I've met Gary a couple of times, and I read his blog and twitters. He's a freak of a church planter, and someone I really admire. I don't always agree with him, but I have a huge amount of respect for him. Gary's all consuming passion is to reach people who are far from God - which makes him a "good guy" in my book.
I hate it though when I completely agree with him. Like I did 100 % with this post...
"I’m learning very quickly that what people love about you will in the end be what they hate about you…
For example:
- In the early days of people attending your church they will love your passion. When the newness wears off, they will hate your passion.
- People will come to your church because they love your heart to reach lost people. Over time when they realize it isn’t about them, they will hate that you have a heart to reach lost people.
- People will love how “real” you are in life and from the stage but then you will do something they don’t like, that is human or they feel crosses the line and they will hate how “real” you are.
I’m not sure there is anything that can be done about it, but it is an interesting thought that is rattling around in my mind right now."
OR the reason a church hires you will probably be the reason they fire you.
Posted by: Dean Smith | February 04, 2009 at 01:21 PM