Community

I have been thinking about my new role at Olathe Life Fellowship. As I dig into things and the many volunteer needs I begin to wonder about community. For years, I approached the volunteer needs from a vantage point of guilt and shame. I was very adept at casting a great vision that was based upon shaming people into serving. Unfortunately I found that this method was very successful but when the guilt and shame began to fade so did all of the volunteers. As I have began to understand the amazing love of God I have had to re-evaluate my methodology and my whole premise toward ministry. A premise that wasn't concerned about community as much as it was concerned with filling needs. Now I have come to a place that I believe is more healthy and balanced. I have stopped taking on the responsibility of making everything work. While as a leader I want to see things grow and flourish but I have to ask myself what is my motivation for seeing this take place. I have come to a place of understanding community and the role the community must play in owning the journey. God has created each of us for community. We were not created to live in isolation. It is in community that we begin to share our life, our gifts and our hope. It is also in community that we contribute ourselves to accomplish things that benefit the community and it's needs. As I challenge myself and my community, Olathe Life Fellowship, we must understand that if we want to see great things happen we must, as a community, give of our self for a greater purpose.

I continue to ramble so I need to let you go. But please remember, you were created for community.