Home Base

Great video. The enthusiasm and excitement among boys ends up being a moment that one would rather forget and quickly. I wonder what words ensued.  


The great moments of our lives will always be accompanied by or preceded with ones we would rather "pass" on. But don't fret; rather, choose to make the best of it. Enjoy the moment.  But it's in these moments that your character is honed and tested. Don't abandon it. Don't dismiss it.  

James 1:4 (NIV)  Perseverance must finish its work so that you may be mature and complete, not lacking anything.

Perseverance is something EVERY leader should work on and through purposefully.  It's all too easy and quite common to complete a year or two in one ministry and then jump ship when the next "late and greatest" comes along.  In doing so, I believe may youth pastors and ministers missed out on the harvest that would have been theirs.   

My wife and I have always believed in building home base. You can hit a single or a double, but the goal is to tag home base. That's true in kickball as it is in baseball.  No point in loading up the bases if you never get to eventually tap your foot or plant both feet at home base.  In the same way, we don't want to just do an evangelism event then jump to the next thing on schedule or sponsor an event whether at church or at work and then move one. Our plan of action must be  based on a plan that is intentional and purposeful- get to home base. Do we follow up on new converts? How is the follow up to your hoo rah rah at last week's staff meeting? Do we seek to mentor a new trainee at work or a new ministry team member at church? Thats part of the route to home base.

In closing, what do your bases look like (plan of attack, business plan, vision/goals, etc). You gotta know what first, second, and third look like before you get there. And most importantly, what does home base look like? As one applicant asked me during his presentation, what is considered a "win"?  

Father, thank you for ultimately getting us around the bases to eventually tag home base. Direct us today to be good stewards of our time and resources. Teach us to persevere and see things though.  In Jesus' name.