Leaders Need Encouragement and Challenge to Grow
Proverbs 27:17 in the Bible says that “Iron sharpens iron.” We need one another in our growth to become more like Jesus. God brought a gal into my life who also wanted to be challenged to be all God wanted her to be, with some accountability, and mature fellowship. We asked others to join us, and our group was a greenhouse for growth.
As leaders, we don’t often need another study or activity added to our week, but we do need others to challenge our growth and obedience.
The group met once a month, and we read a book, memorized two Bible verses, and had a topic that challenged our growth and obedience. The monthly topics were community, theology, grace, prayer, leadership, godly character, purpose, priorities, and rest.
From this year of meeting, God has expedited my growth, given me new opportunities to learn and teach, faith journeys that I had never dreamed He would open doors for me, and character development in an environment that gave grace and challenge.
For those reading this, I would like to offer encouragement to you. You could go on this year-long journey and see what God has for you! My contact information is Kent.jan.mckinnon@gmail.com. I’d love to encourage you to see what God may have for you this next year.
Jan McKinnon
Jan and her husband Kent live in North Carolina.
Jan works in women’s ministry and Kent’s passion is
evangelism.