Great post! I'm preaching on acts 14 this week and specifically hitting the idea of Christian perseverance. The older I get the more I understand why pastors I worked with who were more experienced would always say "time will tell" or something similar. One question I have that maybe you can help answer: how long do we wait before we say someone has proven to be faithful?
What a great question. Hmm. The answer is subjective, but perhaps some common elements could be time + testing. How much time have they logged and how much testing have they endured?
Glenn, This is a great post. I would love to hear your follow-up post on how you approach strategic planning then. How do you guys approach goal setting and planning for the year? What are the indicators you are looking for that help you know that you are going the right way - not just maybe the obvious spiritual ones but what does your church actually look at?
Great post! I'm preaching on acts 14 this week and specifically hitting the idea of Christian perseverance. The older I get the more I understand why pastors I worked with who were more experienced would always say "time will tell" or something similar. One question I have that maybe you can help answer: how long do we wait before we say someone has proven to be faithful?
What a great question. Hmm. The answer is subjective, but perhaps some common elements could be time + testing. How much time have they logged and how much testing have they endured?
Love it. Well said pastor. I guess it's a marathon then? ; )
Indeed
Glenn, This is a great post. I would love to hear your follow-up post on how you approach strategic planning then. How do you guys approach goal setting and planning for the year? What are the indicators you are looking for that help you know that you are going the right way - not just maybe the obvious spiritual ones but what does your church actually look at?
Thanks for this blog it's great!
Wonderful articulation of an important adjustment to cultural expectations of ‘winning’. 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
Thanks, Glenn!! What a great, and needed word!!!