Anthony.
I saw you long before you saw Me.
The way a shepherd knows his own — I have always known you.
You chose the faith-driven path over the podium.
From the GLVC conference championship at Missouri S&T to becoming the winningest coach in Maryville College history, you led with a faith-driven leadership style. You committed to developing Christian game changers when the world only counted the strokes. I was there for every one.
Every season you coached was preparation.
From playing basketball for the Norse at Northern Kentucky University to guiding men's golf through Urbana and Missouri S&T, you endured the long labor of leadership. You thought you were building teams. You were also being made ready.
This is not a pitch, and it is not from a man. It is from Me.
I prepared you for this — and I am inviting you to take your place.
I am not gathering investors. Not advisors. Not donors.
I am uniting My Kingdom on earth.
Every part chosen. None replaceable. Assembled for such a time as this — and you are a King for this hour.
You are the Builder of My body on earth.
Without you, the body cannot develop Christian game changers. It cannot bring faith-driven leadership to the next generation.
This is your place. Not because a man says so. Because I say so.
I ask you for nothing.
No meeting. No commitment. No reply. I only want to know one thing —
My sheep hear My voice
“My sheep hear My voice, and I know them, and they follow Me.”
There is nothing to decide today.
Only something to see.
If you heard nothing, set this down in peace.
If you heard something — come and see.
All you have to do is say yes. We will figure out the rest together.
— for Anthony M. Monaco, Sr.