Multicultural Urban Ministry

Pursuing the Lost

As I reflect on my desire to be a part of a Multicultural Urban Ministry, I realized that I want to leave a legacy of passion on pursuing God. A pursuit that is so prevalent, that it is known without it being spoken.

In Deuteronomy 4, we are reminded of the blessings that are promised to us through the obedience of our ancestors. Moses relays careful instructions to us on how to build the foundational stepping-stones during our pursuit to draw near to God and even reflects on his own disobedience to detour us from losing our focus on how to receive the promise given to our ancestors. This passage in the Bible is also a reminder that the generations that follow us, will look to us as the example on how to pursue God

So many times, leaders become discouraged because they fail to realize that the attack we go through is the enemy’s way of keeping us from pursuing our purpose publicly (Schatzline, Pat and Karen 162-166). In Mark 5:24-34 we are taught that the enemy will subject us to suffering and disappointments, but we need to press through the crowd and just seek to touch the hem of His garment to be freed from our sufferings. Secondly, the command to go make disciples was not a random or irrational choice of words given to his leaders nor was it a demand saying, “Do it because I told you, and that’s it”. Jesus said this to His leaders as a reasonable request because of everything He taught them, and He was also reminding them that the knowledge that was given to Him and being taught to them was because of the authority in heaven and on earth. Third, they were to preach to all the nations and to all those that they encountered the gospel that contained God’s elevated standards (Romans 12:2 and 1 Peter 3:15-16). Therefore, we cannot be moved by opinions, personalities or catchy ideologies but we are to be led by the will of God (Schatzline, Pat 13-32).

Our generation of leaders need to recognize that we are the movement of God and the example that this lost generation is looking

Some people may look at me and say that I am unqualified. As I was reading “Unqualified” by Pat Schatzline, an interesting observation resounded throughout my spirit. In one of the chapters it began by stating, “You and I are not plan B. All throughout history God has almost always chosen the most unqualified leaders to lead His kingdom. Why? Because God doesn’t listen to polls or popular opinions when choosing His leaders. Instead, He searches out those whom He can trust with His message of hope.” (Schatzline, Pat