mattforeman

Wednesday, October 18, 2006

J is for Jamba or Jesus?

So I went to a vision night for a church plant here in Joplin last night. Some people from work invited me so I thought I'd check it out. It was at the Bridge, which is a skate park/coffee shop/ministry type place, and it is a really cool building. So I was sitting there listing to the "vision" of the guy starting this church. And for a little while there, I was getting a little excited. And that got me thinking, this guy is doing in me what he was hoping to do. He was getting me excited about something he is excited about. And that got me thinking some more. What is it to have a vision? What does it take? I think that before you can have a "vision" you have to have a passion. In the broad scope you can have a passion for anything to have a vision. But to have a vision for a church, you have to have a passion for God and his people. And to start a church, you have to be able to cast that vision to other, and have them catch that passion that you have. You can be passionate about a lot of things, some say I'm passionate about Jamba Juice, I can't really argue with that, but that is nothing compared to having a passion for Jesus. It really isn't. I know when I get someone to have Jamba for the first time, I want them to be able to catch the passion that I have for it. I want to educate them and guide them in the right direction to have the best possible experience. I know it's wierd, I'm comparing a passion for Jamba with a passion for Jesus. The do both start with a J, they both have the same amount of letters, vowels, and those other letters that are not vowels (can't think), It is really just an example with startling similarities. So I guess what I'm saying is that I understand where the leader of this church is coming from, and I think he did a good job of casting his vision and spreading his passion to, if not just me, the other people in the room last night.
So the question I have to ask myself is this; Do I break away from the church I am attending now to join this church plant? I think I am going to continue to explore my options before I make a commitment to one place. I know I can't balance on the fence for too long. A decision must be made at some point.

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