Today’s post is a unique post for my blog. Typically, I gear all of my writings towards worship leaders, musicians, creatives, and church leaders. But yesterday my son was born. And as I reflected on this day – one of the most significant I have ever experienced – this is what overflowed from my heart. May it be an encouragement and a challenge to live your life fully – for what truly matters.

Tyler David,

July 10, 2012 was a day my life flashed before my eyes. A day I reflected on the last 27 years of my existence.

To see you enter the world floods my heart with joy, expectancy, and fear.

• Fear of not surviving the smell of your diapers.
• Fear of not living up to the expectations I’ve rehearsed.
• Fear of not being the best Dad in the world.

But this I know, my son – you are going to change the world.

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As we talked about earlier, effective worship pastors build teams.

They make disciples.

But anyone who’s ever done this knows it’s far from easy. No one enjoys confrontation.

But if you’re serious about making disciples, you need to have difficult conversations.

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It’s a truth we can’t afford to neglect.

The more public your ministry, the more prone you are to fall.

The greater success you experience, the greater your tendency to sabotage what matters.

The hymn writer captured it with brilliance: “Prone to wander, Lord, I feel it. Prone to leave the God I love.”

It’s ironic, isn’t it?

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Something weird has happened to me recently.

I don’t want to lead worship anymore. Well, that’s not exactly true. I don’t want to lead worship…alone.

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There’s a lot of talk about platform these days.

Spreading your influence. Making a difference. Along with the normalcy of social media comes an endless barrage of self promotion.

But when it comes to ministry and doing all things to the glory of God, how far is too far?

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