By Jeff Larson, The Back Pew
“When I was pastoring, I used to complain about the leadership of one of the churches I served. Most of the deacons, the men in that fellowship, were astute and successful businessmen. But I charged they were men of figures and not faith. If an opportunity came our way, some challenge whereby we might make a significant but costly difference in the community, they would respond that it just wasn’t practical. We didn’t have enough money. Our congregation wasn’t able to take on such a challenge. I must confess that I couldn’t deny their sound reasoning – their pragmatism. Nevertheless, I was hoping they might break free of such predictable and unadventurous thinking and believe God to do something beyond themselves.”
-Rev. Mark Creech
