Personal Change

Are you personally willing to make the changes in your behavior and in your life that will lead Ankeny Christian Church to the next level of its growth and maturity?

Before you answer that question, some prayerful and thoughtful meditation and reflection are in order. It is easy to say, "I'd like to see our church grow in its witness and service to Jesus Christ." It is quite another thing to make a commitment to personal change that will have an impact on the future of our congregation.

Making Ankeny Christian Church the church God calls it to become is not the task of the Minister, the Steering Committee, any committee or group. it is indeed up you and me, as individuals. God has given every single one of us insight in to the mission and purpose of our congregation.

Do you feel free to share your insight? Are you listening to others and inviting them to tell you about their vision? Do you celebrate the things you have in common? Do the possibilities that grow out of the differences excite you? Do you know the passions of the people who worship in the pews next to you? What are you doing to encourage them to use those passions for the glory of God through our church?

Do you have a sense of sharing together as a team? Do others see you as being a helpful teammate? While you and I, as individuals, are responsible for shaping the future of our church, God calls us to celebrate our unity in Him. Together we shall serve Him.

God is moving in the have the life of Ankeny Christian Church. Do you hear it? Do you see it? Can you feel it?

We are not yet the church we can be. That church is different. It will emerge as you and I yield to God’s leading. When we see it, we will not be the same as we are today.

Are you personally willing to make the changes in your behavior and in your life that will lead Ankeny Christian Church to the next level of its growth and maturity?