I had a kind of review with the delegates from my church yesterday and it went really well. It was more of a self-evaluation, but was very good overall.
One of the questions that was asked is, "what have you learned about yourself this year as a result of my pastoral appointment?" The answer: too much to list here! Actually, I learned that God truly has place me here at Living Hope. I knew that already, but I am truly confident of that. The other thing I've learned is that leaders really have to make difficult decisions that some agree with and others don't. But that is the nature of leadership. I've learned that with God's help, making those decisions are a little easier (can still be a painful process, though!).
Another thing we talked about was my goals for this next year... there's all kinds of goals that we can aim for, but the one thing that keeps coming coming back to my mind is that I want to be able to effectively share who Christ is with others who don't know him yet. I am praying that God will make me effective in conversations, be perceptive when to dig in and when to let it go, etc. I truly want to see a new harvest of family in the Kingdom of God that I belong to. So, I want to see our church grow, not in numbers, but by one heart at a time. Wholly devoted to Jesus because of their absolute need for him and their awareness of that need.
Sole Deo Gloria!
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