Breaking the Mold
12.02.09 09:29 Filed in: Leadership
The church in
general is in need of what the Bible calls laborers.
Jesus actually encourages us to pray to the Lord of
the harvest to send laborers because the harvest is
plentiful but the laborers are few (Matthew 9
paraphrased). Problem right?
I am going to spend a few minutes trying to briefly outline a shift that I have noticed in the last few years as it directly pertains to laborers. 10 years ago I felt the call to be a laborer. I left the plans I had for my life and stepped into a new future that I felt the Lord had placed before me. I didn’t necessarily want to be a senior pastor, associate pastor, worship pastor, youth pastor, or master’s commission director... I really didn’t know what I wanted to. In fact there were aspects of each of those roles that intrigued me. (Well, except for worship leader... although I do have a pretty amazing set of pipes. And by pipes I mean my biceps.) However none of those roles were a perfect fit for me. So what did I do? I stepped into a role and I broke the mold. 10 years ago that is what you did... nobody wants to just fit into someone else’s perceptions of what your role should be, so we started to break the mold.
Here’s the shift I believe we’ve seen in culture. No longer are students coming out of college as willing to step into traditional roles. It feels like, 10 years later, they want the mold pre-broken and there is this picture perfect job just for them. I don’t claim to be an expert on culture, I just happen to be a youth pastor and run a Master’s Commission (discipleship program) and I’m just giving some observations. Maybe you’ve seen the same thing... maybe you completely disagree... either way I’d love to hear your thoughts so leave me a comment... Are you a laborer? Are you waiting for that perfect role to come along?? I encourage you to step into your day and break the mold today.
I am going to spend a few minutes trying to briefly outline a shift that I have noticed in the last few years as it directly pertains to laborers. 10 years ago I felt the call to be a laborer. I left the plans I had for my life and stepped into a new future that I felt the Lord had placed before me. I didn’t necessarily want to be a senior pastor, associate pastor, worship pastor, youth pastor, or master’s commission director... I really didn’t know what I wanted to. In fact there were aspects of each of those roles that intrigued me. (Well, except for worship leader... although I do have a pretty amazing set of pipes. And by pipes I mean my biceps.) However none of those roles were a perfect fit for me. So what did I do? I stepped into a role and I broke the mold. 10 years ago that is what you did... nobody wants to just fit into someone else’s perceptions of what your role should be, so we started to break the mold.
Here’s the shift I believe we’ve seen in culture. No longer are students coming out of college as willing to step into traditional roles. It feels like, 10 years later, they want the mold pre-broken and there is this picture perfect job just for them. I don’t claim to be an expert on culture, I just happen to be a youth pastor and run a Master’s Commission (discipleship program) and I’m just giving some observations. Maybe you’ve seen the same thing... maybe you completely disagree... either way I’d love to hear your thoughts so leave me a comment... Are you a laborer? Are you waiting for that perfect role to come along?? I encourage you to step into your day and break the mold today.
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