Me: a poor confused man
February 28, 2009Well, it has been a long time since my last post, but here it is. I have decided to drift out a rough draft of an assignment a wise friend gave me. I have a good friend named Jeff Kornoelje, who challenged me to write out my own mission statement… all for the purpose of thinking clearly… establishing my ultimates and finding all things in their rightful place. So, here it goes… probably woefully incomplete… But to start, I must start with God, then mankind, then myself.
The mission of God
- Generally: to glorify himself
- Specifically: To glorify Himself through condemnation and abolishment of sin and the conquering mercy and love of the Cross
The human mission
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To bring glory to God by Gospel-transformed individuals (clear, driving message and character) rightly functioning in the Church (relationships and role) to adore and obey their King and to represent the plea of the King to the unbelieving world (rebellion and the Cross).
The mission of Scott Burns:
- To rejoice in the mission of God and embrace the human mission
- To glorify God by personally clinging to the clear and sufficient message of the Cross in all areas life, thought and belief.
- To strive to be an excellent husband and father.
- To function rightly within the Church in order to function rightly in the world.
- To be a faithful and blessing friend to those who have been close to my heart and a servant to all others.
- To seek the rightful advance of the Kingdom, aggressively attending to the stepping-out in faith and the cautious watching of the health of the church.
- To be an excellent leader by
- To keep myself and the leaders around me focused and continually refreshed in our personal and corporate attention on the Cross of Christ in all of its effects
- To keep myself and the leaders around me driven by the mind of God as expressed in Scripture and discovered by prayerful study, meditation and conversation.
- To keep myself and the leaders around me toiling hard at the Shepherding of the Church and the individual reaching of the lost.
- To keep myself and the leaders around me aware of the big picture at all times in light of the Gospel.
well, there it is. Probably needs about 34 rounds of editing, adding and subtracting.
yes please
Burns,
I love your view of the cross and it’s eccesiastical ramifications and your desire to rejoice in such. Scott, you are a blessing and a faithful friend. Thank you for toiling hard for the Kingdom and shepherding well. Stay refreshed so you can see HIM clearly. Melissa and the kids are blessed to have you @ the helm of the Burns household, under the authority of the Lord Jesus Christ. Nicely done.
Jeff Kornoelje