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Own it. Success Begins with the Leader
[Pastor Randy's blog]
06/23/2010
By alonso, randy
To be quite honest the Pastor is either a stopping point or a catalyst. A bottleneck or a river. When it comes to getting things done, moving forward, expanding influence, or enlarging faith in the life of the church, he (the Lead Pastor) is going to be growing and going or stopping and choking.
Central is at a great turning point in the life of its ministry and future impact. The only reason anyone ever has small faith is because they serve a small God. In this day we are living there is absolutely no reason to not be doing things we have never dreamed of before. Challenging the status quo has always been the modus operandi of Jesus Christ. He is the One who said, "I will build My church and all the powers of hell will not conquer it." (Matthew 16:18). I'd say that's a pretty 'in your face' statement, wouldn't you?
I am pretty fired up these days about Kingdom work. I think the older I get in the Lord the more convictional I get about a few things. At the top of the list is big, audacious faith. I believe God desires fast, awesome, big growth in His church. In a county of our size there are hundreds of thousands of people who are not yet committed to a life of surrender for the cause of Christ. Fact is, we have a big unfinished work to do. A simple look at the church in Acts reveals amazing, big, growth. People were flat out getting saved! First there was Jesus, then there was 12, then there was 120, then there was 3,120, then there was 8,120, and some historians believe that within one year of the death, burial, and resurrection of Jesus there were at least 20,000 believers connected to the church in Jerusalem!
Here is what I know, believe, and take responsibility for; if our church is not growing, the Pastor better be looking in the mirror and realize he is the problem. If it is growing it is because he was willing to be God's catalyst for it. Plain and simple. Period. This is my confession to you. I am honored, humbled, and privileged to lead a church that Jesus is head over. I am a man like you who simply has been called to this role. It's not about me, it’s all about Him! I just want to create stories that can be told in heaven. I'm 'all in' and enjoying every minute of it.