As readers engage the seven godly pursuits, they’ll be challenged to measure the shape of their lives and discern God’s direction.
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Imagine your local church 15 years from now. What’s the same? Maybe the facility you gather in. Hopefully, many of the people now with you are still there. People will have aged, children will have been born, new families will have started, and some will have died and gone to be with the Lord. Maybe you picture your church as relatively similar to how it is now but just a bit better. Perhaps your church will grow if it’s effective in sharing the gospel.
What appears in your mind’s eye when you think about your local church’s leadership? Who are its pastors and ministry leaders? Do you envision your current pastor there, opening the Scriptures, making much of Christ, leading, counseling, and ministering the gospel in your community? Who are the elders, deacons, ministry directors, and Bible study teachers?
