“If you don’t know where you are going, any road will get you there.”
–Lewis Carroll
“If you aim at nothing, you’ll hit it every time.”
–Zig Ziglar
Two vitally important ministry questions:
1. Specifically, what kind of disciples does Jesus want us to make?
2. What clearly-defined pathways can we build to help people get there?
“Your primary pursuit in productivity is not doing more things, but doing more good.”
— Tim Challies
The eagle that chases two rabbits at one time catches neither.
–Chinese proverb
“The character that takes command in moments of crucial choices has already been determined by a thousand other choices made earlier in seemingly unimportant moments. It has been determined by all the ‘little’ choices of years past – by all those times when the voice of conscience was at war with the voice of temptation, whispering the lie that ‘it really doesn’t matter.’ It has been determined by all the day-to-day decisions made when life seemed easy and crises seemed far away – the decisions that, piece by piece, bit by bit, developed habits of discipline or laziness; habits of self-sacrifice or self-indulgence; habits of duty and honor and integrity – or dishonor and shame.” (Ronald Reagan)
“Ministry is a great place for guys with the idol of success to hide, because we can mask our selfish ambition in the cloak of doing great things for God.”
–J.D. Greear (Gaining by Losing, Zondervan, 2015, p. 43)
“But you, are you seeking great things for yourself? Do not seek them.”
–Jeremiah 45:5 (NASB)