The Mandate and the Invitation

Fellas,

In 2 Timothy 2.2 Paul gives Timothy this mandate:

what you have heard from me in the presence of many witnesses entrust to faithful men who will be able to teach others also.

One of a pastor's main responsibilities is to raise up new leaders for the church.  You guys are on my list.  

Each of you is on the list for different reasons.  But you all have a few things in common: a passion for Jesus, a passion for His church, and leadership abilities.

Here's my invitation.

I'm asking for...

1. a year's commitment, with 

2. twelve 1 1/2 hr meetings where we filter through

3. three main focuses:

a. theology

 b. church, and 

c. character

We'll spend our time in 3 main books, listed below.

The meetings will tag on to the end of our elder meetings.  So they would be the Saturday morning before the first Tuesday of every month.  It would be less than 5 pages of reading per every business day.

I know it's a stiff commitment...but leadership in the church is stiff business.  And it's worth it!

Lemme know...