I'm a Pioneer!

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I'm a Pioneer!

My dear friend, mentor and former boss, John Butler, sent me this song for my birthday. It's an old Honeytree song - Beautiful and I have thought about it over and over again over the past 3 days.

Here is what I do: I support on Campus Christian Club of any kind - Fellowship of Christian Athletes, Genetic Christian Clubs, prayer groups, praise groups - in whatever way they need. Snacks, materials, speakers, student leadership training and I try to connect them with the local church. And connect the local church to the clubs.

The question I asked myself was: If Pearland was a community that totally supported their students in their Christian Club and leadership endeavors, what would it look like? I thought - they would never lack for snacks or materials or speakers. What does it look like when we support the football team?

I don't know anyone else who does this.
* I know people who train student leaders and there are wonderful programs for that.
* I know people who have club models and try to reproduce them.
But I don't know anyone that says any on Campus Christian Club in this area - I'll support it.

I'm a pioneer! I'm going where no one has gone before. I'm reaching new areas and pioneering new methods of doing things.

Not only that, but I provide leadership for Baccalaureate in this Community. I don't know anyone that does that. If I can find a local Baccalaureate service to visit (Most of them are on the same day as ours!) - I visit and see what is happening. I ask questions. I try to find who is in charge.

Much like early pioneers, I make do. I invent new ways. I face challenges. I use what I got. I research and invent. I rewrite. Whatever it takes.

I'm a pioneer! Now when someone asks - I can tell them. I'm going where no one has gone before. I'm doing what no one has done before. Those who come after me will do it better than I ever will, but I have blazed a trail for them. No one will applaud me but my Heavenly Father, but it is His applause that I seek.

I like this so much better than my old answer:
Mmmmm, I just make it up as I go along. I don't know anyone who has done this before!

pling, pling

dch