🔍 Most leaders don’t talk about pressure. They’re expected to handle it. 🧠 Pressure doesn’t disappear when ignored. It relocates—to tone, impatience, fatigue, distance. 🔄 This isn’t weakness. It’s unmanaged internal load. 🧭 Where does pressure show up first for you—emotionally, physically, or relationally?

One thing content creation exposes really fast is the gap between what we say and what we practice. Not in a condemning way.Just in a very honest way. If you talk about: - faith, but panic publicly - rest, but glorify burnout - discipleship, but avoid people - consistency, but never build rhythms People feel the disconnect — even if they never call it out. And most of the time, they don’t leave because of bad teaching. They leave because something doesn’t feel aligned. As Christian creators, our credibility isn’t built by perfection. It’s built by integrity. Showing up imperfectly, but honestly. Living the message before packaging it. Letting your life reinforce your content instead of contradicting it. The goal isn’t to impress. It’s to be trustworthy. Because content may get attention, but alignment builds trust. Question: Where do you feel most aligned right now — and where do you feel stretched?

A lot of Christians struggle with being visible online — not because they don’t care, but because they care deeply. They don’t want to: • make it about themselves • sound prideful • chase attention • misuse influence And that’s a good instinct. But here’s the reframe many of us need: Visibility is not ego when it’s stewarded with the right heart. If God has given you: • a message • a testimony • a skill • a passion • a way to communicate clearly Then hiding it out of fear isn’t humility — it’s hesitation. Stewardship means: • showing up consistently • communicating clearly • making it easy for people to hear truth • using the tools available to you wisely Not to be seen — but so the message can be. You don’t need to be loud. You don’t need to be polished. You don’t need to have it all figured out. You just need to be faithful with what you’ve been given. Small platforms still matter. Quiet consistency still counts. Faithful visibility still bears fruit. In Matthew 25:14–30 Jesus told a parable about a man who went on a journey and entrusted his servants with talents — each according to their ability. Two servants took what they were given and put it to work. One servant buried his talent in the ground. The servant who buried it wasn’t rebuked for being reckless. He wasn’t corrected for being prideful. He wasn’t confronted for trying and failing. He was confronted because he did nothing. His fear caused him to hide what had been entrusted to him. That parable in Matthew 25:14–30 speaks directly to many Christian creators today. Most of us aren’t chasing attention. We’re not trying to build platforms for ego. We’re not looking to be seen just to be seen. Instead, we’re afraid of: • getting it wrong • being misunderstood • making it about ourselves • not feeling “ready enough” So we bury what God has given us. But the parable reminds us of something important: God measures faithfulness, not visibility metrics. The issue wasn’t how much was produced — it was whether the gift was stewarded.

If you create for yourself, you will be the only one watching your content…

I think @Billy Punt and I missed the mark in making something explicit inside of this community. And because of that, it has started to create friction that does not sit right in my spirit. Before anything else, I want to take full responsibility for the past 24 hours and the two disagreements that surfaced here. That friction happened because we did not clearly outline the foundational belief of this community before people stepped into it. That lack of clarity opened the door to conflicting assumptions, open debate, and tension that didn’t need to exist. So starting now, I want to be very clear about what this community is built on. Historically, the gospel has always used the tools and infrastructure of its time to reach people. 🚶 Jesus Jesus did not stay in one place and wait for the world to come to Him. He walked roads, entered cities, and met people where they already were. ✉️ Paul Paul wrote letters to early churches across the Roman world to teach, correct, encourage, and build believers he could not physically reach. 🖨️ The printing press The printing press multiplied Scripture, allowing people to read the Bible for themselves instead of relying on someone else to read it to them. 📻📺 Radio and television Radio and TV brought sermons into homes of people who would never walk into a church. Today, social media is that infrastructure. This community is built on the belief that intentional reach and ethical growth are not opposed to the gospel, they are vehicles for it. This is not a space to debate whether growth, systems, or strategy are “pure” or whether sharing the gospel online somehow replaces the gospel. That assumption should already be settled before entering this classroom. This is a tactical classroom for Christians who already believe these tools can be used biblically, responsibly, and ethically to multiply impact. This is not a place to voice disagreement with that foundation or to dismiss it.