WHY?

Had my first staff meeting with our Lead Pastor, yesterday. It was a blast! We found that we have been thinking, actually, being led, along the same lines in many different areas and ideas. It is amazing what God is doing and the "fit" we share.

One of the things we discussed is the practice of being intentional, in everything we do. Every aspect of ministry must have an expressed purpose and a focused outcome. To determine those things, we can't be afraid to ask questions. The question that often reveals the most valuable information only has three letters in it. "WHY?"

Why are we doing this? Why should we do this? Why do we want to do this?

I guess, in a way, ministry is a lot like life. We need to ask ourselves, why we're doing what we're doing? Is our motivation pure? Will it get us where we want to be? More importantly, will it get us where God wants us to be? In writing this, I'm reminded about how we learned much of what we now know. We asked, "Why?"