We have been called and commissioned by God, empowered beyond our own resources, and granted the privilege of caring for His flock. And yet we still struggle with fear and insecurity, and with facing rejection.
Someone once asked me, “What are biggest leadership pet peeves?” I didn’t need to think about it. I said, “When a leader says one thing and does another, or they don’t mean what they say.”
As a leader in the church for over forty years, among the lessons learned one thing is for certain: Very little is for certain.
Most of us hate the word wait. It’s a four-letter word that stirs up all sorts of negative emotions. Waiting ranks right up there with a root canal. Necessary, perhaps, but not at all fun. And waiting is often a hope-killer.
Inconvenient church: Let me be clear—being part of a church does matter.
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