At RECONNECTIONS we seek the reawakening of men, because we believe God ordained them to lead. Yet they have fallen to the curse of Adam: apathy, abandonment, and abuse of their high position. Jesus’ vision, words, and method of leadership made those who followed Him want to run the race of disciples. He set for us an impossible standard: “Be perfect as My heavenly Father is perfect.” He knew this side of heaven we would never attain to it, but He commanded us nonetheless to strive for it in faith. We want to help men take an honest look at themselves, and attempt to answer the question, “Where did it all get so disconnected? How do I find Jesus’ great adventure again, and find something in my faith to give me passion again?
We believe there are a few critical issues men need to consider. The first is that they reconnect with their unique significance, giftedness, and calling, and that they must take personal responsibility for that because the organized church as it is now constructed will not help them. God created and then redeemed men to be so much more than Bible students, pew-sitters, and spectators! He created them to be proactive participants! We believe every man’s place is significant in the body, and each has been given unique and critical giftedness that can be discovered, developed, and deployed.
If we are to reconnect and instill passion and purpose in the slumbering sons of Adam, leaders also need to fundamentally change the way they think about leadership and the men in our charge. Jesus expected much from those He placed in charge of His church. We need to become shepherds again, not mere preachers and teachers. Jesus confronted a religious system not unlike the one we have resurrected today, and showed us a better way. He called Himself “the Good Shepherd,” and said the response of His sheep would be twofold: “hearing His voice AND following Him.” Then He led them out of their mundane existences and showed them through His words AND his example “they could have life, and that abundantly.” He made men run. He made disciples!
RECONNECTIONS is dedicated to calling leadership to shepherding again, that their sheep who follow their example might tarry in the sheepfold no longer. As men reengage with Jesus’ vision of discipleship through leaders who embrace His model of making disciples, we can’t help but reengage the communities around us, as Jesus engaged His community: in the marketplace of everyday life.
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