In 2015, I accepted a position at City Church in Williamsport PA, as the Lead Pastor. As I have been meeting with different pastors, I have encountered two kinds of people, those that are interested in building their own kingdom, and those that are interested in building God’s kingdom.

Background 

Before explaining further what I mean by that, let me give you a background story of our church. Our church has been in Williamsport for decades, but during that time a lot of things have occurred, which has branded the church with a negative stigma. When my family and I arrived, there were as low as 12 committed adults and currently, in mid-summer, I have counted at least 60 committed adults. This number increases during the fall when we welcome back our college students. We have witnessed baptisms, seen marriages restored, and watched lives be transformed. It was an amazing sight this summer witnessing these same lives serve in our community events. This is a church revitalization/replant and those don’t usually have great success.  As I meet pastors that seem to be ahead of us in many ways, they usually fall into two categories, about their kingdom or about God’s kingdom.