When I was teenager my brother, Gary, was in the Navy. He joined the military with a vision to see the world but ended up stationed in Pensacola, FL, just one hour from our home. Twice my parents and I had the privilege of going on his aircraft carrier, the USS Lexington, for a dependents’ day cruise. I will never forget the jets being catapulted off of the deck, disappearing for a second, and then roaring off into the sky. We were warned about getting too close to the edge and falling off because, “you can’t turn an aircraft carrier around overnight!”
Good advice to churches also! You may have a clear vision of the necessary changes needed in your church to become healthy, but it’s like turning around an aircraft carrier; it takes time. The task of leading a church to where the members are living out biblical values every day is not an easy task. Leading a church to be healthy will require endless energy and an unrelenting determination to be the church God wants it to be! The journey is difficult and full of challenges but make no mistake about it, well worth it!
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