A Whisper in the Dark

About two years ago I had a name for a new ministry come into my head. I got it out in graphic form. (above) I didn't know what it was for. I just knew it would be something different than I had done before.

Last November I believe God did a little whispering in my ear about a new ministry to students in Albuquerque. It would be a student center for high school students throughout the local area. A place to gather with friends, listen to a wide variety of music, play games, get help with homework, drink coffee. Maybe we'd have a quietly publicized Bible study open to anyone willing to explore faith. Maybe the center would coordinate community service projects quarterly, or monthly.

I put that way in the back of my brain with all that was going on in our family at the time. I'm hearing the whisper again. There's more now. What would it be like to start a home church with accountable discipleship groups based in neighborhoods at its core? What if the primary mission of the congregation was the student center? Yikes!

My wife introduced me to the term BHAG (big, hairy, audacious goal). This is what a BHAG looks like in my mind. Only God could pull this off, so I am considering the wisdom of listening to the voice in the dark. God called out to Samuel in the dark of night, and he figured out to respond. This time of my life is pretty dark metaphorically, so I will continue to listen and prepare my answer back to the One who is calling me.