Creative Scribble

Over the past couple of weeks I've had the chance to "cast the vision" of OneLife Church to two potential worship leaders, two churches, a missions group, and the invisible man in the shower that gets to hear all of my crazy ideas each day. Wait, maybe it shouldn't be a man? Anyway...

It has all given me great practice at sharing what I think God is leading us to do. That practice has helped me nail down what I think the big, overarching vision and strategy are to help us do what we are supposed to be doing. It's not to the point of being a nice and neat sentence that would fit on a bumper sticker. But a few key words have emerged.

The first is influence. I believe if we are doing what God wants and it is indeed a God-sized vision, then we will have no choice but to be a church of influence. First to individuals. Then to our community, our city, and ultimately the region. Jesus was a man of influence who changed the course of history, so much so that the calendar was divided because of him. If we are his bride, I am convinced that we should resemble that influence.

How does your life influence those around you because of Jesus? How is your church being a church that has influence? These are the questions OneLife Church is called to help people answer.