Wednesday, September 20, 2006

Any Leaders?

To me it seems we are a world of followers.  Even in the church, I am afraid that we are followers.  I dare say that because there are so many followers, we shun leaders.  What happened to the last person who took the initiative to start something new in your church?  If your church was openned to it, consider yourself blessed.

 I have been doing a study with our high school students calling them out to be Christian leaders.  To be that you must stick out like a sore thumb in our society today.  Be a leader in your speech, your actions, your attitutudes.  Jesus Christ is your example in this.  Dare to dream something big for God and then chase after it.  Pray for someone who is lost and then minister and share Jesus with them.

This is what we are suppose to do as God’s people.  To me, many times these are foriegn concepts to our churches.  Many of us cannot stop talking about our fellow believers.  Our attitudes stink when we don’t think church is going right, and don’t even talk about actions that is a private matter.

I believe that a leader is not satisfied with the status quo.  They are always striving for something better, aren’t they?  Can God’s church do better?

Oh, well that is my rant today.  I’ve been driving too much and thus thinking too much.

In Christ,

Terry

 

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Monday, September 11, 2006

Going back to vision

Well it seems that a vision that some people have had for the students of our town is beginning to take shape.  Next Sunday evening will be the start of a city-wide youth worship service in the park.  The goal is have monthly worship services geared toward the students of our town.  This will me a mult-denominational effort. 

This has been talked about for a few years and now it looks like it will happen.  Keep it in your prayers and I will report next week.

 Terry

 

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Thursday, September 7, 2006

Vision and the Church

I believe it is Proverbs 28:19 that says “Where there is no vision, the people will perish”.  (Sorry, don’t have my Bible in front of me!)

Anyway, we talked about that verse in our high school Bible study last night.  How important is vision to the church?  I haven’t been in too many ministerial positions, but one thing I have seen is this:  When a church has a vision, the church will be focused and it grows.  If a church does not have a vision, the church just sits and exists.  I believe the same holds true for our own personal relationships with Jesus.  Something else that I have noticed … when someone has a vision for the church, that same vision is generally given to other people of the church.  I may be wrong, but when God wants to do something in His church he will not just let one person know.  Any ideas?

Something positive out of the Bible study last night.  Two high school students took me to an old abondoned church here in town.  The family of one of the students owns the property.  They told me that they want to fix it up and have youth worship services there.  What I find amazing is that I have heard this vision before from other people.  Maybe God is wanting to do something.  We will have to wait and see.

Anyway, something to chew on.  Tell me what you think?!@?!

T-bob

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