I remember a time in our Fellowship when the worker was more important than the work. It was a work of God because, while we focused on building better men, God multiplied people and churches. There was a time when we focused on building better men and better pastors. When the focus was on quality, not just quantity. It has been said that men look for better methods while God looks for better men.
The first round of the NCAA men's basketball tournament has revealed a change in the atmosphere of college athletics. The old school coaches who focused on recruiting good young men and building a quality, winning program has been replaced by big money and paying top athletes to play to win. Winning championships has become more important than a college education and building a team that plays well together. The goal of college athletics is still a diploma, not a trophy.
Our Fellowship seems to be more focused on the number of churches announced at conference than the quality of the couples we are sending out.
I once asked pastor Wayman Mitchell why we had so many small churches. His answer, because we have so many small men. We concern ourselves with things and issues that are not that important.
Discipleship is the transformation of a Christian into a minister. This involves character as well as talent.
Keeping the main thing the main thing only works when we get the main thing right.
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