This phrase came to me this morning as I was praying. I was thinking about how I love to pray the prayer of Jabez, enlarge my territory, but hate to be reined in. I love unfettered freedom to pursue whatever activity I may desire, but chafe at discipline to go in a direction that the Lord may want me to go.
In the abstract, I always want to do God's will. In the particulars I find it hard to stay focused on His will.
I watched a leader who had several assistants who waited until he needed something and then were instantly there to carry out his directive. While, I'm not sure I like that leadership style, I wish I had the attitude of those assistants. I wish I was more interruptible to carry out the directives of my Lord. So, I pray today, “ Lord, rein me in and reign in me.”
I am convinced until I am willing to be reined in and under His control that He will never reign in me.
Tuesday, May 19, 2009
Monday, May 18, 2009
Changes at Stadia
A message from Marcus Bigelow
It was almost 3 years ago that I temporarily resumed the duties of Stadia West Director in addition to being President-at-Large of Stadia. At the time, it was very necessary to restore confidence and order to Stadia West. Over this period, mostly due to the efforts of our Church Planting Networks, Network Coaches and staff, Stadia West has been able to not only stabilize but to gain momentum.
In the face of the largest recession this country has faced in our lifetimes, we have a balanced budget and are scheduled to plant as many as 14 churches this year. We are also projecting a balanced budget for the 3rd year in a row.
During the past year, I have been compensated for 75% of my time as President at Large and 25% as Stadia West Director. During this time, David Limiero has moved from 25% time as an associate director of Stadia West to 80% as associate director. He has been doing on-the-job training leading to becoming Stadia West Director on January 1, 2010.
Recently the leadership of Stadia, including myself, felt that it was necessary to accelerate this process due to duties that I needed to assume in the National arena. I also felt that David would bring more to Stadia West as Director than I could currently give. So, a decision has been made to move David Limiero to Stadia West Director effective on May 15.
I will remain with Stadia as President at large. My duties will primarily revolve around leading Stadia church planting nationally, recruiting partners for networks, recruiting planters for both East and West, raising funds to move us forward to the next level, and assisting West, East and International departments as needed.
What does this mean?
1. Beginning on Friday, May 15, all things Stadia West that used to come to me will now go to David Limiero. He can be reached at dlimiero@stadia.cc or at (661) 735-4568.2. David will be 80% Stadia West and 20% Life Journey Christian Church in Bakersfield until a successor can be found for Life Journey. 3. The offices will remain in Rocklin. You can still reach the rest of our staff in the same way.4. I will still be maintaining an office in Rocklin as well and my contact info will remain the same.
I move to my new duties with confidence that Stadia West is as strong as it has ever been and will be stronger under David’s leadership than it has been before. David brings a skill set of both visionary and implementation skills that I do not possess. It is not often that one can choose and train his successor. As such I have complete confidence that David is the right person to lead Stadia West.
I am looking forward to this next chapter in my life. Even in the past week, new vistas have opened up that I had not imagined. It is still my dream that Stadia will plant thousands of new churches affecting the lives of millions of people. Over 90% of the churches in the US are still not actively involved in church planting . Imagine what would happen if 10% more became involved in the next decade.
So, please join me in welcoming and supporting David Limiero as he assumes the leadership of Stadia West.
A message from Marcus Bigelow
It was almost 3 years ago that I temporarily resumed the duties of Stadia West Director in addition to being President-at-Large of Stadia. At the time, it was very necessary to restore confidence and order to Stadia West. Over this period, mostly due to the efforts of our Church Planting Networks, Network Coaches and staff, Stadia West has been able to not only stabilize but to gain momentum.
In the face of the largest recession this country has faced in our lifetimes, we have a balanced budget and are scheduled to plant as many as 14 churches this year. We are also projecting a balanced budget for the 3rd year in a row.
During the past year, I have been compensated for 75% of my time as President at Large and 25% as Stadia West Director. During this time, David Limiero has moved from 25% time as an associate director of Stadia West to 80% as associate director. He has been doing on-the-job training leading to becoming Stadia West Director on January 1, 2010.
Recently the leadership of Stadia, including myself, felt that it was necessary to accelerate this process due to duties that I needed to assume in the National arena. I also felt that David would bring more to Stadia West as Director than I could currently give. So, a decision has been made to move David Limiero to Stadia West Director effective on May 15.
I will remain with Stadia as President at large. My duties will primarily revolve around leading Stadia church planting nationally, recruiting partners for networks, recruiting planters for both East and West, raising funds to move us forward to the next level, and assisting West, East and International departments as needed.
What does this mean?
1. Beginning on Friday, May 15, all things Stadia West that used to come to me will now go to David Limiero. He can be reached at dlimiero@stadia.cc or at (661) 735-4568.2. David will be 80% Stadia West and 20% Life Journey Christian Church in Bakersfield until a successor can be found for Life Journey. 3. The offices will remain in Rocklin. You can still reach the rest of our staff in the same way.4. I will still be maintaining an office in Rocklin as well and my contact info will remain the same.
I move to my new duties with confidence that Stadia West is as strong as it has ever been and will be stronger under David’s leadership than it has been before. David brings a skill set of both visionary and implementation skills that I do not possess. It is not often that one can choose and train his successor. As such I have complete confidence that David is the right person to lead Stadia West.
I am looking forward to this next chapter in my life. Even in the past week, new vistas have opened up that I had not imagined. It is still my dream that Stadia will plant thousands of new churches affecting the lives of millions of people. Over 90% of the churches in the US are still not actively involved in church planting . Imagine what would happen if 10% more became involved in the next decade.
So, please join me in welcoming and supporting David Limiero as he assumes the leadership of Stadia West.
It was almost 3 years ago that I temporarily resumed the duties of Stadia West Director in addition to being President-at-Large of Stadia. At the time, it was very necessary to restore confidence and order to Stadia West. Over this period, mostly due to the efforts of our Church Planting Networks, Network Coaches and staff, Stadia West has been able to not only stabilize but to gain momentum.
In the face of the largest recession this country has faced in our lifetimes, we have a balanced budget and are scheduled to plant as many as 14 churches this year. We are also projecting a balanced budget for the 3rd year in a row.
During the past year, I have been compensated for 75% of my time as President at Large and 25% as Stadia West Director. During this time, David Limiero has moved from 25% time as an associate director of Stadia West to 80% as associate director. He has been doing on-the-job training leading to becoming Stadia West Director on January 1, 2010.
Recently the leadership of Stadia, including myself, felt that it was necessary to accelerate this process due to duties that I needed to assume in the National arena. I also felt that David would bring more to Stadia West as Director than I could currently give. So, a decision has been made to move David Limiero to Stadia West Director effective on May 15.
I will remain with Stadia as President at large. My duties will primarily revolve around leading Stadia church planting nationally, recruiting partners for networks, recruiting planters for both East and West, raising funds to move us forward to the next level, and assisting West, East and International departments as needed.
What does this mean?
1. Beginning on Friday, May 15, all things Stadia West that used to come to me will now go to David Limiero. He can be reached at dlimiero@stadia.cc or at (661) 735-4568.2. David will be 80% Stadia West and 20% Life Journey Christian Church in Bakersfield until a successor can be found for Life Journey. 3. The offices will remain in Rocklin. You can still reach the rest of our staff in the same way.4. I will still be maintaining an office in Rocklin as well and my contact info will remain the same.
I move to my new duties with confidence that Stadia West is as strong as it has ever been and will be stronger under David’s leadership than it has been before. David brings a skill set of both visionary and implementation skills that I do not possess. It is not often that one can choose and train his successor. As such I have complete confidence that David is the right person to lead Stadia West.
I am looking forward to this next chapter in my life. Even in the past week, new vistas have opened up that I had not imagined. It is still my dream that Stadia will plant thousands of new churches affecting the lives of millions of people. Over 90% of the churches in the US are still not actively involved in church planting . Imagine what would happen if 10% more became involved in the next decade.
So, please join me in welcoming and supporting David Limiero as he assumes the leadership of Stadia West.
A message from Marcus Bigelow
It was almost 3 years ago that I temporarily resumed the duties of Stadia West Director in addition to being President-at-Large of Stadia. At the time, it was very necessary to restore confidence and order to Stadia West. Over this period, mostly due to the efforts of our Church Planting Networks, Network Coaches and staff, Stadia West has been able to not only stabilize but to gain momentum.
In the face of the largest recession this country has faced in our lifetimes, we have a balanced budget and are scheduled to plant as many as 14 churches this year. We are also projecting a balanced budget for the 3rd year in a row.
During the past year, I have been compensated for 75% of my time as President at Large and 25% as Stadia West Director. During this time, David Limiero has moved from 25% time as an associate director of Stadia West to 80% as associate director. He has been doing on-the-job training leading to becoming Stadia West Director on January 1, 2010.
Recently the leadership of Stadia, including myself, felt that it was necessary to accelerate this process due to duties that I needed to assume in the National arena. I also felt that David would bring more to Stadia West as Director than I could currently give. So, a decision has been made to move David Limiero to Stadia West Director effective on May 15.
I will remain with Stadia as President at large. My duties will primarily revolve around leading Stadia church planting nationally, recruiting partners for networks, recruiting planters for both East and West, raising funds to move us forward to the next level, and assisting West, East and International departments as needed.
What does this mean?
1. Beginning on Friday, May 15, all things Stadia West that used to come to me will now go to David Limiero. He can be reached at dlimiero@stadia.cc or at (661) 735-4568.2. David will be 80% Stadia West and 20% Life Journey Christian Church in Bakersfield until a successor can be found for Life Journey. 3. The offices will remain in Rocklin. You can still reach the rest of our staff in the same way.4. I will still be maintaining an office in Rocklin as well and my contact info will remain the same.
I move to my new duties with confidence that Stadia West is as strong as it has ever been and will be stronger under David’s leadership than it has been before. David brings a skill set of both visionary and implementation skills that I do not possess. It is not often that one can choose and train his successor. As such I have complete confidence that David is the right person to lead Stadia West.
I am looking forward to this next chapter in my life. Even in the past week, new vistas have opened up that I had not imagined. It is still my dream that Stadia will plant thousands of new churches affecting the lives of millions of people. Over 90% of the churches in the US are still not actively involved in church planting . Imagine what would happen if 10% more became involved in the next decade.
So, please join me in welcoming and supporting David Limiero as he assumes the leadership of Stadia West.
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