My Mentor's Words

My friend and mentor Wes Roberts and his friend pastor Glenn Marshall wrote a book entitled Original Intent. In the forward of this book Larry Crabb, another mentor, wrote these words that have enhanced my inspiration to see churches planted in the Evansville Metropolitan area.

"If, like me, you want to trade in illusion for reality, if you're a pastor or church leader or hungry Christian who loves the church and longs to participate in authentic community led by people who are
more broken than confident and
more Spirit-dependent than naturally talented,
if you desire to see the church re-formed into a place where
character counts more than credentials,
where life is lived in humble trust rather than by careful method,
where organic growth matters more than organizational growth, where serving nudges aside controlling,
then glance at the chapter titles of this book."