From Kevin DeYoung's article The Glory of Plodding in Tabletalk Magazine,
What we need are fewer revolutionaries and a few more plodding visionaries. That’s my dream for the church — a multitude of faithful, risktaking plodders. The best churches are full of gospel-saturated people holding tenaciously to a vision of godly obedience and God’s glory, and pursuing that godliness and glory with relentless, often unnoticed, plodding consistency.
Take a moment to read the rest of the article. It's well worth your time.