June Gathering

We had a great time today at our gathering. Thanks to Harvest for hosting. Lots of talk about mentoring and handing off the reigns to future worship leaders on your teams. It seems we all have the same dilemma of needing to identify future people that can be plugged into ministry places to 1. offer support and relief to the current leader 2. be getting raised up for future ministry opportunities such as church plants. We all agreed that the biblical mandate to raise up disciples is hard to maintain when you are sparse on people on your team or that "right person' hasn't presented themself fo you. It would be great to hear how some of you navigate through the discipleship/mentoring process of raising up future leaders. Yes, I know prayer is a big thing too. God is good. All the time!!

Tipping the scales of passion

Ok, what's your passion? Is it something between being a wholy devoted worshiper of God and doing your own thing? Can you do both? If you are on a church staff, how do you incorporate the daily rigors of church business into your personal passions and goals as a human being? Where do the lines cross? Should they? Yes, I'm working towards 20 questions here. But, the question of the day is how do you balance it all.? We're called to a 'lifestyle of worship' and to 'seek first his kingdom' and 'offer ourselves as living sacrifices' all the while keeping in mind that we are in a temporary earth suit, destined for eternal life in a glorified body. Whew!!! And yet the rent is still due, your deadlines are looming, and plenty of work is to be done around your temporary living space known as home. How do you squeeze some 'me time' in there? Even though it's not all about you. Great slogans huh? We'll anyway, if you want to weigh in on this, the lines are open.
Peace...