If you want to birth anything, you birth it in PRAYER.

Birthing anything, especially a church, takes commitment and a willingness to serve, whatever the need. There are many “things” that make a church run…not just “your thing”. When someone asks you to do something that is not your thing, that is your moment to choose. Are you going to be a source of division in the church or are you going to help bring that “thing” together?

God used the unlikely to grow the early church. Stephen and Phillip cared for the poor and the widows in the early church. They were the food bringers, not the apostles preaching the gospel to the masses or the ones “on the stage” that everyone noticed.

But, when it came down to it, God used them to bring about an explosion of the faith. Philip birthed a revival in a Gentile land. Stephen’s death inspired Christians to prayer and boldness. God used them because of their hearts, and made them leaders because they were willing to put their pride aside and serve God in whatever way He asked them to. You go nowhere with God if you serve in the house to be seen. If you want to do something in the house, then you need to be prepared to feed the widows.

Being a leader is about taking control and taking people to the next level. It is also about training people up to do that thing that is yours. Good leaders train, empower and release people to do things even better than they do. Thats the only way to grow something.

For example, it is not the pastor’s job to grow the church. It is his job to lead and empower the body so that they can go out, minister, reach others and bring them into the house.

There are 3 main things to look for in a leader:

1-Respect on the inside and outside - Leaders are people that have their lives together. They understand that it isn’t what you do in public that defines who you are. It is how you live your life when no one is watching.

2-Filled with the holy spirit

3-Wisdom - Leaders know its not about the glory of man. They know that when we do things for God to see we will get a glimpse of the glory of God. Thats true leadership

It’s not always about the calling of God; its also about the gifting. God gives us gifts that he wants us to use for Him. If our hearts are right, he will bring us into the full manifestation of those gifts. Don’t get hung up on “your calling.” Just because you are over one ministry, doesn’t mean that you won’t preach the word or reach the world. But you have to be wiling to serve the need now and show God that He has your heart. It’s not about your ministry, it’s about the move of God, and God moves through those whose hearts are open and soft towards Him.

When your heart is soft, you can hear the voice of God and sense the instruction of the Holy Spirit. Understand the voice of the Holy Spirit. Be obedient and move! It’s not about your calling, its about church growth. If you are willing to serve the house, you will find your calling. Once you decide that you are all in, things will begin to happen.

Discover who you are in the house by serving. The most important parts of the body are the ones you can’t see. The heart carries the body, which is the church.