Guest Blogger: Larry Hubatka, Uptown Campus Pastor

Pastor Steven asked me to share about the adjustments we’ve made this fall at our Uptown campus to create momentum.

When I moved into the Campus Pastor role this summer, I identified 3 areas where I felt like we could make the greatest impact the fastest: energy, unity and vision. A lot of groundwork was laid by the staff and volunteers at Elevation Uptown over the past year, and it gave me a lot to build on right away. Teams were in place. Many of the necessary logistics were handled well. It was the intangible stuff that needed a boost in my opinion.

So what did we do? We sprinted straight at all 3 of those areas.

We came up with a list of ways to instantly boost energy: more training, louder music (is that possible?), more yelling, sugar, we put a lot of things on the list. What we ended up with was a few noticeable adjustments that have paid off.

We’ve got a DJ in our lobby spinning every weekend and larger teams of volunteers who are trained to create a great experience for everyone who walks through the doors at Elevation Uptown. We’ve taken music and people and used them to create the experience we want. We set the tone we want. It doesn’t just happen on accident.

The unity was easy. Get people together. So we started scheduling opportunities to get our teams, our volunteers and our leaders together. Guess what? It works. When you spend time together chasing after a common goal you build unity. It’s the easiest thing to assume will happen, but it doesn’t unless you make it.

And the vision piece is a never-ending process. We try to remind everyone all the time how their role ties into the mission of reaching people far from God. It’s the hardest thing to do without letting it become common. But it’s the most effective thing leaders can do, cast vision. It’s what helps people stick long-term. And it’s what helps people endure on those days when they’re ready to throw in the towel.

We did as much of that as possible Uptown. When people see where they’re going and how they play a role in getting there, that kind of momentum is invaluable.

Ask God to grow your impact and watch what he asks you to adjust next.