Whilst we are trying to win people to the gospel, sometime we loose sight of the gospel for us. Our ministry becomes bad news for us, and ultimately it will then become bad news for others too. Here are some thoughts:
- Remind yourself of how the gospel shaped you. Sometime we can get so involved in helping others understand the gospel that we forget and minimize its effect in our life. Nothing will excite someone about Jesus more than someone who themselves is excited by the fact that Jesus saved them!
- Don't neglect your spiritual disciplines: prayer, studying scripture, silence, reflection. These are the means by which Jesus puts the fuel back into our tanks and these are values you want to instill in those you lead. Monkey see monkey do - be a good monkey (for Jesus fame of course! :)
- Know your strengths. Know what you do well and what energizes you and do those things so that you will be most effective. At every opportunity pass on what you have learned, and what you are gifted with to others. Great leaders help those under them to become better at what they do, so mentor those who work alongside you so that they may be the best they can be.
- Know your weaknesses. Know what you don't do well and draw others in to pick up where you will drop things. Say 'no' when you know that you will not be able to complete the task well, rather under promise and over deliver that over promise and under deliver. It is also worth working harder on the things you are weak at so that they are less of a hindrance and sometimes by God's grace they become strengths.
- Remember that this is always about Jesus! Ministry is getting people to know your best friend and to make him theirs. That's a joy to do when we love Jesus with all our heart, soul, mind and strength.
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