Catalytic Change
At times, I’ve been guilty about trying to do everything myself. That point has become abundantly clear over the last year. And it’s apparent that God is calling our organization to something greater. I’ve learned over the years that your biggest strength can also be your biggest liability. I love the excitement and the activity that surrounds a new faith venture start-up . I also like rolling up my sleeves and diving into the various pastoral situations that arise in the midst of individuals rebuilding lives from addiction, homelessness and felony conviction. It’s why I do what I do. But my love of those activities can get in the way of building an organization that’s bigger than just one person. Five years ago, I mentioned to a friend that Belay’s “Big Hairy Audacious Goal” was to create 100 faith venture businesses over the next five years . I really thought God wanted us to aim towards that number of new businesses through our micro-enterprise, coaching and internal business incub...