Leadership doesn't equal certainty. True leadership sees the inevitable ambiguities of ministry yet has the spiritual sensitivity and resolve to advance through them.
— Ben Patterson
When she said, "Now, Pastor, nobody wants you to succeed at this church more than I do," I inwardly groaned. I knew what was coming.
After a year as pastor, I had felt deeply that the church must focus on building leadership for the coming years. So at the previous board meeting I had asked, "I want to find ten men who'll meet with me for a year to study and pray, on the premise that they would go and disciple other men in the church. I want your endorsement for making this my main focus of ministry, with a goal of discipling fifty men over the next five years." They approved what came to be called "Project Mustard Seed."
But now they were having second thoughts. One Sunday morning a board member pulled me aside.
"I think Project Mustard Seed is a great idea," she began, "but maybe if you waited two or three years, ...
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