Today we met with our district shepherd. Toward the end of our time together, his wife, Mary challenged Pam and I to be creative in our ministry approach. It’s really been something I’ve been thinking about…thinking…beyond our ministry box…beyond the numbers…both financial and statistical…beyond the pastoral report…beyond the minutes of the Ministry Leadership Team…to the mission of the church…to be Jesus hands and feet…to risk…that’s a scary word for me right now…This is one of those times in my life, I just want to be safe…and yet…I believe God is calling us deeper…What does it mean to live dangerously in the hands of God? What does that look like?

What if we could escape all the constraints of what we currently consider ministry? What if money was not an object to be overcome? What could we do for the Kingdom? I’m not asking these questions, because I have an answer.

I’m not sure…how do we make a difference for the Kingdom? My desire is to introduce people to Jesus…to disciple them in to a deep walk with Him…I am interested in changed lives…So much of what we consider imporant, isn’t really so…I’ve been watching a couple of blogs and I came to the realization that none of that is important. What I need to be concerned about is being the hands and feet of Jesus…right here in Martinsville and Henry County. We have enough Kingdom building to do right here…There are students…there are young people…there are adults…there are senior citizens…that need to be part of the Kingdom and it’s our part to bring them in. I’m thinking and writing out loud tonight. What you see is a collection of thoughts that have poured out of my head and into my hands and into this blog. I’ve left myself some questions to ponder and to answer. I challenge you to think about these things as well.