…Need Not Apply
Follow me- if…you have a Bachelor’s Degree from a 4 year ivy league university.
Follow me- if…you have a Pastoral Degree from a prestigious Seminary.
Follow me- if…you have 5 years or more of ministry experience.
Follow me- if…you have experience in leading a ministry of over 5,000 people in attendance every weekend.
Follow me- if…you can play the guitar.
Follow me- if…you have extensive multimedia experience.
Follow me- if…you have experience developing leaders who can in turn develope new leaders.
Follow me- if…you have experience leading a staff of employees and volunteers of over 50 people.
Follow me- if…you are an expert in fundraising.
Follow me- if…you have experience delivering relevant, feel good, motivating messages to crowds of 10,000 or more.
Follow me- if…you have overseen a building campaign of a campus with over 85,000 sq ft of ministry space.
And I? I will make you fishers of men.
Aren’t you glad that this wasn’t how Jesus called his first disciples; his first ambassadors, his first apostles, his first ministers, his first pastors? If it was, there would have been no John, no Peter, no Matthew, no Paul, no us.
Jesus called these people not according to their earthly accomplishments or their religous accomplishments, but because he could use them- dispite all of their downfalls, weaknesses, struggles, and pasts. He could use them for his glory and by his power. He could, and he did. And he can do the same with you.
Sadly, this is how many communities of faith call their leaders to follow Jesus- not for his glory and by his power, but for success by earthly accomplishments.
Grace and peace to those who are in need of a Godly leader.
Grace and peace to those who want to serve the Kingdom.
Grace and peace to those who are lost.
In Kindergarten I was officially voted 'Most Inquisitive'.
Ever since, I have been asking questions ever since as I believe that they are the catalyst to discovering the world all around us.
The answers to these questions have led me into an everlasting committed relationship with Jesus Christ, into a marriage with the love of my life, and into being the father of the two most beautiful children on earth.
I am the Pastor at Fellowship Church in Salem, Oregon and these are my thoughts on life.
You also forgot to mention that in order to follow Christ, you must have completely and immediately shed all things mortal, never struggle with ANY sin – in ANY circumstance (or at least let anyone know about it) and/or talk in a really loud, domineering voice like America’s Pastor, John Hagee.
Truly! Nice comment, Bo! How about – Follow me, and you will never suffer, but have as much wealth as you can name and claim! Consumer Christianity – somebody was brilliant when they began to package and market Christ! I wish I was that brilliant! (not)
Follow me, if you are meek and lowly of heart…
Follow me, and I will teach you to die to yourself…
Follow me: lose your life and you will find it…