As we begin our journey into the season of Lent this year, I would like to begin by posing a question. What does it mean to be led? What does it mean to follow someone else? What does it mean to submit to the leadership of someone whom we consider to be an influence, a mentor? Someone who provides for us an example that we … Continue reading Lent 2020 | Ash Wednesday: “Led”
This is the third article in series about The Ambassador Way. This is how I have described what it means to live out our identity as called out group of believers. If we are going to make sense of what we are supposed to do, we have to intentionally move through each of these phases. Each phase helps us stay focused on the main thing for our church.
So, once you have defined your identity as a church and have articulated your vision, the next step is to embrace your mission. When you know who you are and why you exist, how you are going to live out these two realities is vitally important. Continue reading “The Ambassador Way, Pt. 3 | Embrace Your Mission”
In my last post, I talked about the importance of defining our churches identity. The reason for defining our identity as a church is that it will help to sift out those things that are not “us.” They are not things that we should be doing. As leaders in the church, we should not be afraid of saying that something simply does not fit into who God is calling us to be. It is right to make sure that, as a church, we understand who we are and who we are supposed to be. Continue reading “The Ambassador Way, Pt. 2 | Articulate Your Vision”
The reality of the full-time ministry is this, it can breed many of the opposite characteristics than are needed, dare I say, required of those whom God has called to serve in leadership. Continue reading The Challenge of Being a Pastor…
I was driving home from work about a week ago and a thought came to my mind. “What is the difference between leading and being in front of a group of people?” I know that there are probably many different ways of answering that question. And I am not about to pretend that I have the final answer on this question. To be honest I … Continue reading Leading vs. Being in Front
If leaders/disciples rely on pastors to say all the hard things to others in their communities, the church will be slow to grow. via @GCDiscipleship Continue reading unConventional Twisdom
