My Heart for Ministry

So I'm working on Candidacy - the process by which people are ordained in the Methodist Church. One of the questions in the book is "What are your dreams for the future?" Thought I'd share my answer:

I dream of a church that is filled with all generations. I church that is relevant and current. A church that speaks to people’s lives. A church where people realize that at the foot of the cross we are all unworthy. I dream of seeing people fall in love with God and developing that relationship. I dream of seeing a church that understands being connectional and that what we do relates to the people around us and around the world. I dream of leading a church that realizes that the church isn’t a building or a place or time – that we are the church. I dream of change and not church as it has been done, especially just because that’s the way it’s always been done. I dream of a church that gives sacrificially, worships with abandon, is filled with people that live life together and actually know the person across the “aisle”, a church that lives out Jesus’ command to “Love the Lord with all your heart, your mind, and your soul…and to love your neighbor.” I hope to lead people to love well as I learn to love well.