At every opportunity I try to have lunch with leaders from around the world, to simply learn and grow from their wealth of experience. Here is the summary of one such event.
Dr. Brammer is the Senior Pastor of Hampstead Baptist Church, (http://www.hampsteadbc.org/) a Bible believing southern baptist congregation located in Hampstead, Maryland. He has been serving in this capacity as Senior Pastor for 25 years and has seen countless salvations and spiritual growth of the people God has entrusted to him. As a leader, he has impact hundreds as they dealt with the call to ministry, myself among them. Currently HBC is thriving in the Greater Baltimore area as a multi-site church with 3 locations, all of which Dr. Brammer teaches live at. This is a summary of our leadership lunch in July of 2012.
1) What is the greatest lesson you have learned?
--Patience, many times you can't repair a rash decision.
--We see this lesson in Job
--Adrian Rogers 'God gives everyone enough time to do everything He plans for us to do, gracefully'
--Our time needs to align with God's time
2) What / How are you learning now?
--If God provides an opportunity, pray for it and go for it, until he closes the door. This 'going for the door' rational is about the attitude, it must be done humbly.
--Go for it, and check the motive.
3) How has failure shaped your life?
--Failure has produced surrender. Failure as defined by the world that is. If we are a child of God, its important to recognize that everything is going to be alright.
--Dr. Brammer has had to learn to live with unfinished tasks.
4) What do you know that I should know?
--Most likely your wife will be your greatest helper, in an area you don't really want help.
5) What have you read that I should read?
Christopher Hichens - God is not Great
http://www.amazon.com/God-Not-Great-Religion-Everything/dp/0446697966/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1346528371&sr=1-1&keywords=christopher+hitchens+god+is+not+great
6) What have you done that I should do?
--Always atempt to be a personal verbal witness. Live out each message.
--Practice Personal evangelism and extended fasting.
7) How can I add value to you?
--Pray for Wisdom and Boldness
8) What is your personal definition of success?
--Gage success by being at peace with God...Colossions 3
9) Any other question that I should ask others like you?
--Perhaps pose a specific question about a life situation, or something you are currently going through in ministry.
Anything additional to add?
--Learn to live with mistakes
--Leave to live with unfinished tasks
--Not about what you did but how you did it. MOTIVE drives.
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