regarding the note about 2011...I asked the Holy Spirit to bring that one back to remembrance for me, I could only remember parts of it. While I was going through it, it is for all seasoned leaders, not just yourself. Yes it is encouragement to stick with the word, but the part that stuck out the most is the "cultivating leaders". Cultivating deals with a season of preparation, not the actual planting of seed or growth of the crops, or the multiplication of the seed. It is the soil (the leaders that you are preparing) being tilled (stirred up and de-weeded), the aeration (adding life essential oxygen for breathing and room for growth), the proper fertilizer mix needed with the right nutrients for the particular type of seed that will be planted (The Word- food), and proper watering of the soil to keep it prepared (Holy Spirit). Also, there is sometimes rocks in the soil, or it a clay soil that is too thick for drainage, or sandy soil that will not hold water, so you will need to mix proper amounts of good black dirt and peat moss, etc . and take out a portion of the dirt that is there to make room for this (digging out religion and doctrine that has created a problem for growth). Then of course, there is the mulching to protecting the seeds and plants as they grow from the sun and wind (your pastoral care). And last but not least, keeping the weeds out until the seeds are planted in the soil (keeping these leaders down the straight and narrow until you are ready to let them go and plant seed and raise crops from the preparation within them.
This season of preparation is the most important part of preparing a leader for kingdom work. It can be a trying season for you too. Dealing with what must come out of these leaders to get the good stuff in. ---joy
When you think about it, isn't this the formula for mentoring and creating leaders in any country. It is a frustrating time for the one doing the cultivating. Cultivating is not my favorite part of farming either. It requires back breaking work, sometimes road blocks that make the process longer, and lots of back breaking sweat and hard work. I think I need to spend some time in prayer for those who are in this season of preparing leaders.
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