Pastor, stop focusing on things that AREN'T your job!!!!

   A few weeks ago, we were having an issue with our minivan (I swear I am way too cool and too young to drive one, but with kids they are super-helpful) and so we did the natural thing that those of us who have no clue what happens under the hood of a car would do; we took it to the mechanic and let him tell us what was wrong and fix the issues.  After looking the van over, and because of his 20+ years in the auto industry, he was able to tell us what was wrong and than able to help us get our vehicle fixed so we could get back to riding in "style".

   Just for a second, lets imagine what it would have looked like if I had taken my van to the mechanic, and rather than helping me diagnose the problem with my vehicle - he started talking to me about my credit score and what I need to do to boost my score in a tough economy and how I should be planning for retirement.  It goes without saying, that halfway through the conversation I would take my keys back from the crazy man and find a guy who KNOWS cars and is EAGER to discuss cars and their problems, so he can help me with my issues.

     Similarly, sometimes I believes pastors, myself included, try to be like the fictitious car mechanic who advises on financial things when it is not his job or area of "expertise".  I think we get sidetracked with all the minor issues in life and consumed with secondary things and we forget what our main job/call/task is.  So often as pastors, we focus on the physical and temporal things that end up in front of us that we forget our job is primarily the spiritual.  It is easier to ask whether or not the programs got proofread, the web design is relevant and "cutting edge", or if the technology of the church is up-to-date. The tougher question to answer (and I would argue the reason pastors are CALLED to a people/place) is whether people are falling more in love with Jesus, following Him more closely and burdened for those who don't yet grasp His love.  The spiritual element to our job should always be the primary focus.  Yes, the physical and temporal need to be handled, but isn't it far more important to invest in the spiritual aspects of peoples lives (the things that don't burn up and get destroyed) than the physical?

   I have a concern that the church is moving to quickly past the spiritual and focusing so much on the needs and concerns of this life, that we are sacrificing the spiritual elements (aka the PRIMARY element) of our job

   So, while I recognize that Waypoint Church has needs that are real and physical - I would ask first, that you would commit to help us with the spiritual aspect of our calling.  Will you please pray for our endeavor?

1.  Pray that God would move in the lives of the people of Loveland, Colorado.
2,  Pray that we are changed as we step out in obedience.
3.  Pray that God would bring families to step out in reckless abandon and relocate with us to Loveland.
4.  Pray that finances would pour out, not so that we can get rich, but that we can get active in the community and bless some people who, statistically, see no need for God in their lives.
5.  Pray that the grace and power of Jesus would change a city, form a people and ignite a fire in the lives of His Children that would inspire others to be radically obedient.

Will you help us address the spiritual, not the physical - and pray with us??  If so, you can commit and receive more information at www.waypointonline.org


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