Who's Lacking?

I recently heard a pastor say, "Whatever you don't like about your church is what you probably don't like about yourself." He implied that where-ever you feel your church is lacking is probably where you are lacking.

Lately, I have spent several hours reading everything I can about church planting to see how to be successful here in Macon. The more I read though the more I feel Holy Spirit bring my attention back to ME! The more I search to inquire about our church's development and growth the more the Lord questions me about my development and growth. The more he inquires about my prayer, my worship, and my relationship with him.

My pastor and mentor, Chad Waller, often says that you cannot lead where you have not been. In our leadership development at VC2, before we talk about leading other people, we discuss how to lead ourselves. Before you can lead people to drink from the fountain of grace, you must discipline yourself to drink from the fountain of grace.

As a leader, the key to the success of your ministry or organization depends on your personal development. The time you spend in the word, prayer and worship is fundamental to the development of your ministry. The missing dynamic that you want in your organization must first be found in you, the leader.

Just take a second and jot down what you feel is lacking in your ministry, business, or even family. Then honestly ask yourself if you are an example of those things in you church, business and family. If you're not, then you have found what was truly lacking all along.....LEADERSHIP!

So take that list of what is lacking and simply put your name at the top of that list and make it your goal to be a model of those things. Ask Holy Spirit to work those things in you so you can lead others in those areas!