CHURCH EXECUTIVE MAGAZINE

This is a question we've probably all been asked, or we have asked someone else. Now that you actually are a grown up, how did things turn out? Is it like you thought it would be, or did life take you down some unexpected twists and turns that led you to a destination where you thought you would never be? What's interesting is that when we ask children that question - What do you want to be when you grow up? - they will often say something like, "a doctor," "an astronaut" or "a baseball player." That's because when we ask the question (What do you want to BE when you grow up?), we usually get a here's-what-I want-to-DO answer. The response really means: "I want to listen to people's hearts with a stethoscope," or "I want go to the moon," or "I want to hit homeruns." What we want to BE is actually a very different thing Do you want to be generous? Do you want to be kind? How about authentic and genuine? Do you want to be loving, even loving people who are different from you? Do you want..

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