Starting chips

At each of the church services on Sunday (two in the morning and one in the evening) i preached on to topic of change.

I received positive feedback, even hearing the annoying statement... Wow, you should really think of getting into real ministry!

After the second morning service, i was asked how i could get away with giving the sermon i had just delivered.

Two of the services i preached in are combining this week at a new time. They are in a time of change and not everyone is at the same point of the transitional response timeline.

So... How did i get away with my message?

I'm still playing with my starting chips.

Quite simply, it's the credit you have when you are still new on the scene. For some, depending on your age, prior experience, reputation, results, the time the church waited for you to arrive and your personality, you will have additional beginning leeway than others.

For a while, you can feed off these starting chips. You can make change or start new things based on the credit you have from the time you arrived.

At times you will use your starting chips and it will pay off (like it did for me on Sunday) and sometimes you will be found short.

In time, you can be judged on your own achievements and by their own standards.