Wednesday, June 17, 2009

the dream

i have a dream. or at least the beginnings of one...

i hope this blog is just the beginning of something that God will use to impact generations of young men for His glory.

the dreams starting coming while driving down the road (which should have indicated to me right from the start that this dream will be dangerous). i landed in crawfordsville, indiana 3 years ago, which is a story in and of itself, but i've often wondered, God, what in the world am i doing here? for most of 3 years i've heard nothing in reply. except the lesson of waiting in patience. not an easy one for me. but now looking back on this past few years' experience i'm beginning to see a few of the brushstrokes He's been painting for the storyboard of my life. it's actually fun growing older and realizing that He really has been using everything to bring me to where am at today. and a few more years down the road i'll be looking back thinking the same thing. i hope...

but lately i've started to dream about how God could use me uniquely to impact the world for Him. and it all hinges around inspiring and empowering young men.

when i graduated from moody bible institute in the spring of 2006 i left there with great potential to be the quint-essential pastor. or so i thought. i honestly felt like i could do it all. i loved to preach, teach, sing, play guitar, minister to kids, teens, adults, elderly...i mean, i had it going on!

then i actually got a position in the ministry.

wow. apparently i'm not all that i thought i was cracked up to be. in fact, i've learned more from making boneheaded mistakes and naive assumptions than anything. there have been many days when i've looked around and thought, am i being effective at all??? but God has helped me focus my gaze and understand where i am gifted...where i am used most effectively. and as i look back on all that He has done since i got a real job ('entered vocational ministry' sounds better) i'm beginning to see a passion grow to impact the lives of high school and college age men.

there's something about that stage of life that gets me fired up. it's an awesome time of exploring on your own, building new friends, and making life-changing decisions. in fact, somewhere between the time you graduate from high school and begin your senior year of college most guys have this epiphany, like, oh man, i'm about to graduate...what in the world am i gonna do? thats' such a vulnerable place in life. and it's a great time for someone to step in and challenge them to think hard about the direction their life is headed.

i want to do that.

i want to help young men become real men.

and that's not easy in our culture. but i'm pumped about the possibilities of what God will do with generations of young men who are sold out to Him and desire to be used by Him to impact the world. i wanna be right there in the action!

so this is the beginning of a ministry that's aimed at pushing guys to Jesus. and i pray He'll use my utmost for His highest!

1 comment:

  1. Looking forward to watching God bring this vision to fruition through YOU! Would have loved to have had you helping me through that transition time 20 years ago! We will be encouraging you along the way...and do not lose sight of the LTI! Brian

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