Another RE-BLOG from Ambs' Pastor (please forgive me for re-blogging, but that is GREAT stuff!!!). READ ON!.........
What a Way to Start the Week
Man, if Rick Warren came to DC and gave us a pep talk every Monday ministry would be so much easier! That was one of the most meaningful conversations about ministry I've ever been part of it. So much great stuff.
One of the big take aways for me was this: we grow by making commitments. Rick said you don't grow to commitment. You grow through commitment. Every weekend at Saddleback they ask for some kind of commitment. Everybody is asking us for commitments. If the church doesn't ask, people will commit to other things! One of the most important tools for spiritual growth at Saddleback is a simple commitment card.
I think we experienced that this weekend with our message on fasting. We asked people to commit to two things: 1) a 40 day fast 2) a twenty-four hour food fast and give $24 toward the Convoy of Hope we will be hosting this year in DC.
It is so easy to walk out of church and do nothing with what we've heard. We audit the Bible. But spiritual maturity is not head knowledge. If it was the Pharisees would have been the most spiritually mature people in Jesus' day. It's about transformation not information.
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