What if the decade you feel stuck… is actually the decade God is building you?
One pastor spent ten years with 200 people. He tried every strategy. Went to every conference. And yet progress felt like a snail’s pace. There were nights he almost quit.
From Chasing Growth to Chasing God
Then he stopped chasing growth… and started chasing God. He doubled down on prayer and uncompromised preaching. He renamed the church 2819—after the Great Commission. A small home prayer meeting became ACCESS.
The Compound Effect
Now, 6,000 pack weekly services in Atlanta. 75,000 watch online. And over 40,000 fill an arena just to pray.
Pastor, those numbers aren’t to impress you—they’re to remind you: The God who saw him in obscurity sees you right now.
- If your church feels small,
- If progress feels slow,
- If obedience feels lonely—
You are not behind. You are being formed. The Work Within
What God wants to do through you, He must first do in you. So keep preaching with boldness. Keep showing up. Because faithfulness still compounds—even when no one else is counting.
What you’re building still matters. And one day, it will matter to more people than you can imagine.
I’m Justin Trapp, and this has been Ministry Minute.
