Did you guys hear the news? In celebration of the 25th anniversary of the Speechless album, SCC announced he’s doing a tour this fall performing the album in its entirety. Coming to a city near you!

Imagine how easily we would have won if we nominated someone normal?

You are not Billy Graham. You are not John Piper. You are not Al Mohler. You will struggle to find a church. The church will have 75 people. It will be away from your family. Legacy families will control the church. You can listen in on the committees. Their traditions cannot be broken. You will spend half your week on sermon prep. People will forget everything by next week. They will remember the joke you told. Your children will be taught heresy. They will be the only kids there. They will be strictly judged. You cannot complain about your finances. Nobody cares about your degrees. You cannot afford a place to live. Your wife will envy your time with church members. You will feel guilty about neglecting your family. You will think you're neglecting your flock. You will fall in love with some people. Your closest friends will die. The others will leave. Count the cost before you answer the call to ministry. If you think I'm overstating my case, I'm not. If you think you're the exception, you're not. All the above is just the bare minimum. If you can, find something else to do. If you can't, you're still not called. But if you are, count the cost. Then, enjoy. 🙂