43. I will build a three wheeled car from scratch.

44. Patty and I will participate in “Dinners for Eight.”

45. Patty and I will go to Oahu to visit Sally and her family this year. 

46. I will take Patty on a date at least twice each month.

47. I will take Sam out to breakfast or lunch at least four times. 

48. Patty and I will drive over to see Seth and his family in Idaho at least twice.

49. I will text or e-mail each of my 29 grandkids at least once every month.

50. I will write out a detailed description and plan for a “Shepherding Ministry,” at JBC and start it. 

51. I will meet with the Elders at Agape Family Fellowship along with Preston whenever they meet.

52. I will ride my stationary bike at least five times for an hour every week, and I will lift weights twice each week.

53. I will train hard and run a half marathon in Corvallis on April 6th.

54. I will keep my weight under 200 lbs.

55. I will plan out, buy materials, and build an aquaponic system at Seth’s place in Idaho.

56. I will play golf ten different times.

57. I will learn how to crab and go crabbing at least three times. 

58. I will be diligent and self-controlled to eliminate all gluten, sugar, artificial sweeteners, and food preservatives from my diet.

59. I will tow my Dory boat up to Tim’s place in Soldotna, Alaska in July and leave it there for halibut fishing.

60. I will plan an elk and a deer hunting trip in the Fall with kids and/or grandkids.

61. I will go salmon and halibut fishing in Alaska for a month in July.

62. I will fish three times for steelhead, twice for salmon, and three times surf fishing this winter.

63. I will fix up my 20 foot pontoon boat and tow it over and leave it at Seth’s place in Idaho for his family to use.

64. I will paint the trim on our house.

65. I will totally finish the 1969 Mustang.

66. I will start restoring my 1950 Ford Club Coupe. 

67. I will redo the front of my number one shop turning it into a garage for four cars and put a new roof on it. 

68. I will get all three of my shops organized and cleaned.

69. I will get my number two shop set up to do wood working for profit.

70. I will prune all my apple trees before February.

71. I will build a chicken tight fence around our property. 

72. I will plan a ten-day fishing trip out of San Diego before 2025. 

73. I will plan and do a hunting trip to Texas for a trophy white tail buck and a pig before 2025.

74. I will plan a hunt for my son-in-law, Philip this Fall so that he can kill a bull elk.

75. I will start and teach a leadership class at Agape Family Fellowship.

76. I will read these goals at least once each week. 

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