Tuesday, October 8th, 2013; Bob Hulett

Tonight we had Pastor Bob Hulett of Bridge Community Church in class who spoke with us.

People are more loyal to "Why's" than "What's"

This is something powerful I was reminded of tonight by Pastor Bob. When it comes to discipleship, people are always looking for why's behind the what's. Especially when it comes to controversial things like lights, cameras, loud music, etc. Ignorant pastors just barge through attenders/elders and enact new things like this. Smart pastors, when confronted with questions, or before even enacting such policies in established churches, let their congregants know why they do things like this, bringing passion and the Great Commission into it. Meeting with the movers and shakers in your church, or even by letting new volunteers know the why behind the what eases tension surrounding change more than anything else. This is valuable information for me as a church planter - letting my core team know the why's behind the what's will help them to get on board with the vision, and then they can help to establish a particular environment in the church. This goes so much further than we know.

God, help me to deeply understand the "why's" to all the "what's" in Your future church.