For the past few weeks, I’ve been writing a series of articles looking back at my 60 years of walking with Jesus and describing some of the faith and ministry lessons I’ve learned along the way.
Read Part 1 HERE, and Part 2 HERE.
The world has changed greatly in the 42 years since I started Saddleback. When we held our first service in the spring of 1980, cell phones didn’t exist. We didn’t have the Internet. No one had a personal video camera. Only a handful of people had personal computers.
I remember we bought three computers for 10,000 dollars in the first few years of Saddleback. I lost three leaders in the church over it. They called the purchase a waste and said we’d never use three computers. But times have changed.
Change is inevitable. You don’t have to like change, but you can’t stop it. The world will continue to change every day. You can count on that.
You can resent or resist change. Or you can use it for your growth and God’s glory. The choice is yours.
But…
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