Patrick Grach - thoughts on life and leadership

IS THIS EFFECTIVENESS?

Since launching "The Give Project" this past Sunday by giving away $6,000 to everyone that was at Lifehouse Church, there has begun a buzz...

Here are two news stories- local NBC 25 and FOX 5 DC. Our local newspaper's reporting as well.

Now, 99% of the people at Lifehouse are out in our community serving and helping and sharing God's love by using money that was given to them for that purpose.

But don't think that we/ I consider this effectiveness. Is it cool? Yea. Neat to see how God has used this to spread His News and message of hope? Yep. But effective? NO!

Why?

Remember, I preached about "All for One" and how we are challenged biblically to "give to the One Cause" of sharing God's love with others.

So, news coverage is cool. Excitement among Lifehousers is electric. But the measure of effectiveness will be when...
-people start giving their own money to help others,
-we start looking for ways to meet needs every day,
-we start noticing the hurting, broken, needy, and lonely,
-others who hear the story begin giving and living selflessly,
-we begin to help others without the gift from the Church,
-when the entire world's perspective of the Church CHANGES,
-when they believe that we want to help more than we want to fill the church coffers,
-when the message of Jesus is relevantly modeled and preached to everyone,

YES, THAT WILL BE EFFECTIVENESS!

Until then, may this be a drop that tips this bucket of love, giving, and selfless living.