missio

Kevin Cawley has a different background than many of our other contributors. He’s actually studying ecclesiology and missiology at Regent College in Vancouver. He’s got some great insights for us, however, and you can find more at his aptly named blog, ::cawleyblog:: . These short insights really come from a brief conversation he and I had by email, which started because of this series.

• Don’t get overly infatuated with technique

• Make your one ambition a radical pursuit of God Himself.

• Stay close to the Scriptures.

• You can’t lead where you’re not going.

• Pick some giants of the past that can instruct you in matters of Godliness– those who will constantly hold before you a magnificent portrait of the glory of God. (ie, the Puritans, Spurgeon, Packer, and Piper)

• Have some outside accountability (coaching, oversight, critique, encouragement)

• Your team should be able to tell you the absolute truth: good or bad.

• Find some older, wiser men that will invest in you.

Great stuff from the Minnesota scholar. On deck is Travis Johnson! Looking forward to it.