I really don’t like the phrase, “It takes a village”. There are no particular reasons why but I feel that in church ministry it fits perfectly. Let me explain.
A church that functions in a way where everyone is involved with the growth of the church, is acting in the way the church should. I will through in a disclaimer here that there are many other functions but I would like to focus on growth here for a second.
If your sole purpose in going to church is to mingle, hang out, socialize, or even just meet new people then you are going to a social club and not a church.
Think about it this way. If you really enjoy your church, you are truly feeling blessed, and you are growing you are going to want to share that experience with others. Thus, leading you to invite people to share in the same thing that you are sharing in.
It’s no different than going to see a really good movie. You head to the theatre with your friends to see a film and afterwards you are all over twitter and Facebook ranting about how good the movie was. You want your friends to share that same feeling you did while you where at the movies.
Why aren’t we like that in church? Often times I hear people complain that the choir isn’t big enough, or not enough kids come to the youth group…WELL…Change it!
These things don’t just happen on their own! Create an environment that you want to share with others.
So yes, it does take a village. It takes an congregation to get behind someone with good ideas, support them, and tell their friends about it.
Otherwise…we should just close down the church and start hanging out at Denny’s…
2 comments:
Why Denny's?
Because Denny's is a great hang out place. If people are looking to just hang out there are plenty of places like that around. Church is not one of those places...well it shouldn't be one of those places.
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