Finding the Rhythm of Sabbath Rest
Finding the Rhythm of Sabbath Rest
There’s an old joke about a professional football player who, while negotiating his contract, lets his team know that he doesn’t work on Sundays. That’s kind of a non-starter isn’t it since pro games are typically scheduled for Sundays? Like football players, most pastors can’t take Sundays off. So, what everyone else may call Sabbath, is not your day of rest. Yet, the Lord commands that we all – pastors and ministry leaders included -- take a break from work every week.
“It doesn’t’ matter which day of the week it is,” says Cathy McIlvoy, who along with her husband, Rob, supports pastors and ministry leaders in the Bay Area through Standing Stone Ministry and frequently speaks on the topic of Sabbath rest. “It’s a day to not engage with work. As a pastor, you have more control over that than you may think.”
In his book, The Emotionally Healthy Leader, author Peter Scazzero defines Sabbath rest as “a 24-hour block of time in which we stop work, enjoy rest, practice delight, and contemplate God.”
Dr. Joe Gorman, the Director of the Christian Ministries Online Undergraduate Program at Northwest Nazarene University and author of Healthy, Happy, Holy: 7 Practices Toward a Holistic Life, suggests, “Do whatever recreates, restores, renews, or refills your spiritual, physical, mental, and emotional reservoir. Do whatever increases joy, delight, and rest and avoid doing whatever detracts from any of these.”
Sabbath rest won’t look the same for everyone. Cathy reminds us, “God made each of us to be unique. We enjoy different things. For one person it might be going for a long walk. Another might prefer playing a sport or curling up on the couch with a good book. Spending time not working – having rest and doing something that delights us -- honors who God made each of us to be.”
Sabbath rest is a biblical response to stress
It won’t come as a shock that pastors and ministry leaders deal with a lot of stress, especially as we all cope with a global pandemic. Data collected by SoulShepherding.org confirms this:
75% of pastors report being “extremely stressed” or “highly stressed”
90% work between 55 to 75 hours per week
90% feel fatigued and worn out every week
A 2013 study from the Schaeffer Institute reports that 1,700 pastors leave the ministry each month, citing depression, burnout, or being overworked as the primary reasons. Regularly scheduled break helps to recover from physical and mental effort. Building a rhythm of Sabbath rest will
promote mental health
boost creativity
increase productivity
promote well-being
reduce stress
improve mood
strengthen relationships.
(The Maslach burnout inventory is an assessment tool developed by Christina Maslach and Susan E. Jackson to determine an individual's experience of burnout.)
Sabbath rest requires trust
In his book, Sabbath: Finding Rest, Renewal, and Delight in Our Busy Lives Wayne Muller says that in practicing rest, ministers develop greater trust in Jesus, acknowledging the work that Christ has already done.
Sabbath requires surrender. If we only stop when we are finished with all our work, we will never stop—because our work is never completely done…If we refuse to rest until we are finished, we will never rest until we die. Sabbath dissolves the artificial urgency of our days because it liberates us from the need to be finished.
“Pastors are never without needy people and stuff to do,” says Cathy. “A huge component of Sabbath is trusting God with what you don’t get done. Even though members of your congregation may feel like you should be available 24/7, put boundaries in place to help usher in Sabbath rest. You don’t need to be a superhero and answer every call or need. Find a way to disengage.”
Find the rhythm of Sabbath rest
Perhaps the greatest challenge to Sabbath rest is shifting from work mode to rest mode. Cathy explains, “Pastors have their hands on a lot of things including people’s lives. It’s hard to just shut that off so ask the Lord to help with that. This is what He wants for us. He will help us.”
Create a Sabbath on your calendar as a recurring event and do everything to protect the time. While there is no prescription for how to practice Sabbath rest, start by making a list of those activities that
Fill you with joy and delight.
Leave you refreshed and renewed emotionally.
Promote peace of mind, body, and spirit.
Be consistent
Cathy advises, “If Sabbath rest is something we do from time to time, we’re not in the rhythm of it. It’s the same as practicing anything; the more you do it, the better you get at it.”
She points to her own experience when she describes what happens when she’s not consistent, “When I’m casual about Sabbath, then I get sloppy. It’s not as meaningful when I’m not really committing to it. Seek God’s help with this and trust Him with the time.”
Sabbath rest is a gift from God. Like all gifts, we should receive it gratefully and enjoy it fully. Cathy suggests that we apply the determination we put into being productive into practicing Sabbath; “We get better the more we’re committed to doing it. Week 1, 2 and 3 might be hard, but weeks 4,5,6 and on? You’ll wonder what I would do without this?”
Resources:
Keeping the Sabbath Wholly, Marva J. Dawn
The Radical Pursuit of Rest: Escaping the Productivity Trap, John Koessler
The Sabbath, Abraham Heschel
This Day, Wendell Berry
We’d like to know, what are your favored Sabbath rest practices and the impact of Sabbath rest on your life and ministry?
Conversations that Matter - Female Church Leadership
In this hope filled conversation, we looked at the overarching narrative of Scripture and God’s vision and call for women, specifically as it pertains to women’s leadership in the Church. As with all of our Conversations that Matter, we ask that you join with an open mind and heart.
Resources:
Alan Johnson. How I Changed My Mind About Women in Leadership
https://www.cbeinternational.org/ - Christians for Biblical Equality
Foster Care and the Church
May is National Foster Care Awareness Month – the time of year when the spotlight shines on the plight of neglected and abused children. There are more than 6,000 foster children in the 11 counties of the San Francisco Bay area.
A child enters foster care when a report of abuse or neglect within their own home is substantiated by Child Protective Services. Thirty-four percent of these children go to live with relatives, but 20% of California’s foster children are forced to move out of the county where they have been residing because there are not enough homes available nearby. This leads to further disruptions for them as they change schools and adapt to unfamiliar neighborhoods sometimes hundreds of miles away. (It is not unheard of for a child from the Bay Area to move to a foster home in Southern California.) On top of that, many foster children experience multiple changes in their living situations. While the average stay in foster care is eighteen months, for those children who are in care for two or more years, 44% move three times and 15% move five times.
Increasing the number of available foster homes locally is one way to address the need but recruiting foster parents can be challenging. “With more children entering into care than families to provide it, we’re in a crisis,” says Ellie Egles, Director of Care and Support at Foster the Bay.
Foster the Bay is a coalition of 150 churches throughout the Bay area committed to not only finding homes for foster children, but supporting those families providing care. “Our model draws from the very essence of what the church should be – a community providing tangible, spiritual, and emotional support,” Ellie explains.
Churches in the Foster the Bay coalition raise up at least one foster family and a group of support friends to come alongside the family. “It’s actually really difficult to be a foster parent,” says Ellie who along with her husband has provided care in their home for three children. “This is physically, emotionally, and spiritually demanding. 60% of foster families drop out after the first year or the first placement. So rather than tell a foster family, you have to do this on your own, we ask three or four support friends to walk through this journey together with them.”
A church for every child
Since it was established 5 ½ years ago, Foster the Bay has worked with church leaders to recruit foster families, advocates, and support friends. They also provide resources, trainings, and tools to inform and encourage participation. Ellie confirms, “It’s not just a foster family saying yes and welcoming a child; it’s the whole church saying yes.”
Foster the Bay connects churches to a number of other organizations that provide training, conferences, and camps like Help One Child which gives the church the opportunity to wrap around foster families as an educated village. The goal is to support placement stability and health.
“Help One Child is very committed to education,” says Executive Director, Valerie Crane. “But if you’re never exposed to what foster care is, it remains this mystical thing. We talk to the church about who’s involved in foster care and what it looks like. We break down stigmas. It’s an impactful way to equip the church to better love the foster families that are stepping forward.”
The education is on-going. Help One Child circles back at three months, six months, and even a year later with more information. Once a month they host a therapist for foster parents. They also provide a quarterly seminars. “Our staff is constantly sitting beneath great teaching. It’s our job to make it palatable for the church volunteers as well as the caregivers,” says Valerie. “If we can educate a community to better understand what’s going on in a child’s brain and to better understand what’s going on in a household, they’re going to be a valuable support.”
A team effort
Help One Child currently partners with 85 churches in the Bay Area, but opportunities for engagement vary. Some churches sponsor annual donation drives to collect Christmas gifts for foster kids, equip a new foster family, or send a child to camp. Others host events for foster and adoptive families.
Churches interested in providing for some very real needs can use the online platform, CarePortal. Help One Child is the regional manager for CarePortal and collaborates with the child welfare workers in local counties to uncover needs and make churches aware of how to respond. Valerie says, “It’s a super simple way for people to respond to tangible needs like a family needing a crib for a new placement.”
A personal impact
Valerie first became involved with foster care as a Help One Child Supper Club volunteer teaching teens in group homes how to prepare food. She and her husband are foster parents who to date have cared for seven children. They adopted Child #6.
Supper Club volunteers plan a meal they then prepare with kids in the residence. It’s gives the staff and the kids a break from the regular dinner time routine and helps the teens develop relational skills. “You don’t need a lot of training to teach someone how to cook pasta,” says Valerie. ”But if you’re signing up for Supper Club, we’re going to take a moment and unpack for you what these teens’ lives might look like. We’ll bring you up to speed on what’s appropriate and what’s not so that you can be better equipped to serve them.”
Camp is another way church members can interact with foster kids. Help One Child’s Signs of Hope camp unites 7-11 year-old foster and adopted children together at Mission Springs’ Frontier Ranch in the Santa Cruz Mountains at the end of the summer. The benefits are enormous, not only to the campers, but to the counselors as Valerie says, “The number of camp counselors who become foster parents is pretty high.”
In Sonoma County, Royal Family Kids sponsors a 5-day camp for foster kids, ages 6 – 12, who reside in the county. There’s also a three-day camp for teens called TRAC. Volunteer counselors are recruited from local churches. “This is a very unique ministry,” says Director Tom Griffith. “We directly partner with churches locally, but with the heightened oversight of caring for foster kids, we require an application process for our volunteers.”
In a typical year 110 volunteers serve the 70 children who attend the camp. Each volunteer completes up to 16 hours of training. Tom explains the process, “It takes about 6 months to raise a team from recruiting within the churches, through applications, interviews, and background checks through training and final prep leading up to camp,”
Royal Family Kids is a national organization with two hundred chapters around the country. Locally RFK partners with six churches in Sonoma County. Sadly the organization has faced some challenges in the past few years. Wildfires followed by the pandemic shut down the mentoring club program, but there is hope it can restart in the not-to-distant future.
A call to the church
According to the California Department of Social Services reports of suspected child abuse in the state of California dropped 28% during the height of the pandemic, but with schools re-opening and teachers the most common reporters of abuse and neglect, it is likely the number of children in need of foster care will increase significantly soon.
Child Protective Services is eager to work with local churches to recruit and support foster parents. With the support of organizations like Foster the Bay and Help One Child more churches can step up and respond to the need. As Valerie says, “in order for us to really make a difference, we all need to have more compassion, which means more understanding of what these children have gone through and what their parents -- bio and foster -- have gone through. It just can’t be somebody else’s problem. If we can step in and be the church to these kids we’d be making some pretty bold statements about the love of Christ.”
Love and disagree
By Kevin G. Harney, Lead Pastor, Shoreline Community Church
Can We Disagree and Have Strong Differences and still love each other (or at least be kind and respectful)?
By Kevin G. Harney, Lead Pastor, Shoreline Community Church
Have you noticed the trend away from thoughtful conversation, civility, and compassion? Have you been struck by the increasingly combative nature of communication in the media, the political realm, the online world of social media, and culture in general? It seems like people have a very hard time disagreeing and still respecting and loving each other.
In a growing number of situations, it seems like people believe that if we don’t agree on specific topics, we must be angry with each other. When we stand on the opposite side of the aisle, we hate each other. If we have an honest disagreement, it must ignite into some kind of combat.
I grew up in a home, and a time of history, when people could disagree and still love each other. I remember a time when people could talk civilly, express divergent points of view, and still have lunch, laugh, and do life together. As a matter of fact, I watched my dad and mom disagree with strong and articulate words on many topics and still love each other deeply.
My dad was a strong and articulate Republican. He believed what he believed and would express his views with clarity and conviction. My mom was a staunch Democrat. She headed up the local teachers’ association of the public schools and expressed her convictions openly and with passion and precision. I had the honor of doing my parent’s renewal of their wedding vows at their fifty-year anniversary, just a few years before my mom passed away.
I can still remember my parents heading out to vote together, hand in hand. My dad would say something like, “We’re heading out to cancel each other’s vote.” He meant it. He knew that their votes would end up being a new zero because of their antithetical political convictions. My dad and mom believed in the political process and felt that voting was an honor and privilege. They would remind us kids that many people, in many places, have never had this opportunity through history.
My parents modeled something that seems to be a lost art form in our world. We can disagree and still be civil, loving, and friendly!
In a conflicted, embattled, and embittered time, it is a perfect moment for Christians to lead the way in showing our communities and the world that it is still possible to disagree strongly and still be kind, compassionate, and loving. It is what our Savior did. And, it is what He expects of His followers.
Jesus was the one who hung on a brutal Roman cross and looked at those who had mocked and crucified Him and prayed, “Father forgive them, they do not know what they are doing” (Luke 23:34). It was our Savior who told a woman caught in the act of adultery that he did not condemn her. In the same breath, he called her to leave her life of sin (John 8:11). Jesus is the one who saw you and me, in our darkest moment of sin and rebellion and died in our place and for our sins (Romans 5:8).
What will it take for followers of the Messiah to lead the way in loving people even when we have strong and serious disagreements? Here are some suggestions:
Have robust conversations with those you disagree with.
Ask good questions about their convictions. Dig deeply into why they believe what they believe. Listen to their answers… not using the time they are talking to mount your attack, but to really hear them and understand them. This is what Jesus did with the woman at the well when His followers were traveling through Samaria (John 4).
Pray for those who disagree with you and even those who are hostile toward you (Matthew 5:44).
Do not pray for their demise, destruction, or for judgment on them. Pray for the light of Jesus to shine, for truth to be known, and for God to work in their life. Pray also for yourself as you seek to love them and understand why they believe what they believe.
Acknowledge differences and be honest that you have disagreements.
Too many people think the way to handle differences is to ignore them. It is far better to admit and face them. I remember one of my dad’s favorite lines. When he was having a vigorous conversation about something he disagreed with, he would say (always with a smile and in a warm-hearted way), “I can’t disagree with you more!” This would lead to more conversation.
Be willing and ready to learn from those you disagree with.
God owns the domain of truth and He reveals it in surprising places and through surprising people. The Bible is full of examples of this.
Don’t let disagreements give birth to bitterness or hatred.
Watch your heart. Be very careful. Satan wants you and I to be gripped with a judgmental and hostile heart. If we become bitter, the door for the Gospel is slammed short and our witness is greatly compromised. We must be able to disagree and still love.
Beware of caricatures and over-simplification.
People are complex in beautiful ways. Don’t put them in boxes or quickly categorize them. Don’t look at a whole group of people, or even a single person, into a narrowly defined category that you have created. Give people the benefit of the doubt and allow time to really get to know them.
SUMMARY
Jesus calls us to bring his light, love, and life to our broken and dark world. The only way we can do this is to live like Jesus. He comes to those who hate Him, who are rebels against his ways, and who are lost in sin and He loves them right where they are. We must walk in the footsteps of our leader. To do this, we will learn to love those we disagree with. Not only can this be done, it must be done…for the sake of the gospel and the world.
Kevin Harney (KevinGHarney.com) is the lead pastor of Shoreline Community Church in Monterey, California, the Founder and Visionary Leader of Organic Outreach Ministries International (OrganicOutreach.com), and the author of the Organic Outreach trilogy and many other books, studies, and articles. He is also a regular contributor to Outreach Magazine.
Conversations that Matter - One Church. United.
Over the last year, we have seen such a division among churches. It seems like the divide continues to grow with opposing views on politics, social issues, sexuality, etc.
What happens when we pay attention to Jesus’ last prayer and pursue an Uncommon Unity? Can the Church become the force that God intended it to be?
How can the Church Engage more effectively in the Digital Space?
We spoke with Darren Allarde, Pastor of Innovation at Echo Church, to learn more about a path for churches to engage more online. In this interview, he touches on:
Shepherding someone through a spiritual, digital journey.
Meeting people where they are asking questions about life and meaning (i.e. YouTube & Reddit).
Developing the content people are already searching for.
His helpful insights in this 10 minute interview signal the need for the Church to dive into the digital world to meet unmet needs.
Conversations that Matter - Leaning into Crucial Conversations on Race
The conversation around Race is still very much in the forefront of our minds as we navigate our way forward to a better understanding and more equitable future.
The most recent unrest is not a stand alone event, but an ongoing reality for many in our communities who long for systemic change.
Our best way forward is NOT to ignore it, but to address Crucial Conversations head-on in a way that brings about unity and real change.
The Escalating Stages of Church Conflict
By Doug Tegner, Redwood Chapel
Conflict is the Number One Predictor of Congregational Decline - Hartford Institute for Religion Research
1. (Sometimes) An Uncomfortable Feeling
Something doesn’t feel right. You can’t quite put your finger on it. Nothing explicit has been mentioned. The conflict is still latent. That is, the conflict potentially exists but needs the right conditions for it to appear.
2. A Problem Emerges
An identifiable problem has emerged and dealing with it is the focus. The participants are civil and respectful to one another as they each share their perspective. Solutions are proposed and, in most instances, issues are resolved in a calm and collaborative fashion to everyone’s satisfaction.
3. A Person To Differ With
The focus of conversation changes from what should be done and what is the best solution, to a debate of who is right and who is wrong. Frustration sets in because the attempt to achieve one’s goals is undermined by another. Parties may become more cautious in dealing with each other. The dispute can still be constructive if the parties make a greater effort to see the other person’s point of view. On the other hand, if the matter is not resolved, the situation can easily deteriorate into destructive conflict.
4. A Dispute To Win
Collaboration wanes. Other problematic issues often appear confusing matters. Disputing parties communicate less to each other and more about each other with those who take their respective side, increasing polarization in the congregation. And while there may not be an intent to hurt one’s opponent, it often results. Because the overriding goal is for one’s needs to be met or interests to prevail, there appears to be less concern about how that affects others, further exacerbating the conflict. One side comes to believe that the other cares little about them. As one side seeks to achieve it’s goals, the other side feels like their interests are being all-too-readily dismissed or sacrificed. Action then begets counteraction.
5. A Person To Verbally Attack
A power struggle emerges. Parties now see themselves as adversaries and “antagonist” (a Greek word that means “to struggle against” as in Hebrews 12:4). When people begin to struggle against each other, watch out! An invisible line is crossed that does not bode well for that relationship or for the church. If the parties in conflict could have resolved the matter without help, they would have. Now is the time to contact others for help.
Original issues and context now become secondary. At this stage, the problem is identified as a person. “You are/ he is / she is / they are / the problem”. An “us against them” mentality sets in. Emotions adversely affect objective thinking. Selective perception confirms and fuels negative stereotyping. Once stereotyped, the other side can be “written-off” as _____ (fill in the blank). Parties avoid each other and assume the worst of the other. In the absence of direct communication, each faction views the other through an increasingly distorted filter of suspicion, false assumptions, exaggeration, misinformation, and misperceptions.
Each side justifies its own hostile behavior as reactions to its opponent and to external circumstances. By contrast, the actions of one’s adversaries are attributed to internal deficiencies, such as their character, competency, or spirituality. Public admission of having exercised poor judgment or of having made a mistake becomes increasingly unlikely. In this negatively charged environment, such an acknowledgment would likely open oneself to embarrassment, further criticism, and reprisal. The disputing parties protect themselves, their vulnerabilities and insecurities, by attacking.
Researchers have found that at this stage, direct head-to-head discussions are counter-productive. “Direct negotiations have a limited usefulness once the level of conflict has escalated in intensity.” “Once in a fight, each side finds it difficult to accept the ideas of the enemy.” “A proposal that is unacceptable coming from you [adversary] may be acceptable if it comes from a third party.” “[Direct, two-party] negotiations are hard to sustain and frequently break down.”
Resistance intensifies against an adversary’s ideas often because it is one’s adversary who proposed them. Discussions and negotiations break down because they seem futile. Unilateral acts become the next logical step which inevitably lead to an escalation of the conflict.
6. My “Face” To Save
The term “face” refers to how a person is viewed by others. As long as someone is viewed as a respectable member of the community, all is well. But when one’s public image is seriously challenged, expect the intensity of the conflict to escalate even further.
To have one’s public image challenged is to be attacked on a very personal level. It is to be charged with maintaining a false facade. The attacker seeks to “unmask” the other person’s true and despicable identity. To the extent that this “insight” is believed, the prior course of the conflict is reinterpreted. With these new lenses, words or actions that may have been originally perceived in a positive light are now viewed as part of a larger, deceitful strategy. False motives are attributed throughout. The conflict is no longer understood in terms of shades of gray. It is perceived in terms of black and white and an ideological battle between the forces of good versus evil.
To “save face” against such an attack on one’s identity, people will respond with an equally ferocious assault of their own. Disputants will unleash a torrent of negative descriptions against those who have attacked and maligned them, attempting in turn, to undercut and discredit them. They will label those on the other side as unreasonable, immoral, untrustworthy, mentally unbalanced, and/or sub-human. This conclusion justifies almost any action against the other side, exacerbating the cycle of conflict to dangerous levels.
7. A Person To Expel, Withdraw From, or Ruin
The parties are locked in an all-or-nothing battle. The church is no longer big enough for everyone. The solution is either to drive out the problem person or people or leave. Or, the conflict may be so personalized, intractable, or irrational that the adversaries would rather suffer private loss or the church’s ruin to see their opponent defeated. “Together into the abyss” they go, as one individual soberly described it.
8. The Aftermath
When the dust settles, the worship, fellowship, and the work of the church, as well as individual lives, are adversely affected, often for years to come. For some, winning the battle or driving a person from the church is still not enough. The ruination of a person’s reputation may continue long after the battle is over. Another faction will express shame and bewilderment for what they have said or done. They may lose confidence in themselves for having lost control of themselves. Others will deny the depth or severity of their actions. Still others, acknowledging their embarrassing actions, will blame those who led them.
Pastor Joe McKeever, referring to his church that had split five ways in the two years prior to his accepting the call to pastor that congregation, said, “I was especially careful during my first four or five years here. We spent a lot of time addressing the issues of guilt and disappointment. Many felt guilty for their actions. The rest were disappointed - in their friends, their pastors, themselves, even God.”
SUMMARY
The more intense the conflict, the more irrational it becomes. Two intensifying processes take place throughout:
An increasing frustration / anger over the unresolved issue(s), and
An increasing negative perception of the character of the other side.
Someone needs to say, ”Stop! Enough already! Let’s go outside this cycle of conflict and contact an experienced peacemaker to help us break it!”
Conversations that Matter - Mental Health
In this candid conversation, led by Dr. John Townsend, we addressed the growing patterns of mental health issues among pastors and non profit leaders.
RESOURCES
ARTICLES & BLOGS POSTS
“Why You Shouldn’t Quit Ministry Right Now, Even Though You Feel Like It” by Carey Nieuwhof
“A letter to pastors and their families (the rest of you may eavesdrop)” by Shauna Pilgreen
ONLINE EVENTS & PODCASTS
Dr. John Townsend On Structure, Connection, & Boundaries In A Pandemic with Jen Hatmaker - ACCESS HERE
Managing Your Mental Health in Tough Times with Curt Thompson (On Demand) - ACCESS HERE
“Handling Depression In A Pandemic” Sermon by Roger Valci - ACCESS HERE
“Theology and Mental Health” by Matt Valencia - ACCESS HERE
VC Kevin Compton on Rules of Success
“Treat others as you want to be treated”
1 of 5 Rules of Success from VC, Kevin Compton
Last night, we joined Mark McGovern and Experience Church for the first Lifework DinnerTalk. We ate delicious food from Aracely Cafe, made new friends, and talked about what it means to be a Christian Marketplace Leader.
If you missed it, check out Kevin's Rules of Success below and be sure to follow us to stay up to speed with more events just like this one!
Kevin Compton's 5 critical rules for success:
Live by the golden rule – “Treat others as you want to be treated” as expressed in the Bible in Matthew 7:12. “If you put this rule in practice for just a few weeks, it becomes a habit to live by".
Have a sense of urgency –“If possible, I take care of things right away. If you work hard to get things done right away, people will appreciate it. They will realize that their need is a priority for you".
Make an effort, knowing that results will vary – “It’s better to just try rather than only trying when you know you won’t fail or waiting until everything is right". Keep in mind that perfection is not the goal.
Think big – Kevin discussed the importance of BIG DREAMS (and acting on those dreams). He shared a story of former San Jose Shark’s player, Jonathan Cheechoo, a native from northern Canada who dreamed of being a San Jose Shark one day. Cheechoo had to overcome many obstacles, including a serious injury to play for the Sharks for 8 years. “Not only did Cheechoo, a devoted Christian, think big, but he firmly believed that God also believed in that dream for him”.
Think small – “The difference between success and mediocrity,” says Compton, “is attention to detail". Compton begins every day by reflecting on the previous day and often writes hand written notes to thank or encourage people.
Conversations that Matter - One Kingdom. Indivisible
A conversation on how the Church can be a unified voice of Good News in an unprecedented politically divided country.
Resources:
onekingdom.city