Why am I starting a blog?

In this information saturated world, why am I starting a blog?  Good question.  There are two primary reasons for me launching out on this new endeavor: 1. I am not a great writer and 2. Albert Mohler told me to.

The first reason may seem counter intuitive.  If I am not a great writer why should I write?  I answer, "Because I want to grow as a writer."  I am one of those people who tend to shy away from things I am not particularly good at.  It is much more comforting to tackle something I am confident in and tend to excel at.  However, if I desire to grow and become a better person, I must be willing to challenge myself in ways that will stretch my limits and abilities.

I lead the youth ministry at the church where I serve and recently challenged the youth not to waste their summer break.  I pushed them to come up with a plan to take on difficult and challenging activities  to better themselves.  It is a short term lesson that I hope will have long term implications.  In order to lead by example I am taking up blogging.  My plan is to post at least one post a week.  This will force me to set aside time and focused energy to improve on something in my life in order to make myself a better person and hopefully a greater servant for my King Jesus.

Albert Mohler told me to is the second reason I am throwing my two cents into the blogosphere.  Now I did not have the opportunity to sit down with Dr. Mohler myself and have a heart to heart chat where he advised me to begin blogging (in my dreams!).  He did, however, direct those who desire to lead well to write.  His book, Conviction to Lead, is an excellent resource for anyone in any position of leadership.  Along with many other great pieces of advice, Dr. Mohler encourages leaders to be lead with compassion and conviction through writing.

Whether or not anyone will read this blog is yet to be known, but my prayer is that through this blog I will become a better leader and a better writer so that I can lead others well through the written word.

So if anyone does read this, my challenge to you is twofold; lead well by writing well and don't waste your time but use it to try new and challenging things.