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Advice to Christian Leaders who are Baby Boomers



Advice to Baby Boomers

Get Active.

Over the last few weeks I have thought much about what churches need to do to help baby boomers who for whatever reason may feel left out or feel that they are no longer relevant in the church. Somehow they feel their ministries are no longer needed within the church.
Well I have being praying much about this and feel that God has given me a direct word to those baby boomers that feel this way.
2 Tim 1:6
For this reason I remind you to fan into flame the gift of God that is in you through the laying on of hands.
2 Tim 3:16
All scripture is God breathed and useful for teaching, rebuking, correcting and training in righteousness, so the people of God may be thoroughly equipped for every good work.

I believe that as we get older we need to do three things.
1) INSPIRATION :
We need to inspire. Our lives should be inspirations to the next generation of people who are starting on the journey of their Christian walk. God has not finished with us yet and we need to fan into flame our gifting if we have been remiss in letting them go out.
2) INSTRUCTION :
We have all accumulated through our lives a wealth of experience and wisdom we are biblically literate. Our job therefore is to come along side the next generation and instruct direct and equip them to fulfil the great commission.
3) IMPART :
We are here to impart blessing. To send out the next generation, lay hands on them and impart the blessing that God has shown us on them.

Lastly let me say this, never be satisfied with the middle ground. The middle ground is mediocrity and a place to die. Stand for something be inspired by something be significant in what you do and say and the way you live.

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