An Uncommon Promotion

It was 3 years ago this month that my long time friend& ministry mate, Scott Drummond, decided to resign his position as Senior Pastor of a church in Columbus, OH and to join the staff of Next Level Church as our Executive Pastor. Scott grew up in that church and had served as the senior pastor for 11 years before resigning to join the NLC Leadership Team.

What you need to know is that this is an Extremely Uncommon thing in the church world today. In fact, the exact opposite logic is usually what is heard. Associate Pastors resign to become senior pastors. Rarely ever does it go the other way.

And yet, over the past 3 years, I have had the privilege of watching Scott get in his sweet spot and find greater fulfillment in his life and ministry than he ever had as the senior leader of a church. He is perfectly gifted to do what he does at Next Level Church and his influence is making an impact not just within NLC, but in churches across the country as well.

Sometimes the best promotions are the ones that run counter-cultural, even to the church world. I’m so thankful that Scott was willing to obey the call to join the NLC team. The Kingdom of God is better for it.

I love serving with you, Scotty,

Matt

(Follow Scott on Twitter at @ScottDrummond1)