An Eye Opener

I would encourage you to go and read Robin Sigars' blog entitled "Speaking at OCC." In it Robin talks about the motives of many young preachers. He talks about how young preachers want to go places based on the size of the church, the size of the city, the amount of staff, even the proximity to a Starbucks. 

As most everyone knows I have been sending out resumes and interviewing with various churches for the last several months. And I must admit for much of this time I have been guilty for being one of these "young preachers." I have continually told myself that I wanted to go to a "healthy" situation. Now I have come to realize that the health of a church is very relative. No church is going to be completely healthy because it is ran by sinners. 

Long story short, God isn't wanting me to go to a glamorous situation right now. Honestly, I don't think He ever will. If I ever take a ministry because of the stature it will bring then I hope my mentors and those who love me will tell me just how stupid I am being. Ministry is a dirty job not a glamorous one. I have accepted the Lead Minister role in Cherryvale, KS. It's not a glamorous big situation, but it is a situation that can be used to bring many people closer to Jesus. That's why I want to be in ministry - to help bring people to Jesus.