Phase 3: Skills, Gifts and Passion
I ended up pursuing a business degree and became an entrepreneur, starting and selling a series of tech companies. My personal faith was firmly rooted, and I started attending and serving at LifeChurch.tv in 1999.
At the time, I saw a distinct line between the church and the skills I was developing in the business world. It didn’t occur to me that the gifts God had given me could be used at the church.
Becoming involved at LifeChurch.tv exposed me to a culture where many of the leaders had made significant sacrifices to invest their lives in the church. And it was working. All around me, lives were changing as people found Christ.
God showed me He could use my business skills for the kingdom. After volunteering for nearly two years, I had the opportunity to join the staff of LifeChurch.tv.
With that move, I found an integration of my skills, gifts and passion for the church. Every day, I have the privilege of waking up and doing what God created me to do.
The backdrop for this season is the unique time we live in—when there are more people alive than any point in history, and they are more connected than ever before. God continues to reveal possibilities for the church that I never dreamed possible, and I couldn’t be more excited about what lies ahead.
This article originally appeared in the November/December 2011 issue of Outreach magazine.