Daily Archives: February 19, 2008
Side Track- A little more about me
I have endeavored not to be too personal on this blog but I will take a side track here and let you in on some of my life.
Currently I am around 6 1/2 months into a job search. The past six months have been tumultuous at best. Multiple interviews leading to dead ends or false hopes or having to make the tough decision to say “No”. That last one has been especially hard, it is always hard to turn down a position when you are out of work. But ministry is so much more than work it is a calling and to go somewhere just to say you are somewhere can lead to terrible ruin.
Most recently I have had a horrible let down having accepted a position and being as excited as I had been in a very long time only to have the church back out due to internal issues. It hurt and was very disappointing. But God knows where he is taking me and I trust Him.
If you have come across my blog I hope you have found it interesting and helpful. I also hope you come back.
Words That I Over Use – Consistency
When I talk to my ministry volunteers one of the things I try to communicate is the need for consistency. If there is one thing that everyone hates it is the unknown. When you commit to do something you had better see it through until the end if you start a program you MUST let it play out. Anything less will be seen as flakiness especially if you back out numerous times.
I can remember, when i was interning, youth would come to me and complain about not ever knowing what was going on because we would start new programs or classes all the time only to cancel them due to poor participation or a leader backing out. But by canceling the class we were establishing a reputation of inconsistency and like so much else in their life we were just another disappointment to the students.
If we are to reach a lost generation we must gain their respect and trust and to do that we must be consistent in all that we do. As the old saying goes “say what ya mean and mean what ya say”
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