Mission not Tradition
Mountain View Church had a special speaker on Sunday, Dr. Keith Richards. Keith is a professor at the University of Tennessee, Chattanooga in the area of Business and Marketing. It was great to see and feel the unfolding development of Mountain View Church. Keith really hit the ball out of the park with his message titled: Mission not Tradition. I’m still praying over many of the points that Keith made!
One of the things that really got me thinking was the way the Lord has brought these people together to Mountain View who are open to a new adventure, pursuing new relationships, and inspired by a vision to make a significant impact upon the Chattanooga area. There is a dawning realization that we are giving ourselves to a mission that matters and not simply sustaining a tradition that is quickly becoming incidental to some and irrelevant to most!
As a church our mission is bigger than us and beyond ourselves, it directs us outward and forward. I can’t wait to see what the Holy Spirit is going to do in our lives as we give ourselves to His Mission!