that’s when that hunger for leadership begins nurturing people full of wisdom, mothers and help you grow. I once had a mentor, this was
to grow inside of us. fathers that are there in the church body and revolutionary in my thinking, and we were
the church community. They may not be on a just having a conversation one day. I wasn’t
Going back to the growth stage, I think it’s stage, and they may not have a microphone, married, I wasn’t dating anyone, and I was
really important that once we set our eyes on but they have a wealth of knowledge and telling him that I was afraid that because of my
“I want to do something” we don’t just stop love and guidance to offer someone. I always upbringing that I wouldn’t actually know how to
with “I want to do this”, we want to do it well, encourage people who are saying they don’t look for a good man (laughs). That I wouldn’t
and do our best. We want to grow at this the have a mother or father in their life, or that know a good man if one was standing in front
best we can, and we want to learn as much as they’ve tried going to their pastor (who is always of me, and I wouldn’t know how to be a good
we can. So, getting on a worship team, getting too busy), and if that’s the case… stop looking wife, and I wouldn’t know how to have a good
around like-minded, like-hearted people is a in that place. Get involved in a small group, marriage, because these weren’t things that
really obvious and great place to start. When most churches have a wide expanse of things were modeled for me. He said, “Kim, do you
we get around people who also want to grow going on, everything from the church picnic to know how to be a good person?” And I said
and want to learn, we want leaders in our lives, the young adults group, whatever it is there is a yes. He said, “Do you know how to be a healthy
mothers and fathers in our lives who see that wealth of opportunities and communities within person?” And I said, “You tell me, I’ve been in
hunger and growth and want to pour into that your church body to find mothers and fathers. your counseling office for years now (laughs)
and help lead us. A question that I get asked a
I’ve been in the pursuit of healthiness for many
lot is, “How do I find a mother or a father? How A mother or father does not have to be years.” And he said, “Yes, you do. Do you know
do I find that person to speak into my life and someone who knows how to say, “Here’s how to grow and walk in humility? If you are
help me grow?” A lot of times we look to people step by step how to be a worship leader”, putting effort into becoming the best version of
who are the loudest, the ones on stage, or the but they do know to say, “Here is how to be who God has created you to be, you will be a
ones who are seen the most, forgetting that in the best version of yourself.” They know how good wife, you will be a good mother. You will
a church community there are really incredible to help lead, nurture and pour into you, and have your eyes open to see what you need to
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