Monday, August 6, 2007

Splitting and Planting

Well where to start on this topic? The recent letting go of a good friend of mine and the youth pastor at the church I was a member of has left me in quite a pickle to say the least. One, I do not feel comfortable in the church anymore, and without getting into the details I am not happy with the way it was managed financially or in the business sense. There is a lot of ways that a church can grow, but with no leadership, it is destined to grow no where. So this leaves me without a home to worship my God...what do I do? Find another church? Anyone who knows me knows that is easier said than done, for the love of everything holy my Grandfather passed away in a church. That's enough for me to never want to step foot in another one, however this was the first church that I have ever felt "comfortable" in, and to see it so poorly managed just breaks my heart. There is so much potential with the right leadership in place, however this is not the case. I wonder what God is thinking about this situation right now? Anyways I have been left a void in my life where church once stood firm, what next?

Planting is an option, someone once told me that God wants you to use what you know best to help worship him, and what I know best is business. So maybe it is time to really start thinking about planting a church and trying my hand at that, granted I know I am in no way, shape or form someone to be preaching. However I think with the right people surrounding me it could be extremely successful. Not in the monetary sense, but to bring people to Jesus Christ and God would be reward enough. Maybe this is not the right time, or the right place for such a large undertaking...but what if it is? Will I be able to find the right people to surround myself with? The best thing I can do is to ask God, he will lead me the right direction, either here and now, or away and later. But when it happens...I'll know it.

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