The Visible Kingdom #kingdomofgod

How I Got Where I Am #destination #success #successstory #journey #goals...

The truth is that I got to where I am by asking or anticipating certain questions and steps over and over and over and over until I was weary of the word, "over," and then some more.

How I Got Where I Am 

#destination #success #successstory #journey

https://open.substack.com/pub/tomsims/p/how-did-i-get-here?r=2m40s&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=true

Not the Least #greatest #least #staus #importance #worship #religiouskno...

There is a new day that has come. There is a new King. There is new hope. The least has become the greatest and thrones are toppling over.

The drama takes place with unlikely characters on unlikely stages of human experience in unlikely places.

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The Art of Listening Is Not Just a Technique for Being Heard

Jesus So What #God #divinity #humanfceofGod #ChristIsKing #Trinity #Chri...

Be and Sound Smarter for Clients with Linkedin News #linkedin #business ...

#QuestionforGroup: Have you utilized the news here to stay up-to-date on trends and to engage in trending conversations? How has it helped?

You can be smarter as a business or professional coach or mentor and you can sound smarter as well.

And add value to your business and professional clients as a coach and mentor.

#linkedin #business #coaching #mentoring

I want to share a tool I use to stay current with what’s happening in the world of business. It’s a complicated world, and if we’re going to be effective business coaches, it’s important to have a simple way to stay on top of what’s going on in the business community.

The tool I find especially helpful is LinkedIn.

https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/sound-smarter-linkedin-news-tom-sims-l2vdc

Comprehensive Guide to Developing an Effective Online Course

Comprehensive Guide to Developing an Effective Online Course

Essential steps for creating engaging digital learning experiences

A More Comprehensive Outline

Launching an online course can be broken down into clear, manageable phases. Here’s a complete, practical roadmap you can follow:

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Steps to Launching an Online Course

1. Choose Your Course Topic

• Pick a subject you’re knowledgeable and passionate about.
• Validate demand: Are people already searching for solutions? Are competitors selling similar courses?
• Ensure the topic solves a real problem or delivers a transformation.

2. Define Your Audience

• Identify your ideal student:
• Their goals
• Pain points
• Skill level
• What success looks like for them
• This ensures your course is targeted and valuable.

3. Conduct Market Research

• Analyze competitor courses: price, format, content gaps.
• Look at forums, YouTube comments, Reddit, etc. to discover common questions.
• Survey your audience (email list, social media, communities).

4. Create a Course Outline

• Break your course into modules → lessons → action steps.
• Follow a logical progression from beginner → outcome.
• Keep lessons short and digestible (5–15 minutes).

5. Choose the Course Format

Decide how you’ll deliver content:

• Pre-recorded video lessons (most common)
• Worksheets, templates, PDFs
Quizzes and assignments

• Live sessions or coaching (optional)

6. Write Scripts or Lesson Notes

• Ensure each lesson has:
• A clear objective
• A simple explanation
• Examples
• Action steps / exercises

7. Record Your Course

• Use a clear mic, good lighting, and minimal background distractions.
• Screen recording tools:
• Loom, ScreenFlow, OBS
• Video recording tools:
• DSLR, smartphone + tripod, or webcam

8. Edit Your n Videos

• Keep edits clean and professional.
• Add captions if possible.
• Recommended tools:
• CapCut, DaVinci Resolve, Adobe Premiere Pro

9. Choose a Course Platform

Popular options:

• Teachable
• Thinkific
• Kajabi
• Udemy (marketplace)
• Skillshare (marketplace)

Or build your own using:

• WordPress + LMS plugin (LearnDash)

Consider pricing, features, community, and analytics.

10. Set Up Your Course Pages

• Upload videos and materials.
• Create a compelling sales page:
• Clear transformation
• What’s included
• Testimonials (if available)
• Pricing
• Guarantee

11. Choose Your Pricing Model

Options include:

• One-time payment
• Payment plans
• Subscription / membership
• Free with upsells

Price based on transformation value, not course length.

12. Build an Email List

• Create a lead magnet related to your course (mini-guide, checklist, free training).
• Drive traffic to it to grow your audience.

13. Pre-Launch & Validate

Before creating the full course, you can:

• Sell the course as a pre-sale (great for validation).
• Host a webinar to pitch the course.

If people pay, you know the idea is viable.

14. Launch Your Course

Use a structured launch plan:

• Email sequence (teasers → open cart → reminders)
• Social media posts
• Live events (webinars, Q&As)
• Limited-time bonuses or discounts

15. Deliver& Support Students

• Provide helpful onboarding.
• Offer community support (FB group, Discord, Circle).
• Gather feedback throughout.

16. Improve & Scale

• Optimize based on student feedback.
• Add modules, bonuses, or templates.
• Improve marketing through:
• Paid ads (optional)
• Content marketing
• Collaborations or affiliate partners

#webinars #onlinecourses #coursedevelopment #onllinelearning

It All Boils Down #priorities #boilingdown #boilsdown #bottomline #miss...

The Struggle #faith #Jacob #Israel #wrestlingwithGod #faithcrisis #wrest...

The Struggle

This Morning's Sermon and Bible Study with Discussion Questions for Your House Churches and Small Groups

Jacob and His Night of Wrestling with God

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Living in Babylon #homesick #cantfeelathome #exile #alien #stranger #sen...

More Words and Music

Are you homesick?

Do you feel disengaged, disoriented, and dispossessed in a world where nothing is familiar? Is there a feeling of hostility from or toward you as you confront the values and cultures around you?

There is actually a biblical illustration of a people who experienced what you are experiencing. Listen to this message.

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Clutter Is Not Your Friend - The First Step to Getting Organized

In the Money #evil #stewardshp #loveofmoney #wealth #riches #rich #wealt...

We Can Endure

Never Forget the Tears

Balm in Gilead #healing #woundedhealer #thorntonwilder #troubledthewater...

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Motive & Motivation

Running through the Fire

Digging deeper from a message on opposition and division, we consider the role of faith in shaping us and preparing us to run the race of life as heroes.

In this sermon, we discuss a challenging passage from Jesus' teachings in Luke 12:49-56, focusing on the themes of division, fire, and baptism. 

Jesus' message is more descriptive than prescriptive, highlighting the reality of division and conflict that can arise from following Him. 

We see the paradox of Jesus as both a catalyst for division and a source of peace.

Jesus endures the cross, being both judge and accused. 

He encourages listeners to persevere through life's challenges. 

As we race through fire, we have Jesus’ presence and support. 

Faith in the Fire https://medium.com/p/faith-in-the-fire-87eb7c78fe18?source=social.tw

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Move Mountain Move

Digging deeper from a message on opposition and division, we consider the role of faith in shaping us and preparing us to run the race of life as heroes.

In this sermon, we discuss a challenging passage from Jesus' teachings in Luke 12:49-56, focusing on the themes of division, fire, and baptism. 

Jesus' message is more descriptive than prescriptive, highlighting the reality of division and conflict that can arise from following Him. 

We see the paradox of Jesus as both a catalyst for division and a source of peace.

Jesus endures the cross, being both judge and accused. 

He encourages listeners to persevere through life's challenges. 

As we race through fire, we have Jesus’ presence and support. 

Faith in the Fire https://medium.com/p/faith-in-the-fire-87eb7c78fe18?source=social.tw

Free Friend Link -  https://medium.com/@tomsims/faith-in-the-fire-87eb7c78fe18?sk=6a7734597cc90d2e815e83979ec8726c

Efficient Hard Work #effort #goals #goalsetting #planning #efficiency #f...

Be Ready & Live by Faith

Be prepared.
Live by faith.

Faith is made up of:
1. Assumptions
2. Actions
3. Activation

Read at https://medium.com/@tomsims/be-ready-and-live-by-faith-fbd398348c60?sk=8589c7be4fd7257be8833e095b33ce34

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Post Truth #noart #notruth #ambiguity #truthless

Post Truth?

Or is it just a lack of artistic imagination?

Or is it just too ethereal?

Martha Martha #maryandmartha #Jesus #kairos #chronos #meditation #spirut...

from Jesus Mafa

Martha, Martha, Mary Has Chosen What Is Best.

 #maryandmartha #Jesus #kairos #chronos #meditation #spirutality #devotional #prayer

Background Readings

Amos 8:1-12 Psalm 52, Colossians 1:15-28, Luke 10:38-42

Dear Martha

“…Martha, Martha, thou art careful and troubled about many things: But one thing is needful: and Mary hath chosen that good part, which shall not be taken away from her.” -Luke 10:41b-42

 

There has been so much said about Martha, but Jesus was not criticizing her. Martha started the criticism with her complaint that Mary was not helping with the entertaining duties. 

She was joining the men. 

She was soaking up the presence and the words of Jesus. She was investing in things that were intangible. 

Jesus did not invalidate Martha or her work. He observed that she was busy and frantic and occupied with many things. 

These things could have occupied Mary as well. There is always something to occupy us, busy, us, and worry us in this life. 

The Greek word, “chronos” is time you can measure with a clock or a calendar. “Kairos,” however, is time that can be measured only in encounter, impact, and significance. Mary was living the moment in kairos time. Martha was stuck in chronos time. 

Luke says it was Martha’s house. Can we surmise that Mary was the younger sister? 

When Jesus came, she positioned herself and Jesus’ feet in what seemed to Martha to be laziness and irresponsibility. But Jesus called it the choice of the better way. 

She did the needful thing. She chose the better part. She invested in what she could never lose, a kairos moment with Jesus. 

“Now it came to pass, as they went, that he entered into a certain village: and a certain woman named Martha received him into her house.”

 Martha asks Jesus if he cares that she is bearing the burden of the household alone and he responds with a caring invitation for her to join her sister. 

Who cares if the bread burns? Who cares if the table settings are not perfect? Who cares about the niceties that have us in a frenzy? One thing is needful: the kairos moment of turning and encounter. 

Choose, first, the good part today. 

There will be time for all else later.