Saw this video. Reminded me of what most people think makes a youth pastor cool.
Especially appreciate what the girl said at the end, “If you love students and Jesus and want to teach them His Word, you are not doing to bad.”
I have been wrestling lately with the one question: What do I need to do to hear God tell me, “Well done good and faithful servant”?
The question comes after reading Matthew 25:14-30.
When I get to Heaven I so want to hear those words, but what is the criteria for such an honor?
In particular, I have been asking this question is three areas of my life, as a parent, church leader and as a youth pastor.
As a parent, what must I do to hear the words, “Well done good and faithful servant”?
As a church leader, what must I do to hear the words, “Well done good and faithful servant”?
And as a youth pastor, what must I do to hear the words, “Well done good and faithful servant”?
Until I know, I am doing the best I can to be faithful in each of those roles and pursue what I believe God wants from me in each.
As of right now, I am anxiously anticipating the sound of my Father saying “Well done good and faithful servant.”
Last night was our first session at the GCC Pastor’s Conference in St. Louis. Tom Short spoke. Here is his outline:
5 Signs We May Be Ashamed of the Gospel
Text: Romans 1.14-16
#1. If we feel that what we offer is not of real value.
#2. If we don’t know how to handle our faith in a relativistic, pluralistic, post-modern, multi-cultural society.
#3. If we are afraid because the Gospel condemns men as sinners.
#4. If we are afraid to called “hell-fire and brimstone preachers”
#5. If we are fearful to take the Gospel into the public square.
It was a great challenge to what we are called to do as Great Commission Christians–and that is preach the Gospel with passion and fervency.
