Yesterday morning I had a meeting with two churches: Compass Covenant and Cross Cultural Evangelical Free Church. We had gotten together because I felt like God was asking these two churches to reach the neighborhood together.  The pastors of both churches were present as well as the worship leader of Compass Covenant. 

Both churches are multicultural.  Both churches are trying to reach the same people.  Both churches have strong pastors.  BUT NOW….both churches are planning to work together.

Our meeting went differently than I imagined, but better than I thought it would. We were able to piece together different ideas drawing from our past experiences.  It was fun to put the puzzle pieces together and see how we might reach people for Christ with an outreach/music event.  

But is it enough to have a good cause/vision?

I believe good leaders enjoy a good challenge.  And when you get a vision for something that’s bigger than you can handle yourself, especially if it’s in an area that you’re passionate about, it’s easy to get excited.  You almost feel compelled to see this idea come about.  

Even though I’m passionate about multicultural worship/art, I’m starting to realize that I’m really passionate about unity.  It’s an area where I feel like I can be creative and use my gifts.  But it also means leaning on the gifts/strengths of other people…something I’m not used to, even now, yet I’m starting to see the value in.     

But having a good idea/cause isn’t enough for people to follow you.  People need to trust you as a leader too. 

John C. Maxwell writes in his book The 21 Irrefutable Laws of Leadership:
1. When people don’t buy into the leader or the vision…they get another leader.
2. When people don’t buy into the leader, but they buy into the vision…they get another leader.
3. When people buy into the leader, but they don’t buy into the vision…they get another vision.
4. BUT when people buy into the leader and the vision…they’ll get behind the leader.

You may need to read those four sentences over and over again.  But you’ll slowly begin to understand how important it is for you to be a good leader and have big vision.  It’s the only way we’re going to make progress in the multicultural church, worship, and the arts.   

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Sincerely,
Peter Park
Blogger/Worship Leader/Speaker
peterpark@redemptionboulevard.com
(800) 453-3284