I’ve been doing a lot of listening, praying, thinking, etc. about where our church (Farmland Friends Church) is at spiritually/structurally/emotionally, etc. God always gets my attention when I begin to sense that our church is coasting rather than burning white hot for Him. As the Pastor I think it is my job to discern this and try to find where any problems may lie or if God is just silent for a season. Please don’t get me wrong, I believe God is still at work and good things are happening within our congregation. I just have a sense that there is a corner to be turned.
Sometimes the corner to be turned is a simple issue/fix; other times it means some challenging changes that need to occur. I’m starting to get a handle on some of the things that need to change so that our church can continue to accomplish the mission that God has given us. Some of the changes are specific to me and my attitude; others involve changes that must occur within the church.
While these changes may not come immediately, I do know that whenever I begin to implement a change within the church or challenge the way things are done, I’m starring conflict in the face. Something I’ve heard Charles Stanley say before is that, as pastors we need to be able to say, “I am going to make a decision to obey God and leave the consequences to Him.” If I can’t say those words then I am setting myself up for compromise. If I can’t obey what God is telling me because I am afraid of the consequences then I have no business being the leader of this church. The wonderful thing is that God assumes full responsibility for my obedience to Him. If He is the one giving direction to me to lead then if I’m obedient I will be blessed no matter who opposes me.
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