When I have had the opportunity to share the vision I believe God gave me for starting a new ministry here in Sacramento, I have received some mixed responses. Some people say that it sounds good and people have tried it in the past, but if I try to reach younger people for Christ, it’s a tough sell and the church will probably fail. Others think it is a ministry whose time has come and I had one pastor describe the vision as radical.
The name Revolution Church is something that I think really evokes some reaction. It’s the kind of name that makes people stop and think about it. Some think it is like revolutionary as in going against the system, but it is not. It has made for a great topic of conversation and leaves people excited or scratching their heads. I explain all about it at the website (www.revsacramento.com) so I won’t go into that here. However, of all the things I think about when I consider the name, radical isn’t really one of them. For me it really stirs up a passion I have for seeing people’s lives change by the power of salvation that comes from knowing Christ. It makes me get really excited in a way that no other ministry work has yet to do. I truly feel as if this new ministry is the fulfillment of what God created me to do.
When I think of a church being radical, it would have to be something on par with what Devin Hudson at Grace Point Church in Las Vegas did about a year ago. They had a sermon series called Tattoo and they concluded that series with two people being tattooed on stage while Pastor Devin gave the message. Now that my friends is radical! Actually, it is genius! To put something out there like that in the city of Las Vegas must have really hit people over the head like a ton of bricks. To know that there is a ministry that would choose to be relevant to those outside the church more so than speaking to those that regularly plant themselves in a seat every week believing they are going to heaven anyway is a remarkable act of faith. Learn how Pastor Hudson described the series in his blog at: http://graceisthepoint.blogspot.com/2007/02/tattoo.html
I wish more leaders in the church would make the effort to be vehicles that God will use for transformation. With this being the year of change, may it be so and may more people that have been left out of the sacred club of Christianity be welcomed back into a fellowship of love for others and a union with our Savior & Lord Jesus Christ. One love for all people is what I believe Jesus wants us to be about. After all, it’s what He is about.
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