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The Why

I am a little reflective these days. Today I was thinking about this great memory I had a few years ago with my son Dylan. It was a dream trip for him. He got to attend a North Carolina basketball camp. He was able to meet and play in front of Roy Williams, and a future NBA player was the referee for his first game. For a 13-year-old, it was as good as it gets. While in Chapel Hill, I popped in on a service in little Methodist church on the edge of this incredible campus. The message that day was a great reminder of living with mission and pursing the dreams that God had given us.

The pastor described ministry as the work of God, done together by the people of God utilizing their gifts, strengths, and dreams. God works through the dreams of his people who long to reach and serve the culture, the hurting, and the searching.  Ministry is accomplished when we love others and come alongside them. Ministry is accomplished when we stay true to our mission.

He asked us to look around the building, to see its beauty, but to remember why it was built on the North Carolina campus; it was built to reach and impact the future leaders on this campus. What was so striking, was that there were a total of about four college-age people in the whole place, maybe two families, and the rest were all very old. Somewhere along the way, this strategically located church that was founded with great vision and mission, had completely lost its way. It had forgotten its mission, and even though the guy was preaching a good word, I had to wonder if he was willing to do what it takes, to stay focused, and stay on mission with the calling God had given them.

This memory has caused me to look around and take a good look at my own journey. I need to remind myself of why I do what I do, and clarify the mission in the critical areas of my life, like relationships, ministry and what I want to be about as a leader over the next few years. It is just way too easy to let things slide, to coast. But life is way to short to be sitting in an empty church, or to be a part of something that has lost its way.

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