Musings on Spiritual Matters

I always feel that the attitude of a leader will influence the congregation.  This goes for the eldership and the ministers.  If those people that appear to be leading the flock have a negative attitude towards the future of the congregation than this attitude will prevail throughout the church.  Right now, I feel the most optimistic about Castle Rock since I have come.  Usually a minister is the most high on a church when he first comes to work with the congregation, but this was not the case with me.  When I first arrived in Castle Rock I sensed that there was much work to do.  The opportunities for the church were vast, but we were not organized to move in this direction.  The congregation had to go through some hard times before we could move forward.  This is the normal principle with God.  We had to be faithful through resistance, but we have overcome and the blessings at the other end are huge.  We had two baptisms yesterday, and our attendance has been way up over the last few weeks.  We are hitting some all time highs since I have been here.  We had 250 last week.  But the most impressive aspect is all of the people that are stepping up to lead ministries.  We have people who are leading the church in a positive direction.  I sense a great vibe in the church, a we get what we are doing vibe, and how important it is.  It is the small things, like showing up to the church building today and seeing one of the members mowing the grass, I see people developing ministries to include new people like fantasy football, I see people sitting with newcomers.  I see the wonderful elders being more intentional, seeing the big picture, and having serious conversations about the future.  And the best thing is that this is just the beginning.  The ball is rolling, but it has just started.  God is moving quickly, and as I told the missional team that I work with, God does not stop his mission for the church to get it, you get it or not, but God still moves with us or without us, but right now Castle Rock is moving with God.

Related posts:

1. Dreams for Castle Rock
2. A Report on Castle Rock
3. Two Years at Castle Rock
4. Report on Castle Rock
5. Starlighting in Castle Rock

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