Resolved: Work myself out of a job
I am resolved to work my butt off, blood, sweat, and tears, such that I will not have to lead a small group next year. Don’t get me wrong, I love CRH. I will gladly die for CRH. In fact, I will die this year so that CRH will have an abundance of leaders next year who will know how to train more leaders. I will pour myself out, give until there is nothing left to give this year so that the next generation will be fully equipped and I will be able to retire.
There should be no reason for me to be forced into leadership; unable to retire. I’ve paid my dues, one small group colead, and 4 small groups lead. I’ve raised up a number of coservants and servants. But the fact that there are not enough leaders means we’re doing something wrong. This was the first year that CFC is lacking in leaders. This implies two possibilities. We’re not training enough workers to step up and our returning leadership doesn’t want to lead. I’m 26 this year working with freshmen 8 years my junior. That’s two school generations removed. Not that I don’t want to lead but I shouldn’t have to lead by now. There should have been enough leaders by now such that I wouldn’t have a small group to lead. The problem is that there isn’t. There’s a dearth of leaders such that many of us who didn’t want to lead are “forced” to or even called out of retirement.
But this year is different. The vision of our church is to train workers. I will train workers. If I consider you “under me”, watch you. I don’t do a lot of things well but there’s one thing I do well and that’s push. I push hard. I may not believe in junior coservants but if junior coservants means senior servants means retired ninth years, then that’s what it’s going to take. I will work myself out of a job so that I am not required anymore.