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Quotable Tuesday: Risk-Free Faith
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This weeks quote comes from Craig Groeschel, Lead Pastor of LifeChurch.TV, during his message for the One Prayer “Unstoppable” series. Speaking on faith and risk, Craig said:
The goal of faith is not the elimination of risk. There is no such thing as risk-free faith.
– Craig Groeschel
Many times when we think about faith, we think that having faith means that God takes all the risk and potential for failure out of something. I am not so sure I believe that. Without risk or the potential for failure, where is the need for faith? Where is the dependence on God? It is not there because we can handle things on our own. Risk and failure bring out dependence and a hunger for God’s power in your life.
Our walk with God requires risk. Churches require leadership that is willing to takes risks. If you are not a risk-taker as you lead your church, you will be a care-taker and eventually an undertaker.
Friday Links
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Here are some links to some great posts from the week. I hope you find them helpful!
- Perry Noble gives us “11 Signs You May Be Experiencing Ministry Burnout.” If you are in ministry, you need to read this. You also need to take care of yourself to guard against becoming burnt out!
- Mark Beeson tells us that “Good Times Don’t Always Require Alot Of Money.” For someone on a budget, or who just lost there job, Mark has some great words on how to make the most with what we do have to make memories this summer with your family. I plan on taking some of his advice. I think I will start with the one about choosing a good attitude!
- Donald Miller brings up a statement that hit me over the head a year ago in his post “Healthy Friends Are Responsible To, Not For Each Other.” I wrote about it not too long ago after attending a workshop at Granger Community Church.
- Pete Wilson asks “What’s The Point” in reference to what the goal of the message that is preached. Some good food for thought in that post and in the comments.
May you all have a blessed weekend!
Staffing or Equipping?
Posted by: | CommentsI just read a post by Eric Geiger, and though I usually post my best links of the week on Fridays, this one needed a post of its own. It is something that has resonated deep within me for quite some time.
Eric says:
Often I hear deep lamenting from pastors and staff teams about the lack of volunteer engagement in their churches. And often I have discovered that the problem is not with the people but a faulty ministry culture that fosters low levels of volunteerism and perpetuates an unhealthy dependence on clergy. The typical approach to ministry in most churches stands in stark contrast to the biblical approach given to us clearly by God.
In the type of churches I grew up in, you had to have a “Pastor” involved in everything, and if there were too many things going on for one guy to do it, you hired another “professional pastor” to help out. That totally goes contrary to the Biblical model of equipping the saints for the work of the ministry! The church in America many times forgets that everyone within the local church has been gifted to serve, and if they are not serving, the body does not function properly. If we want to see our churches grow and thrive, we need to unleash the members to do ministry!
Now, go and read the rest of the article by Eric!
Friday Links
Posted by: | CommentsHere are some links to posts that I thought were worth your while to take a look at! I hope you enjoy not only the links, but the holiday weekend!
- Some great insight from Scott Williams in his post “Diversity Drives Innovation.”
- Tony Morgan, in his post “Are You A Christian Atheist,” had the chance to interview Craig Groeschel about his newest book, The Christian Atheist: Believing in God but Living As If He Doesn’t Exist
. It takes about ten minutes to listen to, but it is good stuff!
- “You Can See The Determination In His Eyes” was a great post by Seth Godin. I have met Christ followers that have this sense of direction and a “you can’t stop me” attitude about reaching people for Jesus that is just contagious. I want to be one of those people that has that determination and drive!
- Being a leader in the church means you will be faced with tough decisions. Making those decisions can be hard, but it is necessary for the longevity growth of the church. Perry Noble talks about that is his post “Leaders Make Tough Decisions.” Great read!
I hope you all enjoy your weekend! Be safe!
Friday Links: Weekend Edition
Posted by: | CommentsIt seems my day got away from me again on Friday this last week. I left the house at 6:30am and did not get home until after 10pm, so I did not get to post. I know, a good blogger would have had it set up so that my blog would have automatically posted something when i could not be there to do it. I usually will do that, but just never got around to writing it up before it was too late. Anyways, here it is. A bit late, but still helpful and insightful stuff from some great leaders…
- Jonathan Acuff had a great post on Being Lazy For The Lord. Love that post!
- There are a lot of churches that do a lot of good things, but very few churches do great things. I think that is partly due to not paying attention to the last ten percent. What do i mean by that? Well, read this article by Seth Godin titled, Hardly Worth The Effort, and you will be able to make the application pretty easily I think. Churches have to stop sacrificing great on the altar of good. Good enough is not what you want to hear anyone say when they are doing something for Jesus!
- Loved this one called “Empire of Entitlement” by Pete Wilson. Good stuff!
- Love the posts Craig Groeschel is writing about Honor. Read them here, here, here, and here!
- Finally “Having Right Theology Does Not Mean You Know God” by Donald Miller will get you thinking and asking questions!
I hope you all have a great day in God’s house this weekend!
