Guest: Von Minor
Von Minor went from a corporate career as a television ad exec to being a youth pastor and a church planter in Dallas.
Von Minor was dramatically impacted by the spiritual walk of a guy named Jodey Arrington, who now serves as the US Representative for Texas’ 19th congressional district.
- What other men are impacting your life, your path, your choices?
- What men are you influencing who look to you as their example, their standard?
- Great men are the mirrors by which ordinary men dress themselves - Thomas Watson.
- As iron sharpens iron, so one man sharpens another - Proverbs 27:17
What stereotypes about men need to be challenged in your life?
- “Men” don’t like the symphony
- “Men” don’t cry
- “Men” don’t study the Word of God
Von’s three things that he knew he needed as a young man:
- Job
- Gym
- Church (that teaches the Word of God)
Von realized the critical nature of having a godly mentor to share the journey with - an older man to lead by example and a younger man to pour wisdom into.
- Who is your “mentor” - that godly older man who speaks truth into your life?
- Who are you mentoring - that younger guy that you’re speaking life into?
What things are negatively affecting the maturation process on your spiritual journey?
- Social media (shortening your attention span, making it impossible to read and digest God’s Word)
- Your phone (constantly distracting you from the moment you’re in)
- Your “friends” (people around you who don’t have your best interest at heart)
