There’s a distinct difference in how average pastors and renegade pastors view the expansion of God’s kingdom. Average pastors wrestle with one of two opposing temptations. Either they are tempted to focus solely on their own churches, to the exclusion of any involvement in the greater Kingdom, or they get so excited about outside kingdom opportunities that they let their own churches plateau and fail. Over the years, I have worked with a number of pastors who have fallen into both of these traps.
Renegade pastors, on the other hand, have bifocal vision. They primarily keep their eyes on what is going on in their own churches, but they are also mindful of their responsibility to the bigger picture. If you’ve ever put on a pair of bifocal glasses, you know that bifocal vision isn’t an equal 50/50 split of attention; it’s more like 95/5. About 95 percent of the lens allows you to focus where 95 percent of your attention needs to be. The other 5 percent of the lens comes into play less frequently, but it is still an important element of your overall vision.
As you think about expanding God’s kingdom, that’s how your attention should be divided. Ninety-five percent of your energy should be focused on building up the church you are called to, and 5 percent should be given to engaging in larger-scale ministry opportunities outside your doors.
– Nelson Searcy and Jennifer Dykes Henson
The above excerpt is from pgs. 150-151 of The Renegade Pastor: Abandoning Average in Your Life and Ministry.
Drawing from Nelson Searcy’s decades of ministry experience, The Renegade Pastor is a relevant, step-by-step resource for church leaders who are ready to step up in surrender to the pursuit of God’s best for his or her life and work.
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