Wednesday, 11 July 2007

The Ox - Message about leadership

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Found a great article on the ACTS29 network called "The Ox - Qualifications of an Acts 29 Church Planter" by Mark Driscoll.
Here's a quick extract;
"To plant a church that honors God a man must sweat at his labor like a farmer (2 Timothy 2:6). Many young men are attracted to ministry because, as one pastor said, it's a job indoors that does not require any heavy lifting. But, when done rightly, ministry in general and church planting in particular, is work. Like the farmer who owns his own land no one will wake you up in the morning, set your schedule, or give you a performance review to let you know how you are doing. So, like the hard working farmer you will need to simply get yourself up every morning and work hard gathering people, studying and teaching, raising money, locating facilities, building systems, and the like. "
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1 comment:

Tim Millen said...

Excellent Acts 29 Article bro.
Thanks for emailing it all to me. This passage in 1st Timothy contains qualities that ALL of us Christian men should be aspiring to - whether or not God has called us to be elders/church planters.
Very challenging!