The following is from Pastor Scott Hodge on leadership. An issue that all church leaders need to address.
“What would you do if money and resources wasn’t an issue?”
I’ve heard that question before and have even been challenged by others to ask it of myself. It’s always sounded like a nice cliché or a real positive way to think. But lately I’ve begun realizing that this type of thinking is so much more than a clever cliché or an Anthony Robbins sounding quote.
In fact, I’m realizing that if we are really going to do something incredible in our community and beyond, this type of thinking is ESSENTIAL to me and to the organization that I lead. Absolutely essential!
Yet, if I’m totally honest with myself, I can see how there have been times that I’ve actually pushed away ideas and dreams because of where we’re at NOW or due to a lack of resources or talent on the team. In a way, I’ve said to myself, “Don’t dream about that now Scott… wait until we’re in a better place financially or wait until we have this team player or wait until such and such…â€?
What I’m realizing is that when it all comes down to it, vision/dreams/ideas almost ALWAYS precede resources – not the other way around.
Read that again.
Think about that! Vision/dreams/ideas almost ALWAYS precede resources.
Yet, how often do we allow our present circumstances to dictate the degree to which we dream?
This thinking that says, “One day when we have lots of resources or money, THEN we can REALLY dream big….� stinks! It’s rotten! It’s no good!
So my prayer for this year is that I will dream. Big. Regardless of availability of resources or money.
THE “WHAT� FIRST. THE “HOW� SECOND.
