The Church I lead is thriving right now. People are inviting their friends, guests are coming, people are being baptized, new people are stepping up to serve, and many have committed to praying and reading their Bibles to start the year. It is truly an exciting time to be a leader at this Church.

Here is the part of the story you need to know. I have been leading here for 11 and a half years, and it has only been in the last year and a half that things have really taken off. The first ten years were spent laying the foundation for trust, surviving Covid, restructuring leadership, and creating a culture where people invite their friends.

Our little Church may have grown exponentially, but that growth took years.

My encouragement to any Church leader who is discouraged is simply to keep doing the work. Don’t give up, for at the proper time you will reap a harvest if you do not give up.

And my encouragement to our Church is to keep doing the right things, and I am excited to see what God does in the next 10 years.