Are they the right people, God?

As we've been going through the process of finding the right people God has called to plant Ridgepoint. It's been a struggle. One of my personal struggles is the senior pastor team. I've been asking God for months now, "who?!?!" I'm not a very patient person; I guess God is teaching me what it means to wait patiently. It's an Abba moment. When my Father, Creator and my God loves me so much that He takes the time to make us more like Him. Abba moment.

Craig posted a great blog post over on swerve about finding the right people. Helped me in processing through senior pastor team members.

Today I’ll list ten of the biggest lessons I’ve learned on selecting great people:

1. Character is more important than giftedness.
2. God often uses those others overlook.
3. My wife is almost always a better judge about people than I am.
4. Past success is a good indicator of future success.
5. There is often a reason someone is looking for a job.
6. Teach-ability is non-negotiable.
7. When I’m trying to talk myself into liking someone, it’s best to move on.
8. People from within the organization typically have a huge advantage over those who are from without.
9. One of the best ways to attract better leaders is to become a better leader.
10. We’re all better off when we pray, listen, and obey.

As a church plant a lot of these don't apply to us, yet. Also helps that we can't pay our senior pastor team either. Totally tracking with 1, 2, 6, 9, 10.

7 is a great one as well. They could be a perfect fit with the skills they posses, but if you don't connect with them personally they probably aren't the right fit for your church. Or maybe you aren't the right fit.