- Develop a clear sense of mission and purpose for your church. The clearer your sense of what God wants you to do, the more you understand your distinctiveness and appreciate that of the churches around you.
- Do some spiritual reflection on Mark 9—Jesus’ admonition to his disciples, “Those who are not against us are for us.” The other churches around you are allies, not competitors. This is a spiritual struggle. We should use spiritual weapons to fight—the Word and prayer.
- Go out of your way to befriend area church leaders/pastors. Then, you rejoice for their success like you would a true friend—not an inanimate object.
Wouldn’t it be great to rejoice in what God is doing all around us, and among us without comparison or competition. Wouldn’t it be great to capture the energy we waste comparing and competing for ministry and aim it squarely at the gates of hell?
Why yes, it would.
Let’s do it.
This article originally appeared here.
