Our Vision is to encourage, equip and empower the cooperating churches in our area to fulfill their
Great Commission vision locally and globally by providing resources and opportunities to be "on-mission" with God.
Our mission is to Exalt the Savior, Encourage the Shepherds, Equip the Saints and
Empower through Prayer.
There are many plans in a man's heart, Nevertheless the LORD's counsel--that will stand . Proverbs 19:21 (NKJV)
I was reading along, minding my own business, when I came across a simple idea that has now taken me in its grip. Taylor Field, in his book Upside Down Leadership, shares an observation by Edward Judson, son of the great missionary to Burma, Adoniram Judson. In reflecting on his father's work, Edward Judson noted how often ministry leaders end up accomplishing things they did not expect, things they don't even know about or live to appreciate.
As an analogy, Judson asks us to consider the honey bee. His goal is honey, but all the while, unbeknown to the bee, he is cross-fertilizing a large variety of plants. Judson then drives home the point about the bee: " The best work he is doing, he knows nothing about" (p.14).
The best work he is doing, he knows nothing about . As I began to consider this idea and its implications for ministry leaders, I will admit to being troubled at first. What about all my strategies? What about all my plans? Am I really so clueless about the long-term significance of my life's work?
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