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Of the sons of Issachar, men who understood the times, with knowledge of what Israel should do, their chiefs were two hundred; and all their kinsmen were at their command.
You have heard me use this verse before. It is a verse of encouragement when we speak of leadership. God provides wise people to govern His people as they seek His voice. We need to be wise enough to place these people in positions of leadership and authority.
We are in an election year filled with complex issues. We are bombarded with negative ads, each one claiming the opposing candidate is incompetent, immoral, has committed crimes, is ignorant of common sense answers to the problems before us, and many other frustrating things. We need to wade through the hate-speech and look for sons of Issachar, a difficult thing to do sometimes.
This is also the season during which we look for leaders in our church. We have complex issues as well. Fortunately, we don’t have a campaigning process for the job. Most people would like to sidestep the responsibility if possible, many because of issues of time commitment or feelings of inadequacy.
The Nominating Committee will begin contacting people within the next couple of weeks. They are looking for men and women with the heritage of the men of Issachar. I do not believe that the tribe of Issachar had some special corner on the wisdom market. I DO believe that some of the men of Issachar covenanted together to pray for wisdom in all their dealings, and I DO believe God answered their prayer in their personal dealings. I believe that God put these same faithful people in positions of leadership, not because they had all the answers, but because they knew the one to whom they needed to go and ask the questions. Asking wise questions usually is the first step to getting wise answers.
As we seek for elders for the class of 2016, we will be looking for people of faith. We will also be looking for people who are engaged in ministry, or who will accept the challenge to engage in a ministry of their own.
If you are approached and asked to serve take a step back and breathe, recognize that we have prayed and see leadership in you. We believe you just might be one of these people. Pray about it. Seek wise Christian counsel. We hope you will say, “Yes,” but we want you to follow the call of Christ on your life, and He may call you to something else. Recognize, that our approaching you has been the result of our own journey and time before the Lord in prayer. As we seek God together, may he bless us with our own sons of Issachar and lead us to his glorious will.
You have heard me use this verse before. It is a verse of encouragement when we speak of leadership. God provides wise people to govern His people as they seek His voice. We need to be wise enough to place these people in positions of leadership and authority.
We are in an election year filled with complex issues. We are bombarded with negative ads, each one claiming the opposing candidate is incompetent, immoral, has committed crimes, is ignorant of common sense answers to the problems before us, and many other frustrating things. We need to wade through the hate-speech and look for sons of Issachar, a difficult thing to do sometimes.
This is also the season during which we look for leaders in our church. We have complex issues as well. Fortunately, we don’t have a campaigning process for the job. Most people would like to sidestep the responsibility if possible, many because of issues of time commitment or feelings of inadequacy.
The Nominating Committee will begin contacting people within the next couple of weeks. They are looking for men and women with the heritage of the men of Issachar. I do not believe that the tribe of Issachar had some special corner on the wisdom market. I DO believe that some of the men of Issachar covenanted together to pray for wisdom in all their dealings, and I DO believe God answered their prayer in their personal dealings. I believe that God put these same faithful people in positions of leadership, not because they had all the answers, but because they knew the one to whom they needed to go and ask the questions. Asking wise questions usually is the first step to getting wise answers.
As we seek for elders for the class of 2016, we will be looking for people of faith. We will also be looking for people who are engaged in ministry, or who will accept the challenge to engage in a ministry of their own.
If you are approached and asked to serve take a step back and breathe, recognize that we have prayed and see leadership in you. We believe you just might be one of these people. Pray about it. Seek wise Christian counsel. We hope you will say, “Yes,” but we want you to follow the call of Christ on your life, and He may call you to something else. Recognize, that our approaching you has been the result of our own journey and time before the Lord in prayer. As we seek God together, may he bless us with our own sons of Issachar and lead us to his glorious will.
Pastor Craig
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