After nearly twenty years in church leadership, I’ve sensed God calling me into a new season. Not to step away from Lifespring, but to step out in faith as Hazel and I continue to serve through WayMaker and beyond. Like the two and a half tribes of Israel, we’re staying rooted in the land we love while crossing over to fight alongside our family for the promises of God.

Hebrews 2 warns us about drifting—not through denial, but through neglect. If the gospel is unchanged, why aren’t we seeing God confirm it with power today? Could it be that in chasing relevance we’ve quietly drifted from the very message He promised to empower?

The book of Acts isn’t filled with superheroes, it’s filled with fishermen, tentmakers, and housewives—ordinary people who became extraordinary when filled with the Holy Spirit. What made the difference wasn’t their skills or status, but God’s power working through their yes. From Peter’s bold preaching to believers caring for the poor, the early church shows us what happens when ordinary people step out in faith. The same is true today. When we say yes to God, He takes our small acts of obedience and multiplies them into something extraordinary.

We often hear the words, “You have the right to remain silent.” But that’s for the accused, and in Christ you are no longer the accused—you are the witness. And witnesses don’t get the right to remain silent. Their only role is to give a true and accurate account of what they’ve seen and heard. Jesus stood silent before His accusers so that you could be free. Now, empowered by the Spirit, your calling is clear: to tell your story, to speak of His goodness, and to make Him known.