Vetting.

Interestingly enough, I listened to a radio show this morning, that I don't normally listen to... I found myself bouncing from the curious to the disgust. Most of it was an exercise is making sure my head turned in both directions, repeatedly... with the occasional facepalm.

Towards the end of it, one word summarized the wisdom of what I think was supposed to be entertaining. Vetting.

Every relationship, whatever it's nature and whatever the foundation that it is built upon, begins and thrives based what is found through the vetting process. Little did I know, this theme would reemerge later in the day, in various political commentary and debate.

The employment process is entirely about vetting.
So, is dating for that matter.

And you know where it's going. If any organization could place a high priority on the importance of vetting, it's the church, when it comes to choosing it's leadership and operations team. All the same factors are in play: values and belief systems, mission and purpose, shared goals, commitment and loyalty, perspective and skill that is contributed and so much more.

If the people that are chosen to help lead and advise the ministry of the church and they end up becoming a hindrance or worse, a stumbling block, the resulting damage could have both generational and certainly, eternal consequences.

Pray this #deaconThursday, that God would grant wisdom as churches and leadership go through this process. Pray especially for church plants and young churches; that earlier on they would establish a sound and solid foundation of leaders on their team; upstanding people of Godly character... properly and efficiently vetted. Pray that God would give pastors a discerning spirit; resisting the temptation to put people into a position just because there is an opening and a person wanting to fill it. May God lead, guide and direct paths, that they may intersect at a time and place that the coming togehter of leaders results in the buidling of the kingdom of God and the body of Christ.

For the sake of eternity
For the glory of God.

- PNC