I used to work with a pastor that would say “people don’t really care how much you know until they know how much you care.”
That truth rang out loud and clear for me today. You see today I worked behind the camera on a project about…well of all things…it was me. My goal was to get some testimonials for an upcoming web site I’m working on. Although I was looking for testimonials about what I had accomplished over the years I really got so much more. You see the thing that stood out more and more wasn’t the things I accomplished but the time well spent spent on the relationships.
I know that today’s hectic pace can sometimes be overwhelming, but nothing can replace time spent investing in our teams. I was reminded of that today as I looked through the camera lens and listened to my friends say that it was the time and investment and even the belief in them that had the biggest impact on their lives. In this day when so much emphasis is placed on the production of ministry I would remind each of us and myself too that the true joy in ministry is seeing others accomplish something greater than themselves and knowing that God allowed you to be a part of it!
On the desktop of my computer I have this quote to serve as a reminder each day of the type of leader I desire to be…

“I’ve learned that people will forget what you said, people
will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel.”
Maya Angelou

May this be true of all of us today…