People need a cause

Regardless of which party you lean towards, the plight of this nation is of utmost concern.

On Sunday, July 21, 2024, the 46th President of the United States, Joe Biden, announced that he would not be seeking reelection, and endorsed Vice-President Kamala Harris to succeed him.

This announcement caused 2 unique shock waves: his stepping down a few months away from Election Day, and his endorsement of Vice-President Harris.

A few hours after his announcement, Win with Black Women organized a conference call that hosted more than 44,000 women and raised $1.5M in under 3 hours to support Vice-President Kamala Harris.

On Monday, Win With Black Men organized a similar call that attracted nearly 230,000 participants and raised $1.3M in under 4 hours to support Vice-President Kamala Harris.

Later that week, 164,000 white women gathered on a Zoom call, and in 90 minutes raised $2M to support Vice-President Kamala Harris.

As a leader, I began to ask myself these questions: how are so many people gathering on Zoom calls so intently? How is the word spreading so organically? How is so much money being raised so quickly? And how the heck did they ignite and invite so many black men?

“Men have become one of our largest neglected people groups. As a result, they are prone to get caught up in the rat race, lead unexamined lives, and become cultural (rather than biblical) Christians.”- Patrick Morley wrote in Pastoring Men

My answer to my questions can be found in 1 Samuel 17:29, where David asks “..is there not a cause?”

Men need a cause, and now they have a new one. Everyone needs a cause. A cause to believe in. A cause to strategize for. A cause to mobilize around. A cause to work for. A cause to live for. A cause to contribute to. A cause greater than ourselves.

Our job as leaders is to inform, invite, and ignite people around our cause.

What is your cause? In the words of David, “..is there not a cause?”