What am I doing in Birmingham, Alabama?

I’m writing this blog post in a Starbucks on Montclair Road in Birmingham, Alabama.  I flew in earlier today to meet with a man that could help Mosaic get to the next level in God’s plan for His church.  Tomorrow I’ll spend the day with Chris Hodges, pastor of Church of the Highlands because I’m taking part in a pastors mentoring group called Grow Leader.  You can read more about Grow Leader by clicking here.  Essentially, Chris is offering a mentoring relationship to pastors of churches who wish for their churches to grow.  He has a lot of experience as the pastor of a growing church.  His church has grown from 34 people to 12,000 in a little over 10 years so he knows a lot about growing a multi-site church.  Spending time with him will be invaluable. 

So why am I writing this?  Well, I received a call about two weeks ago that this opportunity was being presented to me.  Flights to Birmingham aren’t cheap on a few days’ notice but thankfully I had enough United Miles to get the ticket for only $ 5.00.   The reason I came here is simple: I have a dream.  Lately a friend and I have begun going through John Maxwell’s book: “Put your dream to the test.”  This has caused me to sit down and really ask myself what I want to see happen in my life, and particularly at Mosaic.  I know what I want to see and when I found out that someone in Birmingham, Alabama might be able to help us get there, I jumped at the chance that they could.

My dream is simple: to duplicate what we have done with God’s help at Mosaic through planting 12 Mosaic campuses all around northern Colorado.  Even as I type this, it sounds crazy and big and ridiculous.  That’s exactly why I believe it’s God’s dream for Mosaic.  Because without Him doing something BIG, it’ll never happen.  Why more campuses?  Because we are seeing lives changed by Jesus at Mosaic and we want to see that happen over and over in communities all over northern Colorado.  I love this region and this is what I dream about.

What’s your dream?  What are you willing to do to see it come to pass?  Are you doing it or are you just daydreaming?  So often we blame our inability to achieve our dreams on circumstances, people or situations around us.  Enough of that.  Decide today that you will take one step toward making your dream a REALITY. 

Do it today.

Even if it involves climbing on a tiny plane and flying to Birmingham, Alabama.  Anyway, if that’s the case, stop by Starbucks on Montclair, you’ll find me here waiting for tomorrow.

Thanks for reading, talk to you soon.