I had a great second lunch today with Brandon (fellow worship leader from Raytown, MO) at our local Chili's in Overland Park Kansas. We tried to meet up in Raytown, Missouri but there really isn't much there. I think he wanted to come over to my side of the state line.
We got to follow up on how things are going since our first meeting. Brandon's church is going through some possible changes that might "stir the pot" a bit for some of the old timers in the church. Being that Grace has been through several changes and "pot stirring" sessions, we talked about the challenges of going through rough transitions. He asked how our pastor handled the many changes we've gone through over the last 6 years.
For Tim, my pastor, the main thing that I think helped in our transitions was how he just would not go against what God was telling him was the right thing to do. That's not to say he didn't seek counsel from others, but when the changes were confirmed, he didn't waver. It's always better to be in the will of God then the will of man. If you do what man wants, you will be fine for awhile, but eventually it comes back to bite you. This is the type of leadership that's needed when you're making major changes.
We talked about how people like to lump churches into conservative and liberal based on where they invest their money. He was saying that some of the "traditional" folks in his church would classify Grace as "liberal" because we have lights and a nice audio system without having ever heard the teaching or read the statement of faith. Silly people.
It was again very refreshing to talk about successes and struggles with a fellow worship leader. We're going to hook up again at the end of July.
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