This week I’ve been reflecting on this quote by my friend Bob Roberts found in this Christianity Today article from a couple of years ago. (As you know, Bob is a pastor, author, the founder of Glocal.net, friend to world leaders, church planter, and all around crazy man.)
“Years ago, I was at a point of growing our church big. I was concerned about how fast we could get there…
I was walking in a pasture behind my house one day. A pastor not far from me had had affairs with five women; he crashed and burned. Another guy north of me had a megachurch, but he was going to the pen for embezzlement. I told God, ‘God, I’ve got my pants on. I’ve got my hands out of the offering plate. You’ve got these guys over here doing all this stuff. Why aren’t you blessing me?’
All of a sudden this little question came to my mind: When will Jesus be enough for you? Sometimes, I think that’s when I became a Christian. I just began to weep, because I realized he wasn’t. I was miserable because of our attendance the day before. That’s wrong…
Why is my joy based on having to grow my church as big as Rick Warren’s or Bill Hybels’s?”
So, pastor, the question for you & me: what is your joy based on? When will Jesus be enough?
I have given you authority… However, do not rejoice that the spirits submit to you, but rejoice that your names are written in heaven. -Jesus, Luke 10:19-20
Tags: church planting, gospel, leadership
Sick.
I know dude.