This sermon Preparing Today for Tomorrow, deals specifically with ministry. But, can be applied to many areas of service, including the workplace. We are at a critical point, and have been entrusted with a great responsibility to impact our world. We must prepare to become all we are called to be for our generation and the ones that follow. In order to build a strong, well-equipped, empowered church, we must continually train new leaders and discover new talent. Wise leaders plan for the next generation. They continually train others to take their place. They see that their replacements have the best possible training to give them every opportunity for success. Given proper preparation, the carefully mentored successor can step in when the leader is no longer in that position. It has been rightfully said, “There is no success without a successor.”