Sam Masteller, Lancaster, PA

Tuesday, March 24, 2009

Sam Masteller, Lancaster, PA

*Often positions open up in churches that are available to people that happen to know someone in the church.

Revival Central: (Brownsville, AG) a lot of people wanted to spend time in the presence of God during this time. There were a lot of people who came to the church, but when they observed the attendance of congregants throughout the week, most people were already saved, not seeking.

700 Students of “Christ for the Nations” were ticked off by something Sam said: (do not insert this into the blog) The fist series he did in his church, he began to share about a vision of William Booth (from the Salvation Army) the vision was a sea full of people drowning… then a rock began to rise out of the ocean and people began to swim to this rock. Where they eventually became comfortable and didn’t reach out top help the people who were still drowning in the ocean. Sam said that it doesn’t matter if we ever speak another word in tongues, prophesy or have another vision, if we come to the point where we are no longer drawing people to Christ we have failed and should thereby close our doors… apparently this made the congregation members upset. They apparently only focused on the notion that they felt Sam didn’t speak in tongues and was out to attack them.

Most churches do not change because of the wield and manipulation of a few families in the church.

Blog: Sammasteller.com

Not everyone is going to agree with you and the vision you may have for the church. This is where it will take persistence, integrity, passion, patience, proposal of gifts (not bribes) and ideas. The picture of what the vision is: the Church is a table…

Sam’s Church Government Model: Staff Driven—Board Accountable

Staff: all come to the board meetings, they are part of the discussion and give reports of how things are going in their position of the church.

Who sets the Church Budget? Finance team would be separate from this gov’t. She is hired by the Senior pastor: Sam.

On Board with the Vision, In Sync with the Vision: These are terms that Sam uses to communicate whether or not people are willing to do what’s necessary to bring the vision to life and keep it alive and moving in a positive direction.