Hey Friends,

As leaders and Christ-followers we all experience seasons. In the Book of Ecclesiastes it talks about a “time for all things under the sun.” As a leader I wonder what season you’re in right now? Last Friday, I wrote about the upcoming fall season in the Church world. Fall is usually a great growth season. It is essential that a leader recognize what season he or she is in. Timing is key for a leader.

As my buddy John Maxwell says, “The right decision at the wrong time is the wrong decision.” We leaders must learn the lay of the land and the time of the season. There are times to march forward and times to wait and pray. There are times to communicate the vision with power and there are times to stop and love the people. As leaders it is up to us to make the right call.

Right now at FPC we are in a major growth curve. We are at our highest attendance ever and growing. We will open up our on-campus satellite in two weeks to handle the increasing crowds. The senior team and leaders are praying through our options for growing to the next level. Now is the time to share the vision for the next step once we have it. At FPC we have gone through many changes and not all have been easy. Picking the right time for a move or change makes it easier on everyone involved.

I know it is hard enough to make the right decision, and to have to deal with timing makes it even harder. It is the load the leader must carry. So I ask again, what season are you in? What season is your organization in? What is the next step for you to make personally or corporately? I know God is leading us all, but sometimes it is not easy to hear what He is saying. How do you see it?

Yours to count on,

Pastor