I'm excited about going to Tommy Barnett's Pastor's and Leader's School at Phoenix First Assembly in just a few weeks--we've got a total of 17 going in our group. It's going to be great.
Tommy Barnett was incredibly influential in convincing me not to give up when I want to give up so badly. And, he didn't even know it. My mother-in-law got me the tapes (yes tapes, not CD's back then) from the conference. Things weren't' going well at church. I had no real identity as a pastor. I had no clear vision for the church. We were averaging just over 100 in the school facility.
I listened to one of the tapes--For Such a Time as This. At the end of the tape, he began to pray for people who wanted to give up. I sensed God's Spirit so strongly in the car that I had to pull over. It was amazing! I couldn't stop crying.
That was a a little more than five years ago. Here are two lessons I've learned since then:
1. If you don't quit, you can't lose.
2. If you quit, you remember the ordeal. If you don't quit you remember the adventure!
3 comments:
Hey Pastor Glenn,
You will really enjoy this conference. I had the priviledge of attending several years ago and was so inspired to dream big. I love how Pastor Barnett empowers his people to minister and is an out-of-the-box thinker. Have fun!
Pastor,
I will step out in faith and speak for the overwelming vast majority at our church and say - THANKS FOR NOT QUITTING! Names are ontinuing to be written in the Lambs book of Life in heaven.
SRD
I'm glad the church didn't quit on me back then! It's a great church to pastor. I love it.
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