I became a pastor because I wanted to make a difference in the world! I was 17 years old when I received my call. At the time, I believed that the Church was the best place to invest your life to make a spiritual difference in the world.
After 35 years in the ministry, I have less confidence in the Church as the most viable vehicle for changing the world. I have found the Church to be distracted and anemic. In spite of my efforts to revitalize her human resources, our culture seems to be winning their hearts.
I long to be part of a company of radicals! Jesus obviously believed that twelve men could change the world! They did! I want to be part of a group who will pay any price, make any sacrifice, and leave it all on the field for Christ and His Kingdom!
But finding such radicals is like looking for a needle in a haystack! David Platt (author of RADICAL) is right, most American Christians are more focused on pursuing the American Dream than God's dream.
How sad!
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