Cheat

Okay, so I took a seven month vacation from my blog. Andy Stanley talks about cheating the Church, which is a beautiful concept. The idea of his book "Choosing to Cheat" as a pastor he has learned that in the business of life, we can't lose our priorities. If he has to choose between cheating the church, or cheating his family, he will always chowse to cheat the church over his family because his priority has to be to take care of his family. Andy Stanley has learned that he can't sacrifice his family because he's in ministry.

All this to say, due to the business of life, work, and family, over the past seven months, I've chosen to cheat my blog, rather than sacrifice my family, or my ministry. However, life has gotten somewhat back to normal, so I'm going to jump in guns blazing and I've set a personal goal of making this blog a priority.  Why? Because I'm looking to become more intentional about using the influence God has entrusted me with to enable parents, and students drive their faith at home. I believe this blog will be a great tool to help see this happen. 

Thus, I'm attempting to refocus this blog to be seen through the lenses of driving faith at home, rather than at church. I hope this blog becomes a forum through which practical ways of driving faith at home can be shared and developed. It's called Peak Notes in that our entire Home Driven Strategy at Woodmen is pictured by a Ski Mountain. 

You can take a look at the picture at the top of this entry. That is our ski trail map. Very simply, there are four peaks. Peak 1 are the green runs (beginner), Peak 2 are the blue runs (Intermediate), Peak 3 are the black diamond runs (advanced), and Peak 4 are the double diamond runs (expert). We challenge students and parents to ski all over the mountains. Sadly, most people's plan for spiritual growth is the bunny hill (the SouledOut Weekend Service on the green runs). Everyone starts on the bunny hill, but no one stays there. At the bottom of peak 1, parents and students have a choice, they can keep just skiing on the bunny hill, or they can get onto the next lift which takes them to more challenging and rewarding sections of the mountain. 

In a sense, I'd like to use this blog to challenge people around the mountain. Whether you attend Woodmen or not, you have a choice. What is your plan for spiritual growth? Is it the bunny hill? Every church in the country has a bunny hill--it is their weekend service. Remember, most people start in the weekend service, but no one stays there. The bunny hill gets boring after a while. I want to challenge you to begin intentionally seeking out ways to grow in your faith beyond the bunny hill. Ultimately, I believe the most important runs are those which intentionally drive your faith at home, rather than at Church.