While we prepare...

It’s a simple sign posted outside the worship center doors at Fellowship Church. It lets people know that while they wait, work is being done to prepare for them. But in reality, this sign is so much more—it is a sign of intentionality, direction and purpose.

Yesterday, as a staff, we were challenged by our pastors Ed and Lisa Young to think hard about what we are doing and who we are reaching. That challenge has reawakened me to the reason I do what I do….and it has forced me to ask myself the hard questions.

As I passed this sign this morning (for the one-gazillionth time in the last 9 years), I saw it for the first time in a new light. It is a microcosm of the challenge that was laid down yesterday.

This sign isn’t just about what is happening minutes or even hours before Fellowship Church’s experience times. This sign is a reminder to each of us that every moment of every day, we are preparing for people to meet with Jesus Christ face-to-face.

No matter what you are doing (and you may not be part of a church staff), you must be preparing for someone to meet Jesus. Every action, every word, every thought must be intentional, direct and purposeful.

While we prepare…
our hearts.
our minds.
our homes.
our families.
our neighbors.
our friends.
our lives…

People are waiting. Are you prepared?