M3

Last week, I attended the Evangelism & Church Growth Director Summit. It was a 3-day event at Wesleyan World Headquarters with roughly 30 pastors & church leaders from across the country. We met to advance the Missional Multiplication Movement [M3], which seeks to fulfill the Great Commission in the spirit of the Great Commandment by multiplying believers, leaders and churches. I was with an incredible group of devoted Christ-followers who understand the importance and effectiveness of Church Planting as a means of reaching people with the good news of Jesus.

Over the next few weeks, I will seek to share a few of the key take-a-ways. Here’s some thoughts shared by Phil Stevenson about living on the EDGE:

E- Engage the future. Never be complacent in the present. We need to look toward what is to come and embrace the challenges.

D – Determine to believe God for the audacious: our dreams cost us nothing…the fulfillment of those dreams can cost us everything. Let’s catch the stuff of God. Let us step into the arenas where we will have to be desperately dependent on God.

G – Gather resources: We need to be willing to release what we have in partnership with God.

E – Enjoy the journey: The edge is both exhilarating and excruciating. It is full of exhilaration because it is such a rush. It is excruciating because of the fear of the first step.

Living on the “edge” with God is powerful, activating and life-altering. If we will simply believe God…hold on!