Leadership comm. 3

Hi Team,

I spent a great week on the Cape Epic last week. A mate and myself shared pain and suffering, joy and excitement of this amazing race together. It's a team event and any time you are more than two minutes apart can result in an hour time penalty. You are as slow or as fast as your partner.

We are a team, working together to meet the will the will of God and the purposes and ministry of Jesus in this church. We are the people who by God's grace have been given the privilege and responsibility to lead this church by the power of the Spirit. There are three implications to this:

1.       We are united in the Spirit: a team bound together and I see these regular communications as a means to foster our unity and common purpose. We are as slow or as fast as each other and we must continue as we have done to this point, in serving and caring for each other. Ministry can be tough and I encourage you to continue to support each other.

2.       We need to make sure that in all the things we do, the ministries we lead and in the tasks we accomplish that we are not powered by human ideas. We need to be praying, studying God's word and fellowshipping so that we might be filled with his Spirit and not human plans and purposes. Anything manmade will untimely come to nothing. God's work will be established forever and I want our church to be built on God's work and not our own.

3.       We need to be confident of the work of the Spirit in us. Be confident in what Jesus has gifted you to do, don't be embarrassed, don't be scared – step up to the plate and serve in the God ordained way that you have been blessed to lead Jesus church. Jesus has placed you in these positions to serve and bless those under your care to His glory. There is a great joy in leading God's people and in seeing his plans and purposes for your life come to fruition in the lives of those around you. Trust the Spirit in you to accomplish with you all that God has planned for your life: Ephesians 2:10 reminds us "For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand, that we should walk in them"

Thanks to all of you for all the hard work you put in. I know that often those in leadership positions are overlooked for the work they do, people are sometimes unappreciative of the creativity and effort that is put in. So from me to you: thanks so much for blessing our church with your time, energy and talents!

As we journey towards Easter may you and your loved ones have a blessed time as you celebrate the death and resurrection of Jesus who is the author and perfecter of our faith!

Blessings,

Brent