I love the job of bees. Their god given task, contrary to popular belief, is not to make honey. It is to pollinate the plants of the world. They take pollen from one flower to another and it makes the gene pool of plants stronger and more resilient to strain.
Often in life we get stuck. We listen to the same voices. We read the same material by the same authors. We listen to the same station (Oldies). We even get locked into the same hair do. Often it is based on when we felt the best about ourselves or for my dad based on the lack of hair.
I met with a church planter just a few minutes ago who is planting in Rosemount. Talking through what he is doing I was able to give him some advice and hear some things from him that challenge my thinking… I try and meet with church planters who are not where we are a couple times a month. I want to share what we did to help them. But I am also looking for opportunity to connect with those who are a few steps from me a couple times a month. It breeds a healthy exchange of ideas that encourages growth. It is amazing to me how often we can hear the same thing a hundred times but on the 101st time we hear it In a new context from a new voice and BAMB! It makes sense.
I am headed to an event in Forte Myers soon where 12 other church planters in our similar size church from around the nation are coming together to idea exchange at a church campus that is a few steps ahead of us. The idea is that as we cross pollinate the larger more experienced church can steer us and challenge us to see things we have missed or are not seeing.
I am very excited about all of this. It means that High Point is not going to get stuck in yesteryears hair style or leadership style and or miss the new thing that God wants to do I us.
How are you cross pollinating in your life? Who are you meeting with personally and professionally that challenges you to reach higher? If you don’t have someone don’t miss out on the benefit that can come from a life in deep community.
Live Your Potential!
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