One Prayer Interview - Toby Slough
Toby pastors Cross Timbers Community Church in Argyle, TX. He writes…
1. What is the biggest leadership lesson you’ve learned over the past year?
That culture change takes time and I must be patient and celebrate the small wins along the way.
2. What is God showing you personally?
He is showing me that many times the most important ministry I do is the ministry that no one sees. He is leading me in the discipline of secret serving, giving and praying.
3. What is the top ministry challenge you’re currently facing?
Building a heart for service in our CT family and developing a discipleship plan or track are the two things that keep me up at night. We are also looking at opening new campuses in the next 12 months, and the challenge of moving from three campuses to four, five and six is stretching us.
4. What do you do for fun?
I play golf very poorly, but I play a lot. It’s the one thing I do outside of ministry where I can really forget everything else going on and just focus on trying to hit the ball.
5. What books are you reading?
- A Testament of Devotion by Thomas R Kelley
- Axiom by Bill Hybels
- Servolution by Dino Rizzo
- The Hole in Our Gospel by Richard Stearns
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The problem with these interviews is that LOT of books that you’re reading and now I WANTO TO READ!
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Peace!
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Toby is such an encouragement to my wife and I. We came in contact with Cross Timbers several months ago while searching for God’s plan for us in ministry. I’ve been listening to his messages ever since. Toby’s messages work on me! My heart swells and I get tears in my eyes almost every time. If you don’t already know about this ministry, you need to check out their messages online. (BTW…they did not pay me for this commercial! :) I just really believe in what they’re doing!)
As ministers, we sometimes forget to reflect on these questions and lose sight of progress that has been made as we sped along with our eyes straight ahead.
Blessings on Ya!