LCCC Freshman Move In Day

24 08 2010

I am SO PROUD of what our teens and college students do here at Element Church.  Just recently, theSHIFT had a GREAT outreach opportunity.  I asked Bruce Pagano, the director of theSHIFT here at Element, to do a guest blog highlighting the event and how it went.  Check it out below.
I just wanted to take a moment to share what God has been doing at theSHIFT and some of our plans for this upcoming school year. By far one of the most exciting events so far in 2010 (for me anyway) happened this past Saturday, August 21. theSHIFT had the opportunity to serve the 210 incoming Laramie County Community College (LCCC) Freshmen as they moved into the dormitory.

In preparing for Move-In Day, fourteen SHIFTers got together on Thursday evening and put together “Freshman Survival Kits.” The kits, contained a mesh laundry bag, had stuff like a copy of Mark Batterson’s book, In a Pit With a Lion on a Snowy Day, a Christian CD, pencils, highlighters, candy, granola bars, stress relief tips and a couple other items. We were able to partner with the Director of Campus Crusade for Christ at Colorado State University, Christian Rainbolt, who provided the CDs, some of the books and the mesh bags. It was stinking awesome to have him come up and be part of it.

Then the big day arrived. On Saturday morning, at about 7:15am a few of us met at LCCC and prayed over the dormitory grounds. By 9am we had about seventeen SHIFTers there pumped to serve our college community. It started off a little slow, but within the hour there wasn’t a SHIFTer that wasn’t busy. We spent the day unloading cars, moving stuff into dorm rooms, handing out Survival Kits, connecting with the students and their parents and just being there for them. As I watched the SHIFTers work, I’m not ashamed to say; twice I was moved to tears. They WERE the hands and feet of Jesus (I’m certain of it because both of mine hurt by the end of the day). They were there serving and loving people without exception or expectation; and you could see it in every interaction that occurred.

Countless times I heard parents and students say how amazing it was that we cared enough to be there to help, what a blessing it was, or how much Element is impacting this community. I had one mother tell me it made her “weepy” that we would give our time to help. The Dean of Students walked up to a group of SHIFTers during lunch and thanked them over and over saying that us being there was so important to the incoming students. The kitchen staff made an awesome spaghetti lunch based on the number of students that were around last year at lunch time. We had moved so many students in the morning that by lunch time, there were very few around to eat the spaghetti. (I kind of feel bad about that one, although we ate well). As we wrapped up for the day, at about 3:30pm, we had welcomed and moved about 180 of the incoming students. The Hall Director, Jason, said that it went so much smoother than last year and was a lot more efficient.

All that to say this…we went there with one mission: to serve and love LCCC. Mission accomplished! I am so proud and thankful to have the honor of leading this group of college and 20somethings. They radiate the love of Christ and its contagious!

There is a bunch more to come this school year, stuff like movie nights, dinners, a concert (The Ineloquent on September 11th) and other opportunities to serve, so stay connected to FB, twitter and the website.

So Stoked,

Bruce


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A Leaders Responsibility Pt. 2

24 08 2010

You can read Part 1 HERE.  As I said, I’m amazed at the simplicity of leadership when looked at it through the lens of Scripture.  There are some GREAT books on leadership out there and I highly recommend ANY leader taking time to learn from other successful leaders…HOWEVER, there isn’t a better leadership book than the Bible.  And there isn’t a better leadership voice than the Holy Spirit.  Leadership is as simple as listening to the Holy Spirit and doing what He says.  One of the GREATEST ways to hear the Holy Spirit is through reading Scripture.

Deuteronomy 17:18-20 says 18 “When he sits on the throne as king, he must copy for himself this body of instruction on a scroll in the presence of the Levitical priests. 19 He must always keep that copy with him and read it daily as long as he lives. That way he will learn to fear the Lord his God by obeying all the terms of these instructions and decrees. 20 This regular reading will prevent him from becoming proud and acting as if he is above his fellow citizens. It will also prevent him from turning away from these commands in the smallest way.  And it will ensure that he and his descendants will reign for many generations in Israel.

The first reason a leader needs to take responsibility to study God’s Word is:  He will learn to FEAR the Lord and OBEY His commands.

I would say that this reason is the TOP reason a leader needs to be in God’s Word.  I pound this into our team constantly, it has become the foundation on which I stand as a leader.  “Obedience IS success”  I think sometimes as leaders, especially as Christian leaders and pastors, we view obedience as a leveraging tool against God.  That somehow, if I obey God, He will bless my leadership or ministry and make me successful.  We view success as how many attend church.  How much money comes in.  How great a building we have.  When in reality, ALL those “successes” mean NOTHING if I don’t learn to OBEY Christ! Obedience doesn’t BRING success it IS success.

In 1 Kings 2:2-3 David is passing the leadership baton of King to his son Solomon.  He says “Take courage and be a man.  Observe the requirements of the Lord your God, and follow all his ways.  Keep the decrees, commands, regulations, and laws written in the Law of Moses so that you will be successful in all you do and wherever you go.”

I have to wonder, that while YES Solomon experienced great “worldly” success, if David wasn’t saying “Solomon, obedience IS your success”?  Was David emphasizing and reminding Solomon that with ALL the accolades leadership can give…all the fulfillment we might experience from it..all the STUFF we might gain, that NONE of it matters unless we follow Christ?  NONE! ZIP! NODDA! ZERO!

Leader, stop pursuing SUCCESS and start pursuing CHRIST and you’ll have found your success.  Get into the WORD daily so you will learn to fear the Lord and obey His commands.  Obedience IS your success.  It’s YOUR responsibility.  It’s only in God’s Word that we are able to find God’s will.

In the Word,

Jeff


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A Leaders Responsibility Pt. 1

23 08 2010

I’m amazed at the simplicity of leadership when looked at it through the lens of Scripture.  There are some GREAT books on leadership out there and I highly recommend ANY leader taking time to learn from other successful leaders…HOWEVER, there isn’t a better leadership book than the Bible.  And there isn’t a better leadership voice than the Holy Spirit.  As Perry Noble says “Leadership is as simple as hearing God’s voice and doing what He says.”  With that said, there is a passage of Scripture that I think is KEY to a leaders responsibility:

Deuteronomy 17:18-20 says 18 “When he sits on the throne as king, he must copy for himself this body of instruction on a scroll in the presence of the Levitical priests. 19 He must always keep that copy with him and read it daily as long as he lives. That way he will learn to fear the Lord his God by obeying all the terms of these instructions and decrees. 20 This regular reading will prevent him from becoming proud and acting as if he is above his fellow citizens. It will also prevent him from turning away from these commands in the smallest way.  And it will ensure that he and his descendants will reign for many generations in Israel.

Now, I understand this was written to the King, and is referring specifically to this book, Deuteronomy, or quite possibly to the whole Torah (Genesis – Deuteronomy).  However, I don’t think I’d be straying too far to say that the principle remains the same.  It is the leaders responsibility to develop a DAILY study and reading of God’s Word (Genesis – Revelation) as an integral part of their growing relationship with Jesus! I say Genesis – Revelation because the WHOLE of Scripture determines the WHOLE of me.  It’s too easy to go back to passages or books that I LIKE and that make me feel good.  But I don’t need to feel good, I need ALL of God’s Word to permeate ALL of me, and that can only happen from Genesis – Revelation (in some form reading all of Scripture).

This reading and study of God’s Word needs to go BEYOND preparing for a sermon, studying for small group, 0r looking for verses that you can pull out of context to prove your position on a non essential doctrine that really doesn’t effect anyone’s eternity.  This reading needs to sink in to WHO you are and HOW you live because WHO you are and HOW you live will determine WHAT kind of leader you will be.  I find it interesting that of ALL the guidelines for a King (leader) in this passage, the most is said about the leaders involvement in God’s Word.  There are 3 reasons why a leaders responsibility is to study God’s Word daily.  We’ll look at those the rest of this week.

In His Word,

Jeff


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Sunday Ruminations (8-22-10)

22 08 2010

I am headed up to Wheatland, WY for a meeting in just a few minutes so this is going to be very brief.  But I wanted to share what went down today.  Here are my short ruminations.

—  EIGHT people stood to acknowledge Jesus as Savior today.  AWESOME!  One person in first, one in second and six in third service.  LOVE it!  If only for the ONE!

—  Also had a FULL altar of people every service just opening themselves up to experience the love of Christ.  I can’t prove myself to Jesus, but you better believe He proved Himself to me…and the only appropriate response is SURRENDER! Saw some people do that today.

—  LOVED seeing people experience the love of Christ today.

—  Adam’s song “The One Who Loves Me” is so stinkin’ perfect.  “Jesus, you are the one who loves me so come wrap your loving arms around me.  Carry me to that place where we might embrace and I become brand new.”  So good.

— Speaking of Adam’s songs.  A little birdie told me that Adam’s worship cd has returned back from mastering in the studio.  That means the only step left is duplication. (a little birdie also told me I get a PRE-RELEASE copy TOMORROW!)

— Right now we are planning a cd release party on Wednesday, September 29th.  You won’t want to miss it.  It will be a worship celebration and release of the new album.  Come out that night to support Adam’s new project.

— Continued Confessions Of A Pastor today:

  • Confessions #3:  I live my life feeling like I’m not good enough
  • Spoke on the life of Peter today looking at several different passages.  Asked the question “What happens when I try to prove myself?”
  • I correct instead of submit.  I speak instead of listen.  I commit instead of admit.  I need to receive instead of relieve
  • Message should be up online Tuesday. Encourage you to check it out.  www.elementweb.net
  • Played a video called “Jesus Wants The Rose” at the end of the message.  AMAZINGLY powerful video.  Perfect for a closing illustration.
  • This message was VERY close to my heart.  I struggle a lot with “I’m not good enough”
  • The band covered a Seventh Day Slumber song called “My Struggle”  You can listen to it HERE.  Love that song.  Perfect for me and this message.

— Here is a pic of 400 backpacks FILLED with supplies for all the students at Rossman Elementary here in Cheyenne.

— Tuesday we are taking them ALL out to the school for open house.

—  Be praying that the LIFE of Jesus goes with these backpacks.  Just praying they make an impact to the families.  Thanks Element for stepping up and filling this need.

— Alright, want to share more but my time is up.  Gotta hit the road to Wheatland.

— Thanks Element for letting me lead you.  You guys are AWESOME!

Till the end,

Jeff


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4th Or 5th Grader In Your House?

18 08 2010

I’m excited about the new school year beginning and some changes that are being made in e:kidz and Fusion.  Check out the new opportunities for our 4th and 5th grade students from Pastor Derek:

The new season of our popular LG45 (4th & 5th grade lifegroup) begins in September!

This year we will be offering 2 options for your 4th/5th grade student to plug into a small group outside the Sunday Ekidz experience.

Group #1: Foundations
An overview of the Christian faith. This group will explore topics such as: understanding God, who is Satan, Why did Jesus die, and how are we part of the story. Each session will include group activity, group discussion, and Bible study/application.
This group will meet in the church offices (Suite 301) from 6-730PM on Sunday evenings Beginning September 5th through November 21st. Weekly planner will be passed out at first session.
Leader: Derek Mowery 307-630-7638 or derek@elementweb.net

Group #2: IN the Family
This group will look at topics that face elementary age kids today. Each session will include: video presentation, group activity, group discussion, and Bible study/application.
This group will meet in the church offices ( suite 301 ) from 7-830PM on Wednesday evenings beginning September 1st through November 17th. Weekly planner will be passed out at first session.
Leader: Steven Frausto 307-287-9273 or sfrausto@wyhy.org

Sign-up sheets available in the Ekidz Lobby on Sunday mornings or RSVP to Pastor Derek


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What Do They See?

17 08 2010

Spiritual leaders, I think Shannon O’Dell, pastor of Brand New Church in Arkansas NAILED it today with this post.  I’m going to bold a couple of lines that I thought were killer.  Thanks Pastor Shannon for your leadership:

Last week, I got on a cruise ship 600 miles away from my home and sailed to the Caribbean. I love to cruise, I especially love to let my hair up (my doesn’t go down) and relax. It’s a time where Cindy and I can get out of the fish bowl for a few days…or is it? One day while sitting at the port in Calica, Mexico a couple asked “are ya’ll from Arkansas”? After a few minutes, they shared how on Facebook they posted a pic while aboard and a friend mentioned that “Shannon O’Dell, my pastor is on that ship”. I was immediately riveted in humility, and reminded of how small the world has become.

So many leaders have told me, “Well, while I am on vacation I will drink a beer, smoke a Cuban, or whatever.” They will even go on to share how the Bible doesn’t say drinking, or smoking is a sin. What if I had made the choice to have a Booze Cruise? Not get drunk, just a beer or two. I realized this week, that as a leader, more importantly a Christ follower, I can never relax from bringing God the utmost Glory through my life. I never want to build my theology around what I can get away with, but God’s way in me. (Holy cow that is good!)

Here is my point…your life is always “on call” to promote, propagate, permeate, and penetrate God’s message at all times. (That dog’ll hunt)


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Coach vs. Critic

16 08 2010

I mentioned yesterday in my sermon that to overcome our fears we have to ignore our critics.  We do NOT ignore advice but CRITICS.  Here’s a couple thoughts from my sermon.

  • A critic is often just someone trying to cover up their own lack of commitment…they are threatened by yours so they criticize you.  A critic is often just someone trying to cover up their own level of conviction…they are convicted by yours so they criticize you.  A critic is often just someone trying to cover up their own love of comfort, so they criticize your willingness to leave comfort behind.
  • HOWEVER, sometimes you are criticized because you are living contrary to Scripture.  God will NEVER call you, choose you, or be okay with you living in a way that is in contradiction to His WORD.  I don’t care HOW much you aren’t “convicted”.  Your conviction is NOT the litmus test for God’s TRUTH or God’s STANDARDS.  In fact, if you are ok with living in sin you probably still need a Savior, for the Bible is clear that if Jesus lives IN us we are not okay living AGAINST Him.

Pastor Perry Noble had a GREAT series of blogs he did back in January.  The series was called “7 differences between a coach and a critic”.  I would have LOVED to share them in my sermon but it was already packed full of probably too much stuff.  You can follow a link to the series of blogs HERE which gives a full explanation of each of the seven differences.  It’s definitely worth the read.  I’ll highlight each difference below:

#1 – A Coach Has A Relationship With You – A Critic Barely Knows You.

#2 – A Coach Always Assumes The Best – A Critic Always Assumes The Worse.

#3 – A Coach Corrects Out Of Love – A Critic Corrects Out Of Pride.

#4 – A Coach Has Earned Respect – A Critic Has Not.

#5 – A Coach Will Handle Things Privately – A Critic Will Always Go Public.

#6 – A Coach Will Love You Through A Disagreement – A Critic Will Hate You No Matter What.

#7 – A Coach Should Be Listened To – A Critic Should Be Ignored.

Till the end,

Jeff


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Sunday Ruminations (8-15-10)

15 08 2010

Been a LONG weekend.  GREAT things happened at Element today.  Here are my ruminations.

— 8 people acknowledged Christ as Savior today and 1 re-commitment to the Lord.  LOVE that!  If only for the ONE!

— Seeing people experience LIFE in Christ NEVER gets old.

— Saw one of the SHIFTERS (college students) had their dad here today and He MET JESUS!  So cool.

— I’ve learned you don’t ask guests “Did you enjoy the service today?” That is a trap they can’t get out of. lol  So I started saying “I hope you enjoyed the service today”.  That way they don’t have to respond if they don’t wan tto.  The only thing is, when I say “I hope you enjoyed the service today” and they respond “Yeah” with the awkward silence following, I don’t know how to decifer.  LOL (I can take a guess at what they mean)

—  Had The Tour newcomers luncheon today.  Met a TON of great people!  Can’t wait to see them plug in.

—  I don’t know about you, but Adam’s song Till The End NEVER gets old to me.  Such a POWERFUL anthem of the power and victory of Christ in us. On the list of my favorite all time worship songs.

— Speaking of worship songs.  The first ever Adam Cruz (Element) worship album has been recorded, mixed and is being mastered RIGHT NOW.  It will be released in four weeks.  We will be doing a CD release WORSHIP party on Wednesday, September 29th.  Gonna be a ROCKIN’ time!

— You can read about the cd release and even vote on the album cover HERE!  So STOKED for this to happen!

—  Continued our series “Confessions Of A Pastor” today.  Here are some excerpts:

  • Asked the question “How do I overcome my fear?”  Preached through 1 Samuel 10:17-11:15 The rise of Saul to the throne of Israel.
  • Confession #2:  I’m usually scared to death.  Talked openly and candidly about my struggle with fear when it comes to leadership.
  • Was more open about my struggle than I’ve ever publicly been.  Thanks Element for letting me be transparent.
  • A church can have lots of people attending but without the presence of God we’re just pretending!
  • The Greek translation for snake and cat are the same.  They both translate “satan”.  LOL couldn’t resist!
  • We tend to believe that the people who accomplished the greatest feats for God experienced the least amount of fear.  I would say the people who accomplished the greatest feats for God are the ones who experienced the most FEAR.
  • God never said “Do not fear” to someone He was asking to do nothing for Him.  He said “Do not fear” to those who were about to do the MOST for Him and He new they would be afraid, or already were.
  • The idea as a Christian that “I’m not doing anything great for God” is a lie from satan himself.  WHATEVER God is asking you to do today is the GREATEST thing He’s ever asked you to do in your life because it’s the CURRENT thing He’s asking you to do.
  • If their ever comes a point where I’m NOT scared about what God is asking me to do, that is when I need to be afraid.  I don’t want to live my life in a way where God is not needed.  I want to live in a way that if God does not come through for me, I’d fail!
  • Just because you’ve failed at something doesn’t mean you’re a failure.  Just because you screwed something up doesn’t make you a screw up.
  • God knew Saul was going to be afraid long before He asked Him to be King…and He asked him ANYWAY!  My fear does not disqualify me from doing what God has chosen me to do.
  • Just because God has given me a new heart doesn’t mean He’s given me a new head.  God changes my heart in a moment but He changes my mind over a lifetime.  And it’s my MIND that causes uncertainty, uneasiness and fear.
  • The fastest way to go back to your baggage is to listen to the critics around you and not the Holy Spirit within you.
  • If you’re not convicted about living in sin, it’s probably just a sign that you still need a SAVIOR, for the Bible is clear that when Jesus lives IN us we are NOT ok living AGAINST Him.
  • God doesn’t choose the prepared He prepares the chosen.
  • If God is CALLING you He is CONFIDENT in You!
  • It’s all too easy to be afraid on the front side of obedience and prideful on the backside. To go into something God asks us to do saying “There’s no way I  can do this” and come out of it saying “Look what I did”!

— I packed a TON in to today’s message.  You can listen online Tuesday if you want.  www.elementweb.net

— We are approaching a season like NO OTHER here at Element Church!  There are 3 Sundays coming up that you DO NOT want to miss.  On Sunday September 19th, 26th and October 3rd we will be unveiling a new initiative that will literally change the life of Element Church forever.  If you are an Elementer I hope you make it a priority to be in church those 3 Sundays.  SAVE THE DATE!

— Sunday, October 3rd we will be gathering for ONE worship experience for ALL ages in the Cheyenne Civic Center.  At 11 AM on October 3rd we will gather for one giant worship celebration of what God has done over the past 3 years in our church.  It is going to be an experience like NOTHING we’ve ever had.  We’ve been planning now for 3 weeks and will continue planning through that Sunday.  Make sure to be there AND invite someone else to come with you!  CAN’T WAIT!

—  On Sunday August 24th all of the backpacks will be handed out to the families at Rossman Elementary.  Be praying that those backpacks offer LIFE and IMPACT to those who receive them.

— We are receiving applications for the R3 house and furniture is going in as we speak.  In a matter of weeks two families will be provided with short term affordable housing that wouldn’t have otherwise had a place to live.  LOVE that we are rebuilding, restoring, and redeeming property for KINGDOM purposes.

— That’s all I got.  Thanks Element for letting me lead you. (Confessions and all)

Till the end,

Jeff


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What Stage Are You In?

12 08 2010

GREAT blog and thoughts by Pastor Andy today.  Check it out below:

In my last leaders meeting I challenged my leaders with something I read from Hebrews 5:11-14

We have much to say about this, but it is hard to explain because you are slow to learn. In fact, though by this time you ought to be teachers, you need someone to teach you the elementary truths of God’s word all over again. You need milk, not solid food!  Anyone who lives on milk, being still an infant, is not acquainted with the teaching about righteousness. But solid food is for the mature, who by constant use have trained themselves to distinguish good from evil. (NIV)

As I read this passage of scripture I couldn’t help but ask myself some questions and later ask the questions of my leaders in Fusion:

1.  What stage are you in?  The writer of Hebrews said “though by this time you ought to be teachers”.  I think a lot of time as believers we get stuck in a rut, maybe we’ve been believers for years and we’re still just attending Church to get our Jesus fix.  This can not be, we’re certainly all gifted to do different things at different times but if your butt is still in the pew after 20 years, even after 2 years, and you are not ministering to people in some way there’s a problem.

2.  Do you know the “elementary truths of God’s word”?  Knowledge without relationship is not Christianity, however if we claim to know Jesus then we need to know His word, the Bible.  I need to be able to point to scripture and walk someone through giving their lives to Christ.  I need to be familiar with the basic things about God’s word.  Now I don’t claim to know everything, I have a long way to go but there are some basic things that as leaders we ought to be familiar with as we lead other people.

3.  Are you devouring solid food?  At some point we need to get past the infancy stage, we need to get past being breastfed all the time and move on to solid food, eventually learning to feed ourselves and manage our own diet.  How awkward is it when you see a mom breastfeeding a 4 year old?  I’ll answer that, SUPER AWKWARD!  But for some reason we excuse that in the church so many times, we need to get past the infancy stage, and on to solid food.


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If You Want A Game Go Coach Little League

11 08 2010

This past Monday I took all the pastoral staff and ministry directors down to Loveland for an all day vision and leadership meeting.  Not sure what the guys thought, but I LOVED it and count it an absolute honor to serve along side these men.  I laid down the vision for where I feel God is taking us as a church (I’ll be sharing this with our leaders and our entire church over the next couple of months).  We then took several hours of me answering the question “What is it going to take to get there?”  I shared a Scripture with them that I’d like to share here.  It takes place during the transition between David and Solomon as the leader of the people of Israel.  David says this to his son.

1 Chronicles 28:9-10  9 “And Solomon, my son, learn to know the God of your ancestors intimately. Worship and serve him with your whole heart and a willing mind. For the Lord sees every heart and knows every plan and thought. If you seek him, you will find him. But if you forsake him, he will reject you forever. 10 So take this seriously. The Lord has chosen you to build a Temple as his sanctuary. Be strong, and do the work.”

Here are some excerpts I threw down to the team.  I hope it was a challenge and reminder for all of us on our calling.  If you are in ministry, this applies to you too.

  • This is NOT a game.  If you want a game you need to go coach Little League.
  • If we succeed in ministry but fail spiritually, we fail in EVERYTHING!
  • If God has called you to it, He’ll give you a vision for it.  If you have no vision, you may not be called to the position you are in!
  • If you could do ANYTHING else but ministry and not be in sin, you are NOT called!  (If I quit the ministry today, I would be in outright disobedience to God.  I KNOW I’m called, because to NOT do this I’d be sinning)
  • If you are more passionate about a paycheck than you are God’s people you’re in the wrong position.
  • I expect us to work as if we are CALLED to this and ETERNITY hangs in the balance.
  • I expect us to REST as if our lives depend on it and TOMORROW hangs in the balance.  (Read Isaiah 30:15, seriously good stuff)
  • I expect us to take care of ourselves so when we’re at work we are AT WORK!  (We work hard so we can play hard)
  • I expect us to be doing ALL we can WHENEVER we can to learn about our ministry specifics and grow as a leader.  What are you reading?  Who are you following?  How are you expanding your ministry? (If you don’t have time to grow your leadership you need to adjust your schedule)
  • If you don’t grow as a leader, your ministry will leave you in the leadership dust.  Your ministry CAN outgrow you if you don’t keep growing.

If you are in ANY ministry capacity, volunteer or paid, I hope you understand THIS IS NOT A GAME!  If you want a game, go coach Little League.  I pray we take to heart what David said to his son, “So take this seriously…Be strong and do the work!”

Till the end,

Jeff


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