Warning: I'm not perfect. (And everyone says, "No duh!")

Three young men, some younger than others, finished up the second service's worship set one Sunday morning, last Sunday to be exact.

Pastor Jack asked these three young men, yet no one else on the worship team to stay up on the stage. All three young men wondered why Pastor Jack kept them on stage. The not so young one even asked it out loud to the others, as Pastor Jacks then said, "These young men probably are wondering why they are up here."

After some other words were spoken, the oldest then asked the youngest about when he got his GMA, which was only a couple years ago. Of course Jeff got his GMA back in 2004. And I, the older one, got the Royal Rangers GMA back in 1994.

Pastor Jack then went on to explain how we were champions of sorts in discipleship, having grown up through Royal Rangers, becoming young men of Christ just as we became Royal Rangers GMA. Of course, Royal Rangers is a full circle discipleship ministry, where boys are reached, taught, and kept for Jesus Christ.

Thus three GMA's, one from Grace A/G and two from other churches got their GMA, recieved their callings into ministry (or Bible College), went to Bible College, and are actively serving in ministry, all in the same worship team. No one made it happen. It just happened. Well, God made it happen!

I told Pasor Jack that we were going to get him back for putting us on the spot. He laughed!

Even though I hate putting myself on the spot like that, I am glad he put the two Shawn's and Jeff on the spot to show the church an excellent example of discipleship gone full circle.

That's what I do, discipleship and that's what I like to see! Go full circle with discipleship! Invest in the trenches! Get dirty!

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