Sheri and I have been busy lately -- actually since early in the year -- helping with a new church launch.
We've been active participants of "our church" for twenty-plus years. We love that place, especially our pre-marriage mentoring ministry. It's where I discovered Christ and where my wife, kids and I were baptized. Lots of history.
But when a long-time friend, a pastor and former staff member at my church, shared his vision for a new church plant -- we had a decision to make.
I'm a sucker for church plants: the energy, the people, the expectation of what God's going to do. But when my friend asked us to join the leadership team, I had mixed emotions. Should we leave a church we love? A church where we're established, serving and well... comfortable.
What would be the downside of helping this new church -- even for a season? What's the risk?
We officially made the transition this week, giving "notice" to our ministry commitments. We're not sure if this is a permanent move. We'll see.
What's extra-exciting is that we'll be on the ground floor of a new marriage ministry, serving new people and helping craft new programs.
Exciting times. What's the risk?
