Fantasy Church Leagues

Have you ever wondered about starting a fantasy church league? I mean, we have fantasy sports in everything else. There's baseball, football, basketball, curling. If it is a sport, there are people playing a fantasy version of it, myself included.

What if we could have a fantasy church league? Take some of the best preachers, worship leaders, bands, facilities and put them in a draft. We'll all pick ones we want and see what happens. I think this would be great. We would be looking for the best we could get in every area to get the best results. Now before you judge, I'm not being unspiritual. In fact, this has been my approach in launching Real Life Church, which falls directly into the gifts God has given me for ministry.

I know it sounds a bit weird, but we have looked at what God is doing in other churches - trying to find those approaches and philosophies we want here. To me, that is a great strategy. In fact, that is why I have made many of the decisions concerning our ministries. See, I find value in connecting with other church planters, these guys are the ones that have had the biggest impact on my Walk over the past year. I find it extremely valuable to learn from my coach and mentor, Hal Mayer (Church at the Bay). Not only does he encourage us...he Coaches us - I wouldn't be where I am at this very minute without my NEXT Coaching network. It helps me to strive for excellence in my personal life as well as my spiritual life. Just last week, I met Bill who is on staff with the Billy Graham Crusades. I pulled so much from that casual meeting that it actually challenged me spiritually. This is what we are called to do. Why not learn from others?

The call on our lives to see 'real people discover real faith' is far too important for me to be ignorant or prideful. I can learn from others. I will learn from others. Why? Because, these are the ones that God has placed on the path of my life-walk to mold me into the person He wants me to be.