"How Fast Can The Church Grow?" Pt. 2

In evaluating what we must do for God to double the impact of StonePoint by the end of January, I've been reconsidering everything I do. I've come to the conclusion that I'm doing way too much of the wrong things. What do I mean by that? I mean that there are things that I am doing that:

• Someone else should be doing.
• I don't need to be doing.
• Someone and myself should be doing.
• Shouldn't be done at all.
• I should oversee being done.

I am coming to realize that I am more of a control freak than I thought. Sometimes I feel like a first time parent. If you have kids, you know what I am talking about. You want to make sure that everyone washes their hands before they touch your child. I can remember boiling every bottle with our first child. With our second, we threw some soap in the bottle, shook it and rinsed it real good.

I am looking at my daily tasks and asking, "Is this something I should be doing?" That is why I posted about reconsidering my blog. If it isn't something I should be doing, then I need to look around and ask God to show me who to invite to do this. I am reshaping my priorities around:

1. Prayer: If I haven't prayed, studied and sought God, then I have no business doing anything. I have no need to plan or do because I may be planning or doing the wrong things. I've also come to realize that one of my main jobs right now is to pray for the people God brings to StonePoint. I don't believe God called me to Pastor everyone but He did call me to pray for them. By doing this, we can accomplish our goal of people pastoring people. I pray over every prayer request and send them an email letting them know it.
2. Planning: It's only after I've prayed that I can move forward and plan. Plan for messages, events and vision. Before I can invite others to be a part of what God is doing, I need to know. Until we grow beyond the level we're at, I need to lead the way. Eventually, we'll have others planning but not now.
3. People: Some people might think this one should be first. However, if I haven't prayed and planned, then how can invite people to do what God desires for them to do. I need to spend more time with people. I need to open up more one on one meeting times. I need to spend more time casting the vision and listening to others perception of the vision. "Do they get?"

I wish I could say I'm doing this. Part of putting it on my blog is sort of a public confession and accountability.

If StonePoint is going to grow, I must grow. If StonePoint is going to grow, I must be obedient to do what God has called me to do and invite others to do the same.