they embraced the dream he placed in
their hearts—whether it was becoming a
doctor, a teacher or a journalist, operating
a franchise, or staying home to raise a
family.
Step by Step
In God’s little-by-little process, steps are
essential for success, whether it’s in our
personal life, professional life, or in our
spiritual and emotional development.
When I started traveling through those
small towns, speaking in high schools
to youth and inviting them to nighttime
crusades, I was taking steps. I was
building on what I’d learned working with
youth at church and in the youth center.
Those first two steps prepared me for
my work with Youth Alive. And that third
step, which lasted seven years, prepared
me for the next steps. But it all began
with the first step:
• I went to church.
• I said yes to serving at a cleanup day.
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• I said yes to volunteering at the Youth
Center.
• I said yes to serving as the New South
Wales Director of Youth Alive.
• I said yes to being a coordinator in the
Hillsong Network.
• I said yes to starting Equip & Empower
Ministries.
• I said yes to initiating A21.
• I said yes to launching Propel.
It’s not that one thing led directly to the
next thing, it’s that one step led to the
next step—and I couldn’t bypass any
of the steps. It was like climbing a set
of stairs, and what I learned on each
step gave me the wisdom, knowledge,
strength, confidence, and maturity to
succeed when I moved up to the next
one.
Here is an example of just one way that
happened. When I worked for the Youth
Center in Sydney, before I went to serve
with Youth Alive in the countryside,
I started meeting with government