J. T. Pugh told me once, “Brian, if you are not growing you are dying; and remember if you don’t have a plan for growth you are not growing.” What he was saying to me is that we must become intentional about growth.
Peter Senge, author the Fifth Discipline says that “one of the most important tasks for leaders today is to provide conceptual leadership – helping people make sense of what’s going on around them.” We need to be inspired, challenged and equipped to grow.
If we will set a path of personal growth as a major priority we can learn to live our faith and share it with someone every day. Remember, spiritual growth does not come natural we must be taught and trained to grow. Teaching and training is only the first step, the next step is access to daily resources. We intend to create at the First Pentecostal Church an atmosphere of growth. Ask yourself these two questions and answer them truthfully in your own spirit, “What are you doing to develop yourself?” and “What are you doing to develop others?” Come to the First Pentecostal Church and let’s find the answers together.
