So, everyone’s full of something, and it’s not always pretty, but I want you to know that… GOD HAS A BETTER PLAN: HE WANTS TO FILL YOU WITH GOOD STUFF!
March 2020 changed everything for us. sometimes God uses seasons of stripping away to show us what really matters. Sometimes He allows everything familiar to disappear so He can rebuild it better than it was before.
Pastor David used to count the empty seats. Every Sunday, he’d scan the sanctuary and tally who wasn’t there. The Johnsons? Gone since Easter. The family from the third row? Missing again. Mrs. Patterson, once a weekly presence, now showed up once or twice a month.
Your ministry impact is exponentially larger than you think, and the most significant fruit of your labor may not be visible until decades after you’re gone.
Romans 12:6 says, “We have different gifts, according to the grace given to each of us.” That means not everyone is called to the same work—and that’s okay.
Welcome to 2025, where the biggest question in church tech isn’t whether you should livestream—it’s whether robots can preach the gospel. The Numbers Are Wild (And Getting Wilder)
To every shepherd considering laying down their staff, every teacher thinking of closing their Bible for good, every leader whose wounds whisper “quit”—this is for you.
Granny Barker, they called her. I met her when I became pastor of a small church in Seymour, Indiana. She was already there when I arrived, had been there for decades—a fixture as permanent as a steeple.