Wednesday, January 14, 2009

HOW TO BE IN MINISTRY 35 YEARS AND STILL LIKE IT

Leaders of any slant, segment, and brand are prone to find the hill steeper as years pass by. When this happens, spirits tend to weaken and leadership slips meaning followship suffers.

I encourage you about your leadership.
  1. DEVELOP CLOSE FRIENDS who will allow you to make enormous mistakes and yet love you just the same.
  2. LEARN TO SAY "NO" even when the weak in the church believe you are the answer-all to every dilemma. You are not; He is, and they will kill you if you don't train them better.
  3. CHANGE YOUR PRAYER LIFE by learning to tell Him "Thank You" more than offering up your shopping list.
  4. TRUST HIM WHEN YOU CAN'T ANALYZE HOW He will work. His ways are not our ways, yet we set out trying to convince Him of the reverse. Trust Him more than yourself.
  5. ASSUME YOU ARE FLAWED which will cause you to seek His grace and mercy for yourself while allowing room for it in others.
  6. STAY ENTHUSED OVER THE SMALL STUFF because too many need to see someone is happy about air, eyesight, and dental floss. Appreciate life.....right now!

3 comments:

drjimwhite said...

Hey, Terry, can I add one more? When you pray, pray for others. It seems God answers positively prayers for others than he does for yourself. Great blog. Thanks for your encouragement!

Terry Rush said...

Great point, Jim. I missed it.

What would others add?

Anonymous said...

Dear Terry: I would add, "Never Judge a Book (person) by their cover", you just never know what is going on inside of someone. Also, be available (to cry on if need be, like someone I know). You never know when God will use you to be his shoulder. You inspire me so much, love Lynn