Who are you?

I just got out of a meeting where we discussed who we are as church. It's such a great (and challenging question).

Who are we? As a church who are we?

What is our purpose? Now I know a lot of people will say well we exist to "love God and love others," or we are to fufill the 5 purposes of the church: We will have discipleship, worship, relationships, outreach and ministry.

But does that alone answer who we are?

So often the church (and followers of Christ) operate without really knowing who they are.

I like the illustration I once heard of a man who was bowling with a blindfold. When he asked how he was doing, the answer was "does it really matter, you can't see what you're aiming at anyway."

We left our meeting with a charge to really pray and discover who we are?

Today's Walkaway: It matters so much to discover who you are b/c it gets to the heart of how you'll function in life.

Whether it's on a team, in a church or in your business if you're not what you're contributing to the big picture you'll not have a vested interest in the results.

A few weeks ago I watched the Cincinnati Bengals practice and for what it's worth I can catch a football way better than Shayne Graham. But how he catches doesn't matter b/c he's the kicker. And Shayne Graham was one of the best kickers in the NFL last year. He doesn't get upset b/c he can't catch a pass b/c he know he's a kicker.

He knows what to aim for.

So who are you?