Finally being able to post and I promise not to disappoint. Had a wonderful weekend and was truly blessed over the weekend with an outstanding financial gift from an old friend. God is awesome. I’ll have to post about it sometime…on another note…

As I promised…this month I would start to explain a few details on what this site is about…

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What Is, “I Am Ninja”

Let’s get the obvious out of the way, “What is, “I Am Ninja”?

Let me give you the simplest answer…

Ninja’s are basically soldiers. They have a reputation of being stealthy. Most all of us have seen them in some sort of TV show or movie. A ninja’s job is to accomplish the mission without being detected. A ninja fails their mission when they are detected. Simple right? The collation between being a ninja and ministry hit me while working in a staff supportive role at my local church. While working on the audio/video staff, my job was to make the message run smoothly. Ultimately our goal was to go unnoticed, diverting all attention to the message and the pastor. Shouldn’t this be the heart of all supportive ministries?

Supportive ministry is a calling. It is just as important as being in a pastoral position. Supportive ministry isn’t easy either. It requires a lot of humility. In the “Web 2.0” world of all about me, supportive ministry declares that it can never be about you. It can never point back to you. Take for instance the story of Jonathon and his armor bearer as they headed to battle the Philistines. Can you recall the name of his armor bearer? No? That’s because it’s not mentioned. I know that was sort of a trick question but my point is that supportive roles never bring attention to themselves. It’s not about them. Jonathon’s armor bearer was obviously close to Jonathon. He shared in his greatest moments and in his secret moments just before a battle. However, the goal was to support his leader. Even in the most intense of situations we find this unknown servant following Jonathon into, what would appear, an un-winnable situation. Why? Because he believed in his leader and he believed in the mission. His name isn’t important, but the message that is told from the incident is.