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I Didn’t Plan for This: Leading Uncomfortably in Itinerant Ministry

Tammi Love | 2020

Abstract

Living out a plan you did not plan for yourself is uncomfortable. Living and leading in ministry that directs you from state to state, serving the people and communities God positions on your path, uncover the jewels of His calling and reveal valuable nuggets of leadership. I Didn’t Plan for This is a glimpse at a personal journey of leading differently in the church. It is a manuscript that reveals how a desperate encounter with God can transform and direct a Christian leader to surrender the details of their will to God’s will.

Itinerant ministry upholds the words of Jesus in Matthew 6:25, “Therefore I tell you, do not be anxious about your life, what you will eat or what you will drink, nor about your body, what you will put on. Is not life more than food, and the body more than clothing?” I Didn’t Plan for This highlights leadership lessons learned while serving God, uncomfortably, through the church, along with snapshots of transparency. The lessons are shaped by (1) an examination of a personal calling, (2) a determination to speak the truth, (3) an intention to lead a revolution, (4) a motivation to reach the globe, (5) persistence to pursue obedience, and (6) a focus on what matters most. God requires a higher standard from those He calls to lead. His calling often leads us to a plan that isn’t our own. Will you trust the details of your leadership journey with the uncomfortable plans of God?