Lately I've been frequenting the Country Oven in Berkley for my breakfast appointments. I learned early on in church planting that by eating at some of the same places I could start building relationships with the employees. These relationships are kind of taking on a life of their own.
Today I invited one of the waitresses to join Jon Shelton and I for prayer. Before I could stop her she started confessing and knelt down beside the table. I wasn't even wearing a white collar.
I'm glad these employees are becoming God-conscious. Now if we can just get them through the fog of religion so they can see the face of Jesus:)
i think i'm gonna start calling you that...'father brad'...it's got a different ring to it. although i have to admit that i also like calling you 'the bishop'. :)
Posted by: kim | October 18, 2006 at 10:28 AM
Amen brother. The longer I'm a Christian, the less and less I like "religion." It just reeks of spiritual emptiness while an actual relationship with God, or like you said, to see the face of Jesus, is both freeing and fulfilling. But hey, everyone's got their story of how God got their attention and if He uses religion, then praise God! I became a Christian on the false premise that God would increase my basketball skills and make me an NBA player (go easy on me, I was 15 =)! How quickly I realized that God was just a tad bit different than I thought =D That's a great story, Brad. Thanks for sharing. -dt
Posted by: David | October 18, 2006 at 10:57 AM
That's great! I have a similar story. Last year I took a part time job cleaning a building. I would witness to the coworkers around me, those I saw anyway. One evening, we were done early and waiting for 10:30 to leave. I pulled my Bible out and began reading. One guy with long hair and dirty mouth started confessing to me! All I did was read my Bible to myself. It was a planting opportunity for me.
Posted by: Jeff | October 18, 2006 at 03:59 PM