Training Wheels For The Great Commission

If there is a highway to the Great Commission most people need training wheels to get there. If you are like me, as a leader you have a Holy burden to see the bride of Christ get after her calling of making disciples of Jesus. You long for them to have the same Spirit-led hunger and thirst for righteousness that is inside of you, that compels them to action and obedience. But reality sets in when the appetites of our flock are quenched by good coffee, agreeable music, and a heart-warming sermon. 

If you just understood that paragraph than you’ve been in ministry in the USA for a while. Aside from the multiple uber-churchy references, you also understand that it takes work to get the individuals and families that comprise your congregation to see themselves as missionaries in their everyday lives. So, no doubt you’ve gotten to work to set a DNA of loving, serving, and reaching out in the neighborhood or across the globe.  

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Pastor Patrick Linnell is the author of Grace Bomb: The Surprising Impact of Loving Your Neighbors 2021, David C. Cook, and founder of Grace Bomb, a movement and ministry that equips churches around the country. Connect with Pat at www.gracebomb.org