Don’t Miss This Weekend!
I told everybody this past Sunday that you don’t want to miss this weekend. Why do I say that? Because this weekend, Cal Jernigan, the pastor of Central Christian Church of the East Valley, will be here to speak. Outside of my Father, there is no leader who has influenced my life and my ministry more than Cal. I consider him one of my closest friends as well as my mentor. If you want to understand my spiritual roots, most of you already know my parents and now you can meet and hear the heart of Cal.
Also, this weekend we are going to talk about creating a culture of generosity at Pathways. I think Cal brings a unique voice to this conversation because Central Christian Church is one of the most generous churches that I have ever encountered. Pathways Church would not exist (literally) without the generosity of the people of Central. My passion is to become a church with that same heart. One that looks beyond ourselves. One that is affecting not only our own community, but the world around us.
I know this weekend will challenge us to consider what it takes to become that kind of community. Join my in praying that God would use this community to impact people far beyond our own reach.
November 7th, 2007 at 1:53 pm
I often went to listen to Cal preach; I never came away without learning something. I am excited to hear him again.
While in Brazil last week I had a long conversation with a local pastor on the very subject we will be discussing this weekend. He was struggling with whether or not it was right for a church to have an offering as a part of the service. He was reacting to the tremendous emphasis that many of his fellow pastors put on the offering and guilt the people into giving or tell them to give because it will require (yes, “require”) God to give you great benefits. God gives because He sees needs and He has a heart of love; that becomes our example. “Inward thinking” (keeping it to myself) always pushes love aside.