Lessons in the transition

As I transitioned from Colorado to Kansas, from church layman leadership to paid staff, from the corporate world to full-time ministry, I've learned a few lessons:

  • The calling from God is not a theory - it is real. I'd known this and had experienced this -but not at this level.
  • In a horrible real estate market, God can sell a house in 2 days after the first showing.
  • God confirms His call on our lives through the most unlikely sources. Therefore, we must be attentive.
  • God knows the training we need and often uses tough experiences to accomplish it.
  • When things seem desperate, they probably aren't.
  • Each leader should be prepared, even after the smallest decision, to lose something he didn't expect to lose. This is the price of leadership.
  • Building friendships take time - damaging friendships doesn't.
  • Hope for the best. Prepare for the worst.
  • Success truly rises and falls on leadership: the ability, willingness, and passion of a leader to follow God and to lead leaders.
  • There is truly no better place to be than where God has placed me.

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Kristin Baker said…
Amen! Thanks for these great reminders!
February 28, 2008 at 3:07 PM
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