I will be the guest Speaker for the Laguna Presbyterian Church Mothers of Preschoolers Group.
| Date: | March 26, 2015 |
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| Time: | 09:00AM - 11:00AM |
| Event: | Laguna Prebyterian Church |
| Topic: | It takes a village |
| Venue: | Laguna Prebyterian Church |
| Location: | 415 Forest Avenue Laguna Beach, CA 92651 USA |
| Public: | Private |
I’m guest Speaking in the CVCS High School Chapel
| Date: | March 24, 2015 |
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| Time: | 09:00am-10:00am |
| Event: | Capistrano Valley Christian High School |
| Venue: | Capistrano Valley Christian High School |
| Location: | San Juan Capistrano, CA USA |
| Public: | Private |
I recently returned from a multi-day high school retreat as the event speaker. There’s nothing quite like having your “A” game fine tuned when preparing to engage with a large number of energetic teens. Several weeks of planning, preparation, and prayer was about to unfold before my very eyes.
On the first day, I looked out into a sea of young engaged eyes hanging onto every word I spoke, at which time I noticed a large number of international students looking on as if present, but not necessarily engaged. The first impression that came to mind was that this is going to be a tough crowd to influence, yet I couldn’t help but be reminded that life has a way of offering opportunities masked as challenges.
Rather than continue on with my plan, I went to the only place where I knew I would gain right perspective: on my knees in prayer. I quickly received peace about communicating my sermons in smaller chunks that would help my teen audience reinforce the importance of loving God, themselves, and their neighbors. My Plan B included appropriate human touch and connection: hugs, smiles, and looking one another in the eyes.
As a result, something transformational happened to these students and faculty during these interactive exercises this week that is difficult to explain. Language, cultural, and social barriers were superseded by hugs, smiles, and a demonstration of the greatest command: Love your neighbor as yourself.
I wonder what life would look like if people took responsibility for being less entitled to dominate others in the world thru hate, and more compassion about genuinely loving God and one another? I choose the latter.
Until next time, Be encouraged.
I speak to hundreds of thousands of young adults, men, women, and couples annually on leadership, decision making, and relationships. Sometimes life has a way of being the antidote to life itself. If you’d like more information on this topic or how to bring me in as a speaker for your next event, please contact me. Thanks to Capistrano Valley Christian School for inviting me to be your 2014 annual retreat speaker and inspiring this story!
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Egypt McKee
Evangelist | Speaker | Author | TV Host
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While running errands, I noticed a group of young adult men hanging around talking to one another. On the surface, there wasn’t anything distinguishing about them except for the fact that they were constantly trying to “one up” each other in a verbally dangerous game of teasing with “Yo Mama” jokes.
I wanted to find out quickly who the leader was, so I said, “What’s up fellas?”, and they quickly gave me a subtle head nod of greeting. I quickly cut to the chase and asked, “Which one of you would speak to your momma the way you’re describing her right now?” If there were ever a time to cue the crickets sound effects, it was now. You could hear a pin drop.
Surely, they must have thought, “Who is this guy?”, yet the looks on their collective faces seem to say, “Not me!” I went on to say, “You know, it’s yo momma that carried you in her belly for 9-months without quitting, she gave you love, changed your diapers, wiped your snotty little noses, fed you, and I think she deserves a lot more respect than you’re giving her and other mothers that you don’t even know.”
Then I looked at them all in their eyes and concluded, “Whoever the leader is in your group has the responsibility to do what’s right and influence others to do what’s right, unless that person doesn’t know what’s right. Considering that not one of these young men grew up with their father present in their homes, it would surprise no one that their outlet for affirmation is spent in tearing one other down.
LEADERSHIP without RESPONSIBILITY and ACCOUNTABILITY is just another way of saying, “I choose to be lazy and mooch off the rest of the world, so I’m going to have my cake and eat it too!”
You are better than that, and you have a responsibility to your Creator, yourself, and others. Now let’s get to the dirty work of humbling ourselves and living our purpose in life. Share your comments below! Id’ love to hear from you.
Until next time, Be encouraged.
I speak to hundreds of thousands of young adults, men, women, and couples annually on leadership, decision making, and relationships. Sometimes life has a way of being the antidote to life itself. If you’d like more information on this topic or how to bring me in as a speaker for your next event, please contact me.
In the meantime, I encourage you to subscribe to my Tribe/Newsletter on my homepage. Post your comment below, Share my blogs with your friends on social media, and visit my website often for daily inspiration.
Egypt McKee
Evangelist | Speaker | Author | TV Host
©2014 Copyright, Egypt McKee. All Rights Reserved.
Many times we use the words “I’m Sorry” to influence another person to leave us alone rather than take responsibility for our wrongdoing.
What if I told you an apology given through text message, email, or social media is not an actual apology. Enjoy my short video today, and think about what these two powerful words really means to you. Until next time, Be encouraged.
I speak to hundreds of thousands of young adults, men, women, and couples annually on leadership, decision making, and relationships. Sometimes life has a way of being the antidote to life itself. If you’d like more information on this topic or how to bring me in as a speaker for your next event, please contact me.
In the meantime, I encourage you to subscribe to my Tribe/Newsletter on my homepage. Post your comment below, Share my blogs with your friends on social media, and visit my website often for daily inspiration.
Egypt McKee
Speaker | Author | TV Host | Life Coach
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I will be the guest Speaker for the students of Foothill High School in Tustin, California.
| Date: | May 18, 2016 |
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| Time: | 12PM |
| Event: | Foothill High School |
| Sponsor: | FCA Student Club Sponsored Event |
| Venue: | Foothill High School |
| Location: | 19251 Dodge Avenue Tustin, CA 92705 United States of America |
| Public: | Private |
I will be the guest Speaker for the students of Arnold O. Beckman High School in Irvine, California.
| Date: | May 19, 2016 |
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| Time: | 12PM |
| Event: | Beckman High School |
| Sponsor: | FCA Student Club Sponsored Event |
| Location: | 3588 Bryan Avenue Irvine, CA 92602 United States of America |
| Public: | Private |
I speak to hundreds of thousands of young adults, men, women, and couples annually on leadership, decision making, and relationships. Sometimes life has a way of being the antidote to life itself. If you’d like more information on this topic or how to bring me in as a speaker for your next event, please contact me.
In the meantime, I encourage you to subscribe to my Tribe/Newsletter on my homepage. Post your comment below, Share my blogs with your friends on social media, and visit my website often for daily inspiration.
Egypt McKee
Speaker | Author | TV Host | Life Coach
©2014 Copyright, Egypt McKee. All Rights Reserved.
One things for sure, freedom isn’t free. It always costs the liberator everything. The question is, “how far are you willing to go to obtain and maintain it?” If the truth be known, everyone wants freedom but often times, we spend our lives in and out of perceived prisons—many times self inflicted.
Choosing to be “all in” comes at an extraordinarily high price, yet the rewards far outweigh the risks. I was recently invited as guest speaker at Sunridge Community Church in Temecula, California to preach from Galatians 5:13-18 on being all in and the cost of being a follower of Jesus Christ.
Remember—being all in for Jesus Christ is not a heavy burden which you “have to do”, rather an humble position where true freedom is found which you “get to do.”
I speak to hundreds of thousands of young adults, men, women, and parents on the integral parts of building healthy relationships and wise counsel in all areas of life. Invite me in as your next event Speaker and find out first hand what it means to listen up, speak up, and speak out as a matter of character and integrity. For more information, please contact me.
Be encouraged!
Egypt McKee
Evangelist | Speaker | Author
There’s nothing quite as annoying as trying to carry on a conversation with someone over the phone, and they repeatedly drop in and out of your conversation with a mystery third party. The more we seem to advance as people, the more dependent we become on multifunctional skills we neither developed nor have the capacity to master.
How did we ever make it in life back in the old days? Simple, we offered one another a mutual respect, our undivided attention, and we held a conversation as if the other person mattered. I encourage you to do the unthinkable today by turning off your cell phone for a single day, and learn to communicate with others the old fashion way—IN PERSON.
Until next time, Be encouraged.
I speak to hundreds of thousands of young adults, men, women, and couples annually on leadership, decision making, and relationships. Sometimes life has a way of being the antidote to life itself. If you’d like more information on this topic or how to bring me in as a speaker for your next event, please contact me.
In the meantime, I encourage you to subscribe to my Tribe/Newsletter on my homepage. Post your comment below, Share my blogs with your friends on social media, and visit my website often for daily inspiration.
Egypt McKee
Speaker | Author | TV Host | Life Coach
©2014 Copyright, Egypt McKee. All Rights Reserved.