Expectancy is the x-factor in ministry. As a Chiefs fan, I always enjoyed watching Dante Hall return kicks for Kansas City. He had a nickname in KC; he was known as the X-factor.
He did not come on the scene with that title, but he proved himself to be a play-maker and difference maker. When the Chiefs took the field, there was always a variable of predictability that followed them.
When Dante Hall took the field, however, whether on offense or special teams, something changed. The predictability was replaced by fear in the mind of the defense. He was truly an X-factor. He not only made a difference, he made THE difference. He provided the explosiveness that the team needed to succeed.
Ministry has its own X-factor. You can walk into many churches in America and have a sense of expectancy. That’s because the same people do the same things the same way all the time. But when you add expectancy of God to join you in worship, something changes. Not only does it make a difference in producing a life-changing atmosphere and experience, it makes THE difference.
What would church look like if we truly prepared like there was no Holy Spirit, but then did church as if we hadn’t any agenda? What if everyone who was responsible for programming and implementing ministry experiences truly expected God to show up. What if everyone that entered the door expected to be changed by the living and moving and powerful God we serve? Then what would church look like?
With our eyes, hearts and hands lifted to Him who sent us, expecting our lives invaded and changed, we begin a new journey at Cornerstone Family Church. With a holy longing and true expectancy, we begin 63rd and Park.
I hope you join us in this journey.