Missional Pastor: Motivations
Vision. Passion. Motivation. This scene from the tv show Friday Night Lights has it all. The potent moment of motivation at the end of this clip is culminated by those now famous words, “Clear eyes, full hearts, can’t lose!”
Equal to the change in the western church these days is the changing role/expectations of what it means to be a pastor. As I too am searching for clarity, this mantra has helped me understand the motivation of a missional pastor in the missional church:
- Clear eyes…the ability to see and respond to the neighbor;
- Full hearts…the will to faithfully live out the ways of Christ;
- Can’t lose…a simple hope in a prevenient and incarnational God who is on a salvation-of-the-world mission.
The missional pastor’s role is to prepare the Church for the kingdom work set before them. How is this accomplished? The role is fulfilled with both demonstration and proclamation. And perhaps our demonstration and proclamation are best motivated with the narratives of neighbor, faithful living, and hope in a redeeming God. Clear eyes, full hearts, can’t lose.
