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The First thing I noticed about Sam is his enthusiastic personality. He isn’t afraid to be upfront even if it means people won’t agree with his way of doing things. One of the biggest lessons I’m exploring this year is how to grow in leadership so it was really good for me to see this type of aggressiveness in a leader. Sometimes I feel as though I need to walk on eggshells so I don’t offend anyone, but I’m learning that you can not please everybody when you’re in a position of leadership-and that is okay!
At one point during this interview, Sam said “I don’t have to be a pastor to do my calling. I could work a regular job and still carry it out in some way, shape, or form.” I love this! In some respects, being in full time ministry seems to be the only way to effectively carry out your “calling”. But, I’m noticing very quickly that it is just as effective to minister to your friends and family, people at work, or even strangers in the grocery store. Simply loving on people and being a good, positive, encouraging influence speaks wonders and stimulates curiosity about the love and compassion of Christ.
I wanted to ask him about his approach on being relevant. From what I could pull out of his interview, it seemed like he has a pretty good handle at doing this. However, it really sparked my interest on a personal level. Where is the line between being relevant to this world without being of this world? I wish he went into some detail about that. Maybe next time I see him, I’ll ask him.
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