A thought
by John C. Maxwell, (2012-10-02) from his book, The 15 Invaluable Laws of Growth: Live Them and Reach Your Potential (p.
179). Center Street. Kindle Edition.
Margaret
and I and our son, Brett and his family go to a very exciting church. We have in a way been connected to Mosaic for
almost 15 years. Brett and his wife met
at Mosaic over ten years ago when they were meeting in downtown LA in the
singer Prince’s nightclub. Those were
exciting days for Mosaic. We were living
in Las Vegas at the time and we would take Sunday breaks from our church and if
we came to LA we would go to Mosaic for at least one of our multiple
churches we visited. We met with them in multiple
settings. It is now exciting to be a part of this great church every weekend.
Margaret
and I and our son, Brett and his family go to a very exciting church. We have in a way been connected to Mosaic for
almost 15 years. Brett and his wife met
at Mosaic over ten years ago when they were meeting in downtown LA in the
singer Prince’s nightclub. Those were
exciting days for Mosaic. We were living
in Las Vegas at the time and we would take Sunday breaks from our church and if
we came to LA we would go to Mosaic for at least one of our multiple
churches we visited. We met with them in multiple
settings. It is now exciting to be a part of this great church every weekend.
A
year ago they made a major change.
Instead of meeting in multiple sites they started meeting in an existing
church building on the corner of Hollywood and La Brea and they have exploded. They were doing great in multiple sites as so
many churches are doing. They were having 2,000 in attendance meeting in downtown
LA , Pasadena, Beverly Hills and other locations but after taking the risk of
coming together they are now averaging over 4,000 in one year’s time. It is really exciting and challenging for
them to know what to do now.
Now
I’m not saying that is what all other multisite churches should do but it
worked for Mosaic. Some would say, “I
would sure like to have a church of 2,000.” I understand that. But are you willing to do something you’ve
never done to get it. They have been
creative from the start. But we so many
times are afraid to change, to try, to risk, to step out in faith in our lives
to see God work.
As John
said, “When you want something you have
never had, you must do something you’ve never done to get it.” He then said, "Otherwise you keep getting the same results."
I’m
sure that you probably aren’t a pastor but you have something you want to happen in your
life. So you must do something you’ve
never done to get it.
Are
you willing to do that?
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