George Bullard's Journey: FaithSoaring Churches

Prayer Requests

Pray for the five congregations of the Eastminster Presbytery in Ohio as they engage in a Spiritual Strategic Journey process. They began in February 2012 and will continue for a year.
Pray for the Reformed Church in America and their efforts in congregational multiplication and congregational revitalization that may indeed transform their denomination for 21st century service. They are truly working to transform the capacity of their denomination to full the Great Commission in the spirit of the Great Commandment.
Pray for the new vision of The Columbia Partnership that seek to empower the transformation of 2100 congregations per year by the end of 2017. Pray that we may be able to connect with an increasing number of congregations who desire to reach their full kingdom potential.
Pray for the First United Presbyterian Church of Alliance, OH as they craft and then live into their future ministry. Pray for the pastor's family as they deal with a life challenge of a daughter.
Pray for the Oak Grove Untied Methodist Church in Decatur, GA as they now work on their Future Story Fulfillment Map to live into a great new future story of ministry. Pray for the pastor's family as their deal with a severe health crisis of an adult child.
Pray for the work of the Baptist World Alliance led by Neville Callam, and its North American Baptist Fellowship that I lead, as we anticipate 2012 as a year that will significantly move forward our work among Baptists worldwide. Pray specifically for our NABF's 50th anniversary as celebrate our missional collaboration.
Pray for the Ministries Council of the Church of God [Anderson] as they work on crafting their future story of ministry, and also transition to a new leader as the search begins for the next leader.

March 30, 2012

FaithSoaring Pastors

A Travel Free Learning Article

By George Bullard, Ministry Colleague with The Columbia Partnership

Voice: 803.622.0923, E-mail: GBullard@TheColumbiaPartnership.org, Web Site: www.TheColumbiaPartnership.org

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Way too few senior and solo pastors are FaithSoaring. They lead by sight rather than by faith. They lead with the short-term in mind rather than the long-term. They are captivated by the tyranny of the urgent rather than the democracy of the patient. Their vision is myopic rather than farsighted. In their weakness they are afraid to ask for help whereas strong leaders enjoy help when they cannot figure out what is next.

How do we know this? Because senior and solo pastors regularly tell researchers, peer learning communities, consultants, coaches, and at times even their staff and lay leaders that their lack the Vision to take their congregations beyond what is seen to that which only God can see.

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December 07, 2011

FaithSoaring Churches Overview

FaithSoaring Churches: A Synergy of Vision, Relationships, Programs, and Management

A Travel Free Learning Article

By George Bullard, Ministry Colleague with The Columbia Partnership

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Summit Heights is a FaithSoaring Church. Christ the King is not. Nesmith, a smaller membership congregation, is a FaithSoaring Church. Lake Avenue is trying to be. We do not know yet if Midtown will be a FaithSoaring Church. Trinity once was a FaithSoaring Church, but not anymore. First is struggling to understand what FaithSoaring is all about.

FaithSoaring Churches are congregations who choose to soar with faith beyond ordinary ministry toward extraordinary ministry in a quest to achieve exceptional ministry. They respond to the pulling of God and journey to places of inspiration, imagination, and innovation. They lead their congregations through processes of missional formation and engagement that continually transforms the capacity of congregations to reach their full kingdom potential.

They are willing to go to the end of all known light or revelation and leap into the darkness because they know God has gone before them. Leaps of faith and extraordinary commitments are commonplace to FaithSoaring Churches.

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