I recently caught up with a friend who I hadn’t seen in a good bit. I know he’d a had a hard year, so I asked how things had been going recently. He said “Well, it depends on if I’m telling MY story, or telling HIS story”
That comment stopped me in my tracks.
It has now been one full year since I moved my ministry from Cru to Two Eight. If I’m telling my story, I think about how overwhelming it feels. At Cru, I was a tiny cog in a very big machine. Now, I’m one of 3 director-level leaders overseeing every aspect of running a non-profit organization. And that’s on top of the actual musical part of the job – making sure all of our ministry events and performances are compelling and effective.
Two Eight hosted or partnered with organizations to produce 20 events this year. That included leading worship for conferences for 3 national campus ministries. We produced or supported events in a dozen cities around the state that were done in partnership with Indiana’s mental health and addiction recovery organizations. We baptized someone. We challenged college students to live for God’s kingdom instead of theirs.
My story is that I changed organizations and hit the ground running, and I’m just now (after a year!) catching my breath and feeling like I’ve gotten settled in.
His story is that He has led me into a new season where I’m doing a ton more work in terms of the number of impactful events each year, and the work I’m doing is much better aligned with my calling than what I’d done in the past several years at Cru.
As the saying goes… what a difference a year makes.
As we wind down 2024 and plan for 2025, would you please consider making a year-end gift toward my work with Two Eight? Our transition from Cru did have some financial ramifications in terms of our annual support level, so your generosity will help me wind up this year in financial strength and be prepared for what God has in store for us next year!
You can do that online here:
www.twoeightministries.com/scottnaylor
Or mail a check to:
Two Eight Ministries:
P.O. Box 50038
Indianapolis, IN, 46250
(Write N623 in the memo line)
As always, I am extremely grateful for your partnership in our work to create music and moments that move people towards Jesus. And I’m grateful for my friend’s reminder to focus on God’s story, not just mine!