So, I sat this morning in a “finding your sweet spot in ministry” seminar hosted by a friend of a friend.

Biggest thing I took out of it: I’m in my sweet spot.
In fact, I’m about as dead centered in it as I think I could possibly be.
Sometimes I joke with one of my friends that my job description is, “to be creative.”
It’s not that far off.  And, I LOVE IT!
What a HUGE joy to experience: to be excited about what you do!

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The 3 biggest things that he laid out for us were that to serve in your sweet spot, you have to:

1.  Know what you’re personally deeply passionate about: Your hearts desire, so to speak.
2. Know what your strengths and weaknesses are… and be OK with them.
3.  What your mission is: what you do that bring significance and impact.

To find out what we were passionate about he asked to us answer 7 questions:

1.  What do I thing about?
2.  What do I sing about?
3.  What do I dream about?
4.  What do I get excited about?
5.  What do I care about?
6.  What would I suffer for?
7.  What do I cry about?

Here are my answers:

1.  Music, art, freedom
2.  Music, art, freedom, rescue, life change
3.  Creating, music, life change, joy
4.  Creating,  connecting creativity with life & faith, beauty,
5.  People, excellence, connection, creativity
6.  Family, people, truth, innovation, change, freedom, creativity
7.  Freedom, change, movement, be a distraction from GOD’s movement

He then asked us to lay out a few strengths and weaknesses, honestly I might add.
STRENGTHS:  Creativity, Leadership, Teachability/learning, seeing the big picture, and connection with people.
WEAKNESSES:  Administration, patience, teaching, holding others to my personal expectations, money management

Then he asked us to tell him what we were called to do by sharing our personal MISSION statement.
I’ve written one before, but I it’s been YEARS.  I couldn’t remember it, so I took to writing a new one.
Here’s the rough draft:

I will partner with GOD creatively and uniquely.
I will share the joy and struggles of life with Angie and I will raise what children come into our home with integrity and character.
I will sing HIS praises when I open my mouth.
I will shout for JOY.
I, whom HE has redeemed.

THOUGHTS?

+PJT