The Uncomfortable

We are embarking on some new territory. It's uncomfortable, but then again, sometimes the uncomfortable is the most rewarding. Ever think about that? I'm not the best when it comes to stepping out of my comfort zones. I'm cautious, probably too cautious. I'm not a huge fan of change, unless I'm the one who is heading the change up. Change means that I'm uncomfortable and out of my comfort zones. Routine is nice... I love routine!

So, if you didn't know, I'm a youth pastor. I've been youth pastoring for 8-ish years. I've pastored at 3 different churches in that time. I love it. I love teenagers. I love teaching them and learning from them. I feel like they don't really get enough credit in this world. If you listen long enough, they'll say the most profound, thought provoking things. They challenge me in my own life and even dare me to change to become a better version of myself. I love my kids, every one of them!

Anyways, my current youth group runs about 3-5 students on an average Wednesday Night. Yet our dreams are big. My dreams are big. We've been in conversation with another church in our town about the idea of combining youth groups to form a community wide youth group. The crazy thing is that our two churches are not in the same denomination. I love this! I love that we can come together in unity to reach a community with the message of God's big love.

Yesterday we started the conversation with another church, or maybe we were continuing it. It was the first time that I had met the senior pastor (who also acts as the youth pastor) of the other church and I also met one of the youth leaders. We sat there discussing if we wanted to make the move of combining and also how it would look. We walked away with a positive feeling and outlook on this. So we're taking another step or two this coming Sunday in our conversation.

The thing that excites me the most is the Unity between the two churches. We're unified with the same goal to reach the same community. I even told them that God honors unity and he can do so much through our unity. What can God do if our hearts, minds, and passion are the same? ANYTHING! He says he can do more than we can ask or imagine. If we're in complete unity, combined with God's ability, I feel that this is a crazy, unstoppable combination. This is exactly what gets me excited and pumped!

I look forward to working with these other leaders and we embark on something new that isn't commonly done.
Look out world! Here we come!