missio

So many times we as leaders, and even as Christians in general, are caught on our heels. In general, and usually disguised as “seeking the Lord”, we wait too much. We are too often on the defensive, instead of taking the Gospel movement to the world, we focus on fixing things within the movement itself. We worry that people won’t handle responsibility…responsibly. We worry that the finances won’t be there when we need them. We worry about if anyone will show up to an event. We are so busy responding to the problems we perceive in the movement, that we neglect the entire purpose of the movement itself: bringing the redemption of Christ to a fallen world.

Practically, this works itself out in leaders who respond to problems, and deal with effects of situations.

My question is this: when are we going to stop worrying about the effects and start worrying about being a cause?

We react too much as leaders. Christ has called us to “go”. Not to wait. He has instructed us to move forward, and not look back. Even though the plowline may be more crooked than Nixon, we are still told not to worry about the past, but to instead look towards the future.

Question for you: what can you/I/we do to be more proactive and to propel the Gospel forward?

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