I was so impacted by the culture of honor at Healing Place Church last week. I can’t get it out of my mind.  It was like southern hospitality on steroids. I also feel like that is what makes the Association of Related Churches so unique.

I feel like my most difficult and most important role as Lead Pastor is that of culture curator.  And I feel like I want honor to be more central to our culture.  We’re awfully good at creativity–we have a culture of experimentation.  We’re awfully good at laughter–we have a culture of fun.  I think we’re getting better at honor.

The other reason I’m so focused on honor right now is that I want to honor Pastor Michael Hall and the People’s Church.  They have blessed us by entrusting their church to us on Barracks Row and I want to steward that building and honor them for their faith in us. I asked Pastor Hall to share with our leaders last weekend and I kept thinking of I Timothy 5:17. It says that elders who lead well are worthy of double honor.  I want NCC to have a culture of double honor!  I want us to double honor our staff for going the extra mile. I want us to double honor our leaders for doing what they do without getting paid to do it.  I want us to double honor the Word of God.  And above all else, I want us to double honor the Son of God.