Recruiting

So now in this day and time we can turn on ESPN or go to ESPN.com and find out just about anything we want to about any sport. One of the neat things that are readily available that wasn't when I was younger(besides the internet) is the ability to see player rankings. You can even see how highschool athletes stack up against their peers from all over the states. You can see who the top 100 recruits are in almost any sport. They base it on size, speed and IQ. Not the regular IQ like we do but for baseball it would be baseball IQ, for football it would be football IQ and so on. They use these determining factors, but still the recruiters like to come to the games and see them in action. They like to get to know them, and experience them in person as much as possible.
They do that for 2 reasons, first of all its to show interest in the player and insure their ability to sign them, second and more importantly it's to see a little more work ethic and heart. Coaches and scouts have to evaluate whether that player who is a star in highschool will work hard enough, and be disciplined enough to become and elite player at the next level. They don't want someone with GOd given talent that does nothing to better themselves or the team. They want devoted hard working individuals. Heart can be the difference in who they sign, if the number 10 player has more heart than the number 4 player then that is who they will lean towards.
Just as a recruiter sees the heart, so a pastor and church must also. We can't just thrust someone into a leadership role if they don't have the heart for it. They may be talented and may be exciting but if their heart isn't in it, and there's no passion then they will do more damage than good. You would think at this stage at Freedom we would be desparate for anyone to do anything, an able body to fill the role will do just fine. But that is not the case. We are about to start the first phase of growth at the end of this summer and that means we need dedicated, hard working people passionate about others learning about Christ. Whether they want to pray daily for the works of the church, come to work days or lead children's church and the nursery.
1 Samuel 16:7
But the Lord said to Samuel, "Do not consider his appearance or his height, for I have rejected him. The Lord does not look at the things man looks at. Man looks at the outward appearance, but the Lord looks at the heart."
God saw Samuel in the selection process and He could see that Samuel was looking at the outward appearance and the strengths. God told him not to look for man's qualities, but for God's . God sees through to the heart, and we need to ask Him to guide us as we build His church at Freedom. We need His vision and not our rose colored glasses.
Thanks for reading and have a great day!